Lotus Lotus Sametime Entry and Standard Quick Start

Version 8.5.1

Quick Start Guide

This guide is intended to get you started with a base configuration for Lotus Sametime Entry or Standard.

National language version: To obtain the Quick Start Guide in other languages, refer to the PDF files on the Quick Start CD.

Product Overview
IBM Lotus Sametime software is IBM's award winning platform for unified communications and collaboration. It provides a core set of synchronous (real-time) communication services that make it easier to find, reach and collaborate with colleagues, customers and business partners. What's New in Lotus Sametime 8.5.1 v Integration Release number synchronization for Lotus Sametime Entry, Lotus Sametime Standard, and Lotus Sametime Unified Telephony Lotus Sametime 8.5.1 upgrade pack for Lotus Notes 8.5.1 and Lotus Notes 8.5.2 v New platforms Lotus Domino 8.5.1 and 8.5.2 Mac, Linux - Lotus Sametime 8.5.1 client support (Lotus Sametime Standard and Lotus Notes embedded clients) Microsoft Windows 7, MacOS 10.6, RHEL 5.4, Ubuntu support, SLED 11 clients (Lotus Sametime Standard and Lotus Notes embedded clients) Mobile: Blackberry Bold 2, Storm 2 v New Features for Audio and Video: RTCP for point to point and n-way video / SRTP for point to point (encryption) / Lip Sync improvement / Improved Audio and Video N-way limits v Lotus Office Integration - Improved usability of Meeting Integrator with Lotus Sametime Standard Meetings Connect client v Add persistent cache for Lotus Notes embedded (performance) v Lotus Gateway - Context Logging (serviceability) Community server v Community Server - Chat logging support for announcements v Meetings Client: Meeting join-time performance / Performance of web client appshare views

Step 1: Access your software

If you download your products from IBM Passport Advantage, familiarize yourself with Using Passport Advantage to download IBM products http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/sametime/v8r5/topic/com.ibm.help.sametime.v851.doc/ plan/plan_using_passport_adv.html and then follow the instructions in the download document: Sametime Standard: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=477&uid=swg24027054. Sametime Entry: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=477&uid=swg24027053. Note: To compare features of Lotus Sametime Entry and Lotus Sametime Standard by client type review the Features table: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/sametime/v8r5/topic/com.ibm.help.sametime.v851.doc/ overview/over_featuretable.html

Step 2: Evaluate your hardware and system configuration

Review the supported hardware and software requirements for Lotus Sametime at: http://www.ibm.com/support/ docview.wss?&uid=swg27018591.

Step 3: Access your documentation

The Information Center includes documentation which is viewable online or can be downloaded in PDF format. For complete documentation, including installation instructions, see the Sametime Information Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/sametime/v8r5/topic/com.ibm.help.sametime.v851.doc/welcome_851.html.

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Step 4: Review the base architecture

The following is a basic Lotus Sametime 8.5.1 server deployment.

Step 5: Install Lotus Sametime

For complete step-by-step installation instructions on installing Lotus Sametime, see the Sametime information center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/sametime/v8r5/topic/com.ibm.help.sametime.v851.doc/welcome_851.html.

More Information

For more information, see: the IBM Lotus Sametime page on IBM developerWorks at http://www.ibm.com/ developerworks/lotus/documentation/sametime/.

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