IBM G325-2585-02

IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 Release Notes

Note: In the Contacts view Carolyn Sullivan would be the currently selected contact

QuickFind - Allows you to launch the Sametime QuickFind dialog allowing you search for

individuals. Start typing the name of the person you are searching for, you can search by first or last

name and then press ENTER.

Open Sametime Contact List - Selecting when Sametime is running will make Sametime the

currently active and focused window, restoring it from minimized if needed. Selecting when Sametime is

not running will launch Sametime.

Chat - Allows you to launch a chat with the currently selected sender. In this example, Carolyn

Sullivan.

Note: Provided the currently selected sender is a Sametime partner who is on-line and not <Do Not

Disturb>.

Contents

Main Lotus Page Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information ..................... 25 Known limitations, problems, and workarounds............................................... 56 Page Page About this release New in this release New features in IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 Page Backward compatibility Buddy list synchronization between 7.5.1 and pre- 7.5 clients Page Page Product compatibility Installing Sametime 7.5.1 integration with Microsoft Office Page Sametime 7.5.1 integration with Microsoft Office Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Limitations using Macintosh OS X Spell checker overview Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information Hardware requirements Hardware requirements for Sametime 7.5.1 Page Hardware requirements for Sametime 7.5.1 Mobile Video Chat: Supported PC Cameras and WebCams Software requirements IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 Connect client software requirements IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 Meetings requirements IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 Server software requirements Sametime Client for Macintosh : Additional Java requirements Installation notes Silent Install configuration Installing the Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 Software Development Kit Pre-installation steps for Linux Sametime Server 7.5.1 Linux Sametime Server 7.5.1 installation on VMWare Installing Sametime Conversion Services Operating System Single Sign-On feature installation Page Installing additional Spell Checker dictionaries Registry entry for Sametime installation directory Upgrade notes Conversion Services upgrade required Migrating privacy data after upgrading the server Configuration notes Launching and configuring the Sametime Connect 7.5.1 client Connecting to a Sametime server using a reverse proxy server Configuring Sametime to work behind WebSEAL reverse proxy servername sametime hostname path to LTPA key Sametime Administrator needs to be in LDAP for policies to work Sametime Connect and HTTPS connections on port 443 or 563 Page Page Page Windows DEP process causes launch error Adjusting the logging level in sametime .properties Allow only one chat client connection per IP address Case-sensitivity for the client Case insensitive ID compare Collecting Resolve statistics Configurable preferred log-in list Conversion Services on Windows Sametime servers Disabling partial search for users or public groups Force users to connect through home cluster Multiple Community considerations New UNIX config values not always propagated by single restart Notifying a user when a messaging partner closes the chat window Sametime Connect client file transfer overview Page Sametime does not provide a virus scanner Sametime Policy for Anonymous user STPolicy exhaustive search through Domino Directory User Consent framework Video Chat: Automatically adjusting bit rate Video Chat: Automatically adjusting send resolution / frame rate Video Chat: CPU Usage Voice chat and Network Address Translation ( NAT) Page Page Known limitations, problems, and workarounds Limitations How Policy affects client-to-client telephony Linux: Automatic Reconnect not working Orange frame used as a selection aid is not drawn on Linux Possible Linux sound issues with OSS Running in a hybrid environment with pre -7.5 clients Some network connectivity options not available on Linux Connect Voice/video chat doesn't show that participant unmuted himself Contact issues Click-to-call only works with primary community "$" character in business card retrieving data from Domino LDAP Page In telephony, Mute may not work as expected Linux: Meeting page may overlap with frame border Password is not case-sensitive using Mozilla with RedHat 3.0 Preferences/Status Messages - In a Meeting settings Premiere Global Services audio adapter not supported Some German characters may not work in shared application StarOffice Calc and Impress files cannot be attached The date/time format in unlisted meeting pages is unlocalized When shared window is obstructed users will see gray Year/Month format is not localized in Calendar dialog Sametime Gateway issues Silent install on i5/OS produces incomplete installation log Emoticons convert to text symbols using Connect and UIM clients External user does not receive status messages Known issues with Sametime Connect and Yahoo ! Messenger Page Internet e-mail addresses not supported in LDAP attribute No test or self-signed certificates for HTTPS proxy connections Users appear offline logging into discrete nodes of a cluster Known problems and workarounds Installation issues Sametime setup fails when xACL enabled for Domino Directory Tab order problems in installation program Client issues Acrobat Reader must be installed for some autorun links to work Cannot click-to-call online users who run older Sametime clients Cannot rejoin conference call after hanging up phone Cannot start a call w/user whose policy does not allow telephony Microsoft Office Integration : Re-enable Smart Tag Unable to log in to Sametime from SUSE Linux client Contact issues Call menu item on right-click Person menu loses sub -menu i5/OS: Update Business Card setup after changing to LDAP Preventing errors when UserInfo servlet processes updates Page International characters on slides may not display correctly Linux: Square symbol may appear Macintosh: Client may not show native UI for Norwegian locale Users may see incoherent message when ending a meeting Meeting issues After setting Call Properties , "Join the Call" may be disabled Cannot edit Telephony-based meetings Disk space limits for recorded meetings Do not import a nonexistent recorded meeting file Do not use certain characters in a meeting name Do not use certain characters in a meeting password Do not use certain characters in password for recorded meeting Invited Servers - 7.0 to 7.5.x whiteboard pointer discrepancies Linux - Crash when using the IBM JVM 1.4.2 with Firefox Some .SDD files cannot be converted and attached to a meeting Sametime Gateway issues Invalid blacklisted wildcards on Properties page Pre-7.5 Sametime clients are not licensed for use URLs displayed twice Server issues AIX - Domino fails to connect to LDAP server with SSL via DA .nsf Conversion Service and files with wrong extensions On i5/OS (iSeries) some DBCS usernames may not log in correctly Policy Assign Users incorrectly says to select a directory Policy Assign Users pages does not detect Java VM Quick find behavior when Sametime server uses Domino LDAP STPolicy Server Application trace file size decreasing Telephony Services unavailable after upgrading service provider Upgrading to Sametime 7.5.x breaks Avaya Service Provider Workaround available for URL redirection issues when tunneling Documentation updates Installing the Sametime server Case insensitive awareness Enabling Telephony support i5/OS: Updates to Installation Guide Administering the Sametime server Client log file overview LTPA token authentication Sametime Connect plug-ins cannot install on locked -down desktop Sametime Connect Client end -user Help Sametime Connect Client end-user Help updates /corrections Sametime Meetings end-user Help Meetings end-user Help updates/corrections Page Notices and Trademarks Where to find notice and license information Notices Trademarks