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Zoom Phone

Information Technology Services is pleased to announce a major enhancement to our collaboration technology portfolio - we are introducing Zoom Phone as our primary voice provider.

Zoom Phone introduces many technical improvements over our legacy telephone system and allows Middlebury to consolidate our collaboration strategy to a single vendor for both voice and video.

For documentation on Zoom Phone as well as other updates, please visit our knowledge-base. To sign into the Zoom web portal, visit https://go.middlebury.edu/zoom/

In addition to supporting our existing functionality, Zoom Phone also introduces: 

  • Improved softphone experience from laptops and mobile devices.  

  • Automated and manual call blocking, reducing SPAM and other unwanted calls. 

  • SMS text messaging from primary and shared lines 

  • Improved call queues, auto attendant and call volume statistics 

  • More opportunities for self-service administration of phone lines 

  • Automatic or on demand call recording 

  • Automatic voicemail transcription 

Frequently Asked Questions

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As soon as a user receives a license for Zoom Phone, they will be able to search through the Middlebury Zoom account and dial anyone who currently has a number listed on their Zoom profile. This includes the following scenarios:

  • A Middlebury Zoom Phone user with an assigned phone number.
  • A Middlebury faculty, staff or student who has added a phone number to their Zoom profile in the Zoom web portal. This information can be updated any time by signing into https://go.middlebury.edu/zoom/ and editing profile information.
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Middlebury requires users to enable location services so that the Zoom software can report physical location in case of a 911 call. This information is passed directly to the public safety answering point. Location information is not used for other purposes.

Reporting a dispatch-able location to a public safety answering point is a federal requirement and is therefore required on Middlebury owned devices. Middlebury cannot allow location services by default, so this setting must be changed by the end user. For more information on Raybaum’s act, please see 911.gov’s website.

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Middlebury uses Zoom’s nomadic 911 functionality to identify location when on one of the Middlebury campuses. When a user is in a undefined location (e.g. working from home or a coffee shop), Zoom prompts them to enter a dispatch-able location. This information is stored and associated with that network. If a new network is detected, the user will be prompted to enter a new address.

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Yes! All active numbers will be ported over to Zoom Phone.

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No. Once Middlebury provides you with a Zoom Phone license, a new icon will appear in the existing Zoom application which will allow you to make and receive calls on behalf of Middlebury.

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All voice messages are delivered via email and can also be accessed via the Zoom app or by signing into https://go.middlebury.edu/zoom/

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Yes! The Zoom mobile app can be installed via the iOS or Android store.

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No, using Zoom Phone on your personal smart phone is an available convenience for employees who see value in doing so.

Information Technology Services
Davis Family Library 202
Middlebury, VT 05753