Preparing for the web client
Before you provision users who will access IBM SmartCloud® Notes® using the web client, prepare for the web client.
Before you begin
About this task
| Task | Why the task is important | Additional information | Complete? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare for onboarding. | There are tasks to prepare that apply to all or most clients. | Preparing for onboarding | |
| Review the supported browsers and browser versions, decide which to use, and upgrade browsers if necessary. | Using a supported browser version ensures the best experience for your users. | SmartCloud Notes web requirements | |
| If users currently use IBM® iNotes®, compare the features that are supported for SmartCloud Notes web. | Most IBM iNotes features are supported in the cloud. Making your users aware of the few differences can reduces help desk calls and improve user satisfaction. | Technote: Comparison tables of features between IBM Notes, IBM iNotes & IBM SmartCloud Notes web | |
| Assess network capacity. | This step ensures that your site has the network capacity to support the number of web client users you plan to have | Network capacity for browser-based clients | |
| (Optional) Enable web client users to be mail file delegates for on-premises users in a hybrid environment. | You must configure on-premises servers to redirect external links. | Specifying an on-premises server to resolve external Notes links | |
| If the Notes client is used with shared login enabled, but the client won't be used in the cloud, disable the shared login feature before you provision users. | This step enables administrators or web client users to upload Notes ID files to the vault in the service manually after provisioning. | An ID enabled for shared login cannot be uploaded to the service ID vault manually by a web client user or an administrator. It can only be uploaded automatically through the use of a Notes client. For more information on shared login, see the Securing section of the Domino documentation. | |
| (Optional) Deploy an extension forms file to customize the web client | Use an extension forms file if you want to customize the visual theme, fonts, the action bar, and other aspects of the web client. | Using extension forms files to customize the look of the web client | |
| Disable on-premises IBM iNotes login redirection, if used. | This step ensures that users are not redirected to their on-premises mail servers after the move to the cloud. | For information on Using iNotes IBM iNotes redirect, see the Domino documentation. An IBM Software Services for Collaboration representative can provide a custom redirector for cloud login. |