Downloading Sametime Connect
Sametime Connect comes in two slightly different versions. Your system administrator determines which version that you can use. You obtain both versions of Sametime Connect from the Sametime Welcome page of your server.
Downloading and Installing Sametime Connect for the Desktop
Follow these steps to download Sametime Connect and install it on your computer.
- Go to the Sametime Welcome page by entering the following URL in your browser, where servername is the fully qualified domain name system (DNS) name of your server:
http://servername
If you do not know the name of the server, contact your system administrator.
- Click Download.
- Click the link to download Sametime Connect for the desktop.
- Do one of the following:
- If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, select "Save this program to disk" in the File Download dialog box and click OK. In the Save As dialog box, choose a location to save the file and click Save.
- If you are using Netscape Communicator and the Unknown File Type dialog box appears, click "Save File." In the Save As dialog box, choose a location to save the file and click Save.
- Follow the installation instructions that appear on the screen.
- When the "Choose a Sametime server name" dialog box appears, enter the fully qualified DNS name (for example, acme.com) or Internet Protocol (IP) address (a series of numbers and periods) of the server. If you do not have this information, contact your system administrator.
- Click Next.
- Click Finish.
- If you are upgrading to a new version of Sametime Connect, restart your computer. If you are installing Sametime Connect for the first time, restarting is not necessary.
Note When you start Sametime Connect for the first time, you can test your audio and video equipment by automatically attending a test meeting in which you are the only participant. If you test your audio and video, you download the Meeting Room, which requires accepting security warnings.
Launching Sametime Connect for Browsers
Follow these steps to begin using Sametime Connect for browsers:
- Go to the Sametime Welcome page by entering the following URL in your browser, where servername is the fully qualified domain name system (DNS) name of your server:
http://servername
If you do not know the name of the server, contact your system administrator.
- Click Launch Sametime Connect.
- If necessary, accept the security warnings. For more information about security warnings, see "How to Handle Security Warnings."
- If you are using Netscape Communicator, close and restart your Web browser.
- Log on to Sametime Connect to begin using it right away.