Installing Meeting Maker 8.8

• You'll need to know your Meeting Maker account name and password to login. If you don't know this, please send a note to help@life.illinois.edu or call 333-7525 and we can tell you your account name and reset your password.

• Download the Meeting Maker client installer via the web or locate it on our Commons2 server. If you need to know more about accessing the Commons2 server, see Using File Servers.

  Windows -

  Via the web, download the following compressed .zip file. Open the .zip file, and run "Setup.exe".
  http://www.life.illinois.edu/help/meetingmaker/88_win_client_en.zip

  Or via the Commons2 server, using the following path:
  

  \\commons2.life.illinois.edu\commons\windows\installers\meetingmaker 8.8\setup.exe

  Mac OS X -

  Via the web, download the following compressed .zip file. Open the .zip file, and run "Install".
  http://www.life.illinois.edu/help/meetingmaker/88_osx_client_en.zip

  Or via the Commons2 server, using the following path:
  

  afp://commons2.life.illinois.edu/commons/macintosh/installers/meetingmaker 8.8/Install

  Web - You can use Meeting Maker via the web at http://meeting.life.illinois.edu:8080/mm/

1. Open the Meeting Maker application.
   Windows - Start menu->All Programs->Meeting Maker->Meeting Maker

   Mac OS X - Applcations/meetingmaker/Meeting Maker Calendar

2. In the Welcome to Meeting Maker window, enter your Meeting Maker account name and your Meeting Maker password.

3. Click on the Time Zone: Select button to pick a time zone.

4. Click on the Server: Select button to identify the Meeting Maker server.
   Choose SSL (or TCP) from the Protocol pop-up menu.

5. Click on the Configure button to enter the Meeting Maker server's IP address.
   Under Host List enter:

   meeting.life.illinois.edu

   Click OK.

6. Under Select Server click on the Life-Meeting server listing.
   Click on the Select button.

7. Click on the Sign In button.
   There may be a delay of a few minutes while your Meeting Maker account data is downloaded to your computer.

   Your name and the server will be remembered for the future. If you would like for Meeting Maker to remember your password:
   Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
   Click on the Login tab.
   Check the 'Remember Password/Sign In Automatically' box.

• Windows - Start menu->Programs->Meeting Maker->Uninstall Meeting Maker.

• Mac OS X -
  You can uninstall the old version by moving the previous /Applications/meetingmaker folder to the Trash.