Configuring Sametime to enable business card photos to display on mobile devices

Configure the IBM® Sametime® Proxy Server to enable business card photos to display on a mobile device. Use the Enable user photo cache setting to enable the Sametime Proxy Server to generate PhotoUrl values which point directly the Sametime Proxy Server. This will load the first available photo from one of the following locations: The base-64 encoded JPEG photo stored in the LDAP attribute configured on the SametimeCommunity Server, on the Business Card tab in the Sametime System Console, or the JPEG photo accessible from the URL stored in the photoUrl LDAP attribute.

Procedure

  1. Browse to the IBM WebSphere® Integrated Solutions Console on the server hosting the IBM Sametime System Console.
  2. Log in to the Integrated Solutions Console as the WebSphere administrator.
  3. Click Sametime System Console > Sametime Servers > Sametime Proxy Servers.
  4. From the list of Sametime Proxy Servers, select the server you are configuring.
  5. In the Mobile device settings section, select the Enable user photo cacheoption.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Restart the Sametime Proxy Server.