Allowing users to transfer files to each other

Community Services allow users to transfer files to each other over the network while using Sametime® Connect Client.

About this task

When you enable this feature, you should also set a file size limit and virus scanning preference.

Computer viruses can be spread through transferred files. To protect against this possibility, users should have current third-party anti-virus software installed. The Virus scan files setting should be enabled and set to scan all files.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Integrated Solutions Console.
  2. Click Sametime System Console > Sametime Servers > Sametime Community Servers.
  3. In the Sametime Community Servers list, click the deployment name of the server with the connectivity information that you want to change.
  4. Click the Community Services tab.
  5. In the Server Features section, click Allow users to transfer files to each other.
  6. To increase or decrease the size of files that users can transfer, enter a value in the Maximum file transfer size, in Kilobytes field.
  7. Locate Virus scan files and select one of the following choices:
    OptionDescription
    Always If scanning cannot be done, the file is not transferred
    When availableThe file is sent with a message that the file was not scanned, allowing the user to decide how to handle the file, or it is not sent if scanning reveals a virus
    Never Files are not scanned
  8. Click OK.
  9. Restart the Sametime Community Server for settings to take effect.