PDF

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
1
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
2
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.
3
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.
4
Step 4: Review the base architecture
?
The following is a basic Lotus Sametime 8.5.1 server deployment.
5
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/.
IBM Lotus Sametime Licensed Materials - Property of IBM. (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2010. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract
with IBM Corp. IBM, AIX®, DB2®, developerWorks, Lotus, Passport Advantage, Sametime, and WebSphere® are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines in the US and/or other countries. Linux® is a
registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both. Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States, other countries, or both. Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft®
Corporation in the US and other countries. Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
Part Number: CZ1F9ML
Printed in Ireland