Configuring the Sametime audio video provider as the default provider

Set a default audio and video service provider for meeting rooms in your organization. When you specify a default audio and video service provider, that service provider name displays in the Voice and Video field of the New Meeting Room window when a user creates a new meeting room.

About this task

For information about the IBM® Sametime® Meeting Server preferences, see the topic Meeting preferences.

Procedure

  1. Update the Sametime Conference Manager configuration by completing the following steps.
    1. On the server hosting the Conference Manager, open the ConferenceManager.properties file.

      Each adapter has its own ConferenceManager.properties file.

      websphere_install_path/AppServer/profiles/profile_name/installedApps/cell_name/ConferenceFocus.ear/ConferenceFocus.war/ConferenceManager.properties

    2. Change the Conferencemanager.properties  file for the desired adapter to be set as default and add this property to the file:

      defaultProvider=true

      If a customer wants to use a third party as the default provider, see this topic for information: Configuring an external TCSPI adapter as the default audio video provider.

      Note: You must add the defaultProvider preference to the ConferenceManager.properties file. The defaultProvider preference does not reside there by default. If the defaultProvider preference is not set in the Conferencemanager.properties file, the default audio and video service provider is not available on the Sametime client.
    3. Restart the Sametime Conference Manager or the combined Sametime Media Manager's SIP Proxy/Registrar and Conference Manager according to your configuration.
  2. Update the client preferences so users can access the feature by completing the following steps.
    1. Download and install the most recent Sametime client fix. Locate the Sametime client fixes at IBM Fix Central.
    2. Enable the following managed setting for clients:

      com.ibm.rtc.meetings.shelf/enableDefaultProvider=true

      For information and instructions about working with managed settings, see the topics: Configuring Sametime Connect Client preferences with the Expeditor managed settings framework and Automatically updating client preferences with the managed-settings.xml file.
    When a user creates a new meeting room, the New Meeting Room window displays the configured default provider already selected as the default and the Use as my default service provider check box is enabled. If the user does not see the expected results in the New Meeting Room window, the feature is not set up correctly. Set up logging as described in the topic Logging and tracing on the Sametime Connect Client.