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Install the IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Business Card

As the administrator, you can download the IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Business Card plug-in to provide Lotus Connections contact information in products with Sametime awareness enabled.

The IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Business Card works with the following products:

• IBM Lotus Notes 8.0.2 (with FixPack 2 installed) with the embedded IBM Lotus Sametime client

• IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 (with FixPack 1 installed) with the embedded IBM Lotus Sametime client

• IBM Lotus Sametime Connect 8.0.1 or 8.0.2 with latest cumulative fixpack installed

The new business card requires an extension from Sametime that allows replacing the original Sametime business card whenever a Sametime live name displays in the host product interface. These plug-ins belong to the core client and are not installed via the Business Card installer.

The Lotus Connections business card plug-in allows users to display contact information that is pulled directly from the Profiles server combined with information from Sametime. To install the plug-in...

1. Download the plug-in from the IBM Lotus Connections catalog at the following Web site:

   http://catalog.lotus.com/wps/portal/lotusconnections
   

2. Set the following parameters in the plugin_customization.ini file located in <install kit>/deploy//plugin_customization.ini before deploying the business card:

   • Profiles server URL

   • Authentication type

   • Authentication URL

   For example:

   • com.ibm.lconn.client.base/server=http\://<your_LotusConnections_server_URL>/activities

   • com.ibm.lconn.client.base/authtype=J2EE-FORM

     For SiteMinder, this would be SM-FORM

   • com.ibm.lconn.client.base/authserver=https\://<your_LotusConnections_server_URL>/activities/j_security_check

   Verify that your URLs are correct before proceeding.

3. Optional: You can optionally change the setting for the cache expiration time. The default is to check for updated information on the Sametime and Profiles server after 24 hours. Change this setting if you want the update to happen more or less frequently.

   com.ibm.rcp.bizcard/cache.expiry.time.hours=24
   

4. Run the IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Business Card installer.

5. Restart the client to view and use the card.

Using the Connections business card does not require any further setup, assuming

• Settings for the server URLs are provided by plugin_customization.ini

• The user uses the same credentials for Sametime and Profiles

• The user already has Sametime configured and is logged in before hovering over a name

To uninstall this plug-in:

1. Uninstall the IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Business Card using the Add/Remove programs service from the Control Panel.

2. Manually remove the Business Card related accounts from the Accounts Preferences panel. Delete all accounts that have the description “Lotus Connections”. The account named “Connections” should be the final account deleted.

   Only do this if you are NOT using the Activities sidebar. If this is the case leave all accounts in place.

IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Business Card

IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Plug-in for IBM Lotus Sametime

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