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title: "Basic vs. Licensed Zoom Account"
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## **How to Determine Your Zoom License Features**

Cal Poly provides licensed Zoom accounts to eligible students, faculty, and staff. Your Zoom license determines the maximum number of meeting participants you can host, the maximum meeting duration, and other available features.

**To view your Zoom license features:**

1. Sign in to the **Zoom Web Portal**. ([calpoly.zoom.us](https://calpoly.zoom.us))
2. Select **Profile**.
3. Scroll to the **Account** section.
4. Under **License**, locate the **Zoom Meetings** entry to view your meeting capacity and maximum meeting duration.

## **Understanding Your Zoom License**

Use the **Zoom Meetings** information displayed in your Profile to identify your account type.

| **If Zoom Meetings shows…** | **Your Zoom account is…** |
| --- | --- |
| 1,000 participants | Faculty/Staff Licensed Account |
| 300 participants | Student Licensed Account |
| Basic | Basic (Unlicensed) Account |

### **Zoom License Comparison**

**Faculty & Staff Licensed Account**

- Host Zoom Meetings with up to **1,000 participants**.
- Meetings may last up to **30 hours**.
- Can record meetings (subject to Cal Poly storage policies).
- Automatically receive a Personal Meeting ID (PMI).

**Student Licensed Account**

- Host Zoom Meetings with up to **300 participants**.
- Meetings may last up to **30 hours**.
- Can record meetings (subject to Cal Poly storage policies).
- Automatically receive a Personal Meeting ID (PMI).

**Basic (Unlicensed) Account**

- Host meetings with up to **100 participants**.
- Hosted meetings with three or more participants are limited to **40 minutes**.
- When joining a meeting hosted by a licensed user, the Basic account’s 40 min. time limit does not apply.

> 📝 If your Zoom license was downgraded and you want to switch your Zoom account back to licensed status, see [Zoom License Change from Licensed to Basic](https://tech.calpoly.edu/space/CPKB/921239558).