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Sametime Meetings Users Guide
The Sametime Meetings client allows you to join a Sametime meeting or lecture in a web browser without the need to download a plug-in or software. This guide contains information on how to access Sametime through your web browser.
Getting started
For a quick overview of the Sametime meeting client features and components, see our Quick Start Guide. If you require step-by-step instructions for the meeting client interface, you can continue to the topic of interest.
System and browser requirements
Before you begin, check if your computer has these:

Sametime Meetings Users Guide
The Sametime Meetings client allows you to join a Sametime meeting or lecture in a web browser without the need to download a plug-in or software. This guide contains information on how to access Sametime through your web browser.
- Getting started
  For a quick overview of the Sametime meeting client features and components, see our Quick Start Guide. If you require step-by-step instructions for the meeting client interface, you can continue to the topic of interest.
  - System and browser requirements
    Before you begin, check if your computer has these:
  - New features in Sametime 12
    HCL Sametime and HCL Sametime Premium 12.0 provides many new features, enhancements and fixes to servers and clients. For information on these new features and enhancement, see the HCL Sametime and HCL Sametime Premium 12.0 Release Information article.
  - Signing in to Sametime
    You can join a Sametime meeting as an authenticated user or guest user. This topic describes the steps on how to sign in to your Sametime account in a web browser.
  - Joining a Sametime meeting
    This section discusses the steps on how to join the two types of meetings.
  - Inside a Sametime meeting
  - Creating a Sametime meeting
    Authenticated users can create, manage, and start meetings. This section describes the types of meetings and meeting modes and the steps on how start or create one.
  - Managing your Meetings homepage
    Authenticated users can manage their meetings from the Meetings homepage.
- Using Sametime Meetings
  This section focuses on the in-meeting features that are accessible by default to all meeting participants.
- Managing meetings
  This section focuses on the additional controls that are available to meeting owners and moderators.

System and browser requirements

Before you begin, check if your computer has these:

Operating systems that work with HCL Sametime Premium and HCL Sametime 12.0

For a complete overview on Sametime 12.0 requirements, see the System Requirements article.

Web browsers that work with HCL Sametime Premium and HCL Sametime 12.0

Generally, all Chromium-based browsers are supported to use Sametime. Apple Safari and Microsoft Internet Explorer are not supported. Contact your administrator regarding permissions and configuration of allowed browsers.

For Windows environments, allow video and screen sharing capabilities from the browser.

For macOS environments, the user must have administrator rights to promote the security features to include screen recording for each browser separately.