Set up Sametime chat links support

To allow users to send instant messages to each other using Lotus® Sametime®, use the IBM® Telephone Directory V5.2 administrator pages.

Perform the following steps:
  1. Make sure that Lotus Sametime is installed and configured on your iSeries™ server.
  2. Make sure Sametime properties are configured in the IBM Welcome Page V1.1 application. See Modify Sametime properties in the IBM Welcome Page V1.1 topic for more information.
  3. Access the IBM Telephone Directory V5.2 administrator pages by entering the following URL in your Web browser:
    http://your.server.name:port/ibm-bizApps/welcome/admin.do

    where your.server.name is the name of the server where IBM Telephone Directory V5.2 is installed and port is the port number that was specified during installation.

  4. Click IBM Telephone Directory.
  5. Click the Application Properties tab.
  6. In the Directory access field, make sure Login Enabled or Login Required is selected.
  7. Select the check box next to the Sametime chat links (STLinks) field.
  8. Click Save Changes.

Users will now be able to send instant messages to each other using Lotus Sametime in the IBM Telephone Directory V5.2 application.

Related concepts
Interaction with a Lotus Sametime server
Related tasks
Modify directory access
Start a Sametime chat with an entry