Registering your Sametime Gateway with AOL

The IBM® Sametime® Provisioning Application enables you to set up interoperability with certain public instant messaging services such as AOL. The application prompts you for relevant information, validates your organization's entitlement to use IBM Sametime Gateway Server, provides the information to the instant messaging service, and notifies you when you have been added by the service.

Before you begin

Attention: The Sametime Gateway host name's public DNS registration is required before creating the provisioning request; otherwise public external provider might fail during the provisioning request.
The procedure for registering your Sametime Gateway depends on how you acquired Sametime:
  • If you used IBM Passport Advantage
    If you acquired licenses for IBM Sametime using the IBM Passport Advantage® website, then register your IBM Sametime Gateway directly using the Sametime Provisioning Application.
  • If you did not use IBM Passport Advantage
    If you did not acquire licenses for IBM Sametime Standard or Sametime Advanced through IBM Passport Advantage, then register your IBM Sametime Gateway by emailing the required information to the provided address. For example, if you are an IBM Business Partner or have purchased IBM Sametime Standard for Cisco Unified Communications from Cisco or an authorized Cisco reseller, you must use this procedure.
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