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HCL Sametime® Administration Guide 12.0.1
Installing
This section provides information on installing the servers for Sametime and Sametime Premium.
Installing Sametime clients
Sametime clients can be installed on a Windows or Mac machines.
Installing Sametime Connect and Embedded clients on Windows
This topic covers basic installation for the Sametime standalone client on Windows.

HCL Sametime® Administration Guide 12.0.1
- Accessibility features for Sametime
  Accessibility features help users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, use information technology products successfully. HCL® strives to provide products with usable access for everyone.
- What's new
  HCL Sametime and HCL Sametime Premium 12.0.1 provide many new features, enhancements and fixes to servers and clients. Additional releases to version 12.0.1 also provides updates to the product.
- Planning
  This section describes the system requirements and server configurations needed for HCL Sametime and HCL Sametime Premium.
- Installing
  This section provides information on installing the servers for Sametime and Sametime Premium.
  - Installation road map
    The installation road map lists the high-level steps for installing your product. Reviewing the high-level steps before you start the installation process helps you be prepared when prompted for information during the installation.
  - Installing MongoDB
    The MongoDB Community Server can be downloaded from the MongoDB website. You can install MongoDB on Windows and Linux platforms. For information on MongoDB about its purpose for Sametime and deployment options, see mongodb.html.
  - Installing Sametime
    You can install HCL Sametime Premium and HCL Sametime in a single- or multi-node container environment. Four platforms are supported: Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
  - Installing Sametime clients
    Sametime clients can be installed on a Windows or Mac machines.
    - Installing Sametime Connect and Embedded clients on Windows
      This topic covers basic installation for the Sametime standalone client on Windows.
    - Installing Sametime Connect and Embedded clients on MacOS
      This topic covers basic installation for the Sametime standalone client on MacOS.
    - Installing the Connect client in silent mode
      The Connect client can be installed on a user's machine either by sending the install package to the user or by pushing the installation to the user's machine. In either case, the installation is an silent install.
    - Installing Sametime iOS and Android clients
      You can find the latest HCL Sametime mobile clients in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
- Configuring
  This section provides information on configuring the HCL Sametime server. Configuration tasks are dependent on the deployment environment.
- Securing
  This section provides information on securing your HCL Sametime environments.
- Administering
  This section provides information on administering on Sametime environments.
- Troubleshooting
  This section provides information on troubleshooting and supporting Sametime environments.
- Uninstalling Sametime
  In the event that Sametime must be removed, follow the procedure for the platform that Sametime is installed on.
- Migrating and Upgrading
  This section provides information on migrating data from an earlier release to Sametime 12.
- Notices

Installing Sametime Connect and Embedded clients on Windows

This topic covers basic installation for the Sametime standalone client on Windows.

About this task

Before getting started, it review the client installation customization options. Customizing the client can ease your deployment.

Procedure

Decompress the client installation package into a temporary directory.
In the temporary directory, locate and double-click SETUP.EXE.
The installation process begins. When prompted, select the language to be displayed in the installation wizard windows.
From the Welcome screen, click Next.
On the License Agreement screen, review the license information.
To continue click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next.
On the next screen, specify where to install the client and then click Next.
The default value for the Install location field is C:\HCL\Sametime Connect. You can select another location, you must remember it for future tasks.
Click Install to start the install process.
After the install is complete, click Finish.

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