Sametime Prerequisite: Connect to Sametime Community Mux Servers

Validate the host name of a new stand-alone IBM® Sametime® Community Mux, along with the ports on which it will listen for client connections. This ensures you have a working Community Mux before you attempt to connect it to a Sametime Community Server or cluster.

Before you begin

The Sametime Community Server must be installed and running before you begin this guided activity.

Tip: Find the most up-to-date help, and translated versions of the help, in the product documentation published on IBM Knowledge Center.

Procedure

  1. Connect to Sametime Community Mux Servers.

    In the Connect to Sametime Community Mux Servers prerequisite activity, click Add.

  2. Add Sametime Community Mux Servers.
    1. In the Host Name field, type the fully qualified host name of the new Sametime Community Mux (for example: stmux1.example.com).

    2. Accept the default settings for the Client Port and Client HTTP Port fields.

      These settings indicate the ports that the Community Mux will listen on for connections from Sametime Connect clients and from web clients, respectively.

    3. Click Save.

      The connection to the Sametime Community Mux is validated when you save the settings.