Making Your Browser Work With Sametime

To make your browser work with Sametime:

• Ensure that your browser meets the Sametime requirements listed in the IBM ^® Lotus ^® Sametime® Installation Guide.
• Ensure that your browser is enabled to accept cookies. Cookies are small files that Sametime stores on your computer. These files tell Sametime that you are authorized to attend certain meetings. For example, If your browser does not accept cookies, you cannot attend password-protected meetings.
• Ensure that the following options are enabled in your browser's preferences:
  • Java^TM
  • ActiveX^® Controls (Microsoft Internet Explorer only)
  • JavaScript^TM (Netscape Communicator only)
  • Plug-ins (Netscape Communicator only)
  • SmartUpdate (Netscape Communicator only)
• You might need to configure your browser to use a proxy server. If so, obtain the server name and port number from your system administrator, and then set up your browser to use the proxy server. Consult your system administrator before changing any proxy settings.
• If you are using Netscape Communicator, you must close and restart your browser after you:
  • Download the Meeting Room for the first time. You download the Meeting Room when you attend a meeting, view a recorded meeting, or test a meeting.
  • Launch Sametime Connect for browsers for the first time.

Note If your browser is not correctly set for Sametime, you receive errors when you test a meeting or attend your first meeting.

See also:

• What You Need to Use Sametime
• Testing a Meeting
• Using Different Language Versions of Sametime