WebEx Instructions

The instructions below are very basic. To learn more about WebEx, please visit CIT's WebEx information page.

Cornell's WebEx site is available at http://cornelluniversity.webex.com.

Schedule a Meeting

1. Go to http://cornelluniversity.webex.com.
2. Select the Host a Meeting option.
3. Login with your netid and password.
4. Select the Schedule a Meeting option,
5. Type in the Meeting Topic, Date, Time, etc.
6. In the Attendees box, type the email addresses of all of the people you want to invite. (There is a Use address book option, but you need to load your Outlook address following the instructions below.)  You may also just have the email sent to you and then you send it on within Outlook.
7. Select the how you want the audio portion of the meeting to be handled via the Audio conference option. If you chose WebEx Audio you have the option of including global phone numbers.

Start the Meeting

1. Go to http://cornelluniversity.webex.com.
2. Select the My WebEx option which appears at the end of the bar on the top of the page.
3. Login with your netid and password
4. Click on the Start link at the end of the entry for the meeting you want to start.

Load the Address Book

1. Add https://cornelluniversity.webex.com to your trusted sites if you are running Windows 7. (Instructions are available at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Security-zones-adding-or-removing-websites.)
2. Select the My WebEx option which appears at the end of the bar on the top of the page.
3. Select the My Contacts option.
4. Chose to Import your contacts from Microsoft Outlook.