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IBM® Sametime® consists of a variety of servers and clients, and can be deployed to suit many different environments. The deployment instructions are organized by feature set, beginning with the minimum components that are necessary to support instant messaging, and then expanding the deployment to include features such as audio and video support, and conferencing.
Deploying instant messaging
Instant messaging features are provided primarily by the IBM® Sametime® Community Server, which supports presence, text chats, and two-way phone calls.
Deploying Sametime® Community Server to support external users
If your IBM® Sametime® deployment will support users hosted outside of your organization's intranet, you have several options for deploying and configuring the Sametime Community Server to support those users.
Tunneling through the firewall when SSL is enabled
Configure an IBM® Sametime® server to allow clients to tunnel through a firewall when SSL is enabled.
Adding a new IP address to the Sametime® server
Assign an additional IP address to an IBM® Sametime® server.

Adding a new IP address to the Sametime server

Assign an additional IP address to an IBM® Sametime® server.

Before you begin

To add a new IP address to a Sametime server, you can either install an additional Network Interface Card (NIC) or assign multiple IP addresses to a single NIC. For additional information, see IBM Tech Note #1181387 Forcing a Sametime server with multiple NICs to bind to the correct IP address.

To assign multiple IP addresses to a single NIC on server running Microsoft™ Windows™:

Open the Windows Control Panel.
Click the Protocols tab.
Click TCP/IP Protocols > Properties > Specify an IP Address.
Click the Advanced tab.
Use the "Advanced IP Addressing" page to assign multiple IP addresses to a single NIC.
Save your changes and close all of the dialog boxes.