9.1 Using Novell Conferencing with Novell Teaming

Teaming 2.0 and later supports the use of Conferencing 1.0. Before you can use Conferencing with Teaming as described in this section, your Teaming administrator must first enable these integrations, as described in Configuring Presence in Advanced Installation and Reconfiguration in the Novell Teaming 2.1 Installation Guide.

You can use Conferencing to collaborate with other Teaming users in the following ways:

9.1.1 Starting an Instant Conferencing Meeting

You can start an instant Conferencing meeting from within Teaming by using the Presence icon of a Teaming user, or by clicking Meet in the main sidebar.

Using the Presence Icon to Start an Instant Meeting

  1. Click the Presence icon of a Teaming user with whom you want to schedule a meeting.

  2. Click Start Instant Meeting.

    The Conferencing client is launched.

Starting an Instant Meeting from the Main Sidebar

  1. In the main sidebar, click Meet.

    The Add meeting page is displayed.

  2. In the Invitees section, specify the users who you want to invite to the meeting.

  3. Click Start Meeting Now.

    The Conferencing client is launched.

For more information about how to use Novell Conferencing, see the Novell Conferencing User Guide.

9.1.2 Scheduling a Conferencing Meeting

You can schedule a Conferencing meeting from within Teaming by using the Presence icon of a Teaming user, or by clicking Meet in the main sidebar.

Using the Presence Icon to Schedule a Meeting

  1. Click the Presence icon of a Teaming user with whom you want to schedule a meeting.

  2. Click Schedule a Meeting.

    The Conferencing client is launched.

Scheduling a Meeting from the Main Sidebar

  1. In the main sidebar, click Meet.

    The Add meeting page is displayed.

  2. In the Invitees section, specify the users who you want to invite to the meeting.

  3. Click Schedule for Later.

    The Conferencing client is launched.

For more information about how to use Novell Conferencing, see the Novell Conferencing User Guide.

9.1.3 Instant Messaging

You can use Conferencing to start a chat session with other Teaming users.

  1. Click the Presence icon of a Teaming user whom you want to instant message.

  2. Click Send Instant Message.

    The Conferencing client is launched.

For more information about how to use Novell Conferencing, see the Novell Conferencing User Guide.

9.1.4 Making a Conferencing Voice Call

You can make a Conferencing voice call from within Teaming.

  1. Click the Presence icon of a Teaming user whom you want to call.

  2. Click Call.

    The Conferencing client is launched.

For more information about how to use Novell Conferencing, see the Novell Conferencing User Guide.