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16.3 Registering Instant Messaging and Presence Servers

You can register multiple presence server connections with a WebCenter application but only one of them is active at a time. To start using the new active presence server you must restart the managed server on which the WebCenter application is deployed. This section includes the following subsections: ■ Section 16.3.1, Registering Instant Messaging and Presence Servers Using Fusion Middleware Control ■ Section 16.3.2, Registering Instant Messaging and Presence Servers Using WLST

16.3.1 Registering Instant Messaging and Presence Servers Using Fusion Middleware Control

To register a presence server connection: 1. Log in to Fusion Middleware Control and navigate to the home page for the WebCenter application. For more information, see: ■ Section 6.2, Navigating to the Home Page for WebCenter Spaces ■ Section 6.3, Navigating to the Home Page for WebCenter Portal Applications 2. Do one of the following: ■ For WebCenter Spaces - From the WebCenter menu, choose Settings Service Configuration . ■ For WebCenter Portal applications - From the Application Deployment menu, choose WebCenter Service Configuration. 3. From the list of services on the WebCenter Service Configuration page, choose Instant Messaging and Presence .

4. To connect to a new presence server, click Add

Figure 16–6 . Figure 16–6 Configuring Instant Messaging and Presence Services 5. Enter a unique name for this connection, specify the presence server type, and indicate whether this connection is the active or default connection for the application Table 16–1 . 16-14 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle WebCenter 6. Enter connection details for the server hosting instant messaging and presence services Table 16–2 . Table 16–1 Instant Messaging and Presence Connection - Name Field Description Name Enter a unique name for the connection. The name must be unique across all connection types within the WebCenter application. Connection Type Specify the type of presence server: ■ Microsoft Live Communications Server LCS ■ Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 OCS ■ Oracle WebLogic Communications Server OWLCS Out-of-the-box, three presence connection types are available— LCS, OCS, and OWLCS. Active Connection Select to use this connection in the WebCenter application for instant messaging and presence services. While you can register multiple presence server connections for a WebCenter application, only one connection is used by the IMP service—the default or active connection. Table 16–2 Instant Messaging and Presence Connection - Connection Details Field Description Server URL Enter the URL of the server hosting instant messaging and presence services. For example: http:myocshost.com:8888 Policy URI OWLCS Only Specify the URI to the WS-Security policy that is required for authentication on the Oracle WebLogic Communication Server. Specify oraclewss11_saml_token_with_message_protection _client_policy when OWLCS is WS-Security enabled. Authentication Method OWLCS Only Specify how to authenticate users against the instant messaging and presence server. Select from: ■ Identity Propagation - Select this option if you want the application and OWLCS to use the same user identity. ■ External Application - Use an external application to authenticate users against the instant messaging and presence server. Select this option to use public, shared, or mapped credentials. If an external application is used for authentication, use the Associated External Application list to identify the application. If the application you want is not listed, select Create New... to define the external application. User Domain OCS Only Enter the name of the Active Directory domain on the Microsoft Office Communications Server that is associated with this connection. The user domain is mandatory for OCS connections. Refer to Microsoft Office Communications Server documentation for details.