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Launching Instant Messenger

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Methods of Launching Instant Messenger

The two ways to launch Sun Java™ System Instant Messenger are:

Windows users can choose to implement either the JWS or the Java Plug-in configuration. Unix, Linux, and Mac OS users must use Java Web Start. Contact your administrator or technical support center for more details.


Note

To launch Sun Java System Instant Messenger in the Sun Java System Portal Server environment, click the appropriate link in the applications channel in the Sun Java TM System Portal Server Desktop.


To Launch Instant Messenger with Java Plug-in (Windows only)

Before launching Sun Java System Instant Messenger, make sure you have downloaded and installed the Java software to enable Sun Java System Instant Messenger. If necessary, check with your administrator or technical support center.

  1. To launch Sun Java System Instant Messenger, enter the following URL in your browser:
  2. http://webserver:webserverport/subdirectory/im.html

    where webserverport is necessary only if the default port (80) is not being used, and subdirectory is necessary only if one was specified at installation. If the default directory was used, then subdirectory is unnecessary. Contact your administrator or technical support center for more information.

    For example, if your web server is named company22.com and it uses web port 123, then the URL would be:

    http://company22.com:123/im.html

  3. Click the Use Java Plug-In button.
  4. Sun Java System Instant Messenger starts and displays its Logon window.

  5. Log in to Sun Java System Instant Messenger.
  6. See Logging into Instant Messenger for more information.


    Note

    To keep the Sun Java System Instant Messenger session active, the browser window from which the applet was launched must remain open at all times and cannot be used to locate any other URL.


To Launch Instant Messenger with Java Web Start (Solaris™, Windows, Linux)

Before launching Instant Messenger, make sure you have downloaded and installed the software to enable Instant Messenger software. See http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart

To enable Java Web Start support in your web server, you need to edit the web server’s mime.types file to include the following definition for JNLP:

Content Type: application/x-java-jnlp-file
Suffix: jnlp

If necessary, check with your administrator or technical support center.

To launch Instant Messenger for the first time:

  1. Enter the following URL in your browser:
  2. http://webserver:webserverport/subdirectory/im.jnlp

    where webserverport is necessary only if the default port (80) is not being used, and subdirectory is necessary only if one was specified at installation. If the default directory was used, then subdirectory is unnecessary. If necessary, contact your administrator or technical support center for more information.

    For example, if your web server is named company22.com and Instant Messenger is invoked from the default directory, then the URL would be:

    http://company22.com/

    1. On the Sun Java System Instant Messenger web page that appears, click the Start button.
    2. When you invoke Instant Messenger for the first time, a pop-up window appears. Java Web Start automatically downloads the Sun Java System Instant Messenger resource files and caches them on your machine.

    3. Click Accept in the Security pop-up window that appears.
    4. Instant Messenger starts and displays its Logon window.


      Note

      For subsequent invocations:

      Solaris/Linux platforms: Either add the URL to your favorites, or launch the application using the Java Web Start launcher, found at $HOME/javaws/javaws.

      Windows platforms: Either add the URL to your favorites, launch the application using the Java Web Start launcher icon on your desktop, or use the shortcut on your desktop. (Java Web Start asks if you want to put the icon on your desktop after the first or second time you invoke Instant Messenger. Whether it asks the first or second time is a preference that can be set from the Java Web Start Edit menu.)


  3. Logon to Instant Messenger.
  4. See Logging into Instant Messenger for more information.

To Launch the Instant Messenger on Mac OS

To launch Sun Java System Instant Messenger on Mac OS with Java Web Start:

  1. Enter the URL provided by your system administrator or by your technical support center in your browser or click the Start button. This will cause Java Web Start to download Sun Java System Instant Messenger.
  2. A sign-on window is displayed. Enter your login name and password in the sign-on window and click OK.
  3. After the login name and password is authenticated, the main Sun Java System Instant Messenger window is displayed.

  4. Note

    The first time you use the Sun Java System Instant Messenger program, you may have to grant the program execution rights on your system.


  5. Logon to Instant Messenger.
  6. See Logging into Instant Messenger for more information.

Mac OS make Java and Java Web Start available by default, enabling you to effortlessly get started with the Instant Messenger program.

To Launch Instant Messenger from the Sun Java™ System Portal Server Console

  1. Logon to the Portal Server Console.
  2. The following links to the application channel, appear on the Portal Desktop:
    • Instant Messenger
    • Instant Messenger Plug-in
  3. Click the Instant Messenger link to launch the application using Java Web Start or the Instant Messenger Plug-in link to launch the application using Java Plug-in.

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