Installing the Sametime Connect client from the network on Mac OS X

When network installation files are available, users can install Sametime® Connect from a web browser on a Mac OS X client.

Procedure

Instruct users to download and install Sametime Connect by completing the following steps.

  1. If you share a computer and another user already installed the Connect client, remove temporary files left by the previous installation:
    1. Log on the computer as the root user.
    2. Run the following command to remove the temporary files:
      rm -rf /tmp/deploy /tmp/sametime-connect.mpkg.zip /tmp/setupmac.sh
  2. Install the Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) V1.8 or later.
  3. Open a web browser and navigate to the address provided by your Sametime administrator.
  4. Click Download Sametime Connect 9.0.1 Client to display the "Welcome to the IBM® Sametime Connect 9 Client Download Site" page.
  5. Click Install Now to begin the download and installation process.
  6. Instruct users to download and install Sametime Connect by completing the following steps::

    After all files have been downloaded, the client installer will start. Follow the instructions in the installer and enter the required information to complete the installation.

  7. When the installation completes, start the Sametime Connect client.

    By default, the Connect client is installed in the Applications folder on Mac HD.