Lotus® Sametime® is real-time collaboration software -- with online awareness, instant messaging, application sharing and virtual meetings.
The Sametime server can be configured to access a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory on an LDAP server. Using LDAP in this manner enables you to integrate Sametime into an environment in which LDAP-compliant servers and directories are already deployed. Because the IBM® Telephone Directory V5.2 application also uses an LDAP directory to publish user information, you can configure your Sametime server to access the same LDAP server.
If you use IBM Telephone Directory V5.2, you are already administering a directory for all your users. By setting up your Sametime server and configuring it to use the same directory, you can enable all users to have real-time collaboration without any additional user administration.
Requirements
- Sametime 3.0, 3.1, or 3.1 for iSeries (5733-LST)
You must have Sametime 3.0, 3.1 or 3.1 installed on your iSeries™ server.
- Domino for iSeries (5769-LNT) 6.0.1 CF1
You must have Domino® for iSeries 6.0.1 CF1 installed on your iSeries server. When viewing the release of the software, 6.0.1 is displayed as V5R1M0. Sametime is not supported on Domino for iSeries 6.0.0.
If you already have a Domino server configured on the iSeries server, and you want to install Sametime, you must set up a new Domino server in a new Domino domain, and add Sametime to that server. After you set up Sametime and IBM Telephone Directory to use the same LDAP directory, you can add new users to the directory using IBM Telephone Directory.
Installation tips
- In order for Sametime and IBM Telephone Directory to use the same LDAP directory, you must specify LDAP directory in the Directory type field during Sametime installation. You must specify the fully qualified name of the LDAP server that Sametime will use in the Name field.
- The Sametime installation creates a Directory Assistance database (da.nsf) on the Sametime server. This database contains a Directory Assistance document that enables Sametime to connect to the LDAP server to authenticate Web browser users.
- You must ensure that the Sametime directory (specified in the Directory Assistance document) and IBM Telephone Directory are both set up to use the same base DN for search.
Entries
To access Lotus Sametime, log on to Sametime with any LDAP server user ID and password that can be authenticated. Alternatively, you can log on with the IBM Telephone Directory administrator ID and password. The default administrator ID is Administrator. The password was specified during installation.
Perform the following steps to add LDAP entries to be used by both IBM Telephone Directory and your Sametime application:
- In the main menu, click .
- Click Directory.
- Your LDAP directory should be listed in the Directory field. Highlight the names that you want to add to your Sametime application. You can use the Ctrl key to make multiple selections. Note that there are up and down arrows above the main dialog if your directory has many entries.
- Click Add.
- Click Close when you are finished.
For additional information on Sametime and using LDAP with Domino, see the following topics:
- Lotus Sametime Installation Guide
(http://www.lotus.com/ldd/doc/sametime/3.0/Stinstallis.nsf) - Lotus Sametime Administrator's Guide (http://www.lotus.com/ldd/doc/sametime/3.0/sthelpad.nsf)
For complete information on requirements, see the following Web sites:
- Downloads (http://www.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/search.jsp?q=&cat=&pf=&k=&dt=&go=y&rs=ESD-DMNTSRVRi&S_TACT=&S_CMP=&sb=r)
- Lotus Sametime (http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/sametime)