•Access to the Internet from the client computer. Cisco Show and Share attempts to contact the Internet to download the plugins needed to play Flash, Windows, or Quicktime media in your browser if they have not been installed previously.

Configuration Note for Microsoft Internet Explorer

For Cisco Show and Share to display properly in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you must configure Internet Explorer to check for changes each time that it loads any page from Cisco Show and Share.

Procedure

Step 1 Choose Tools > Internet Options.

Step 2 Click Settings in the Browsing history area.

Step 3 Click the option to check for changes each time.

Step 4 Click OK twice.

Step 5 Stop. You have completed this procedure.

Access Cisco Show and Share

To access Cisco Show and Share, point your web browser to one of the following URLs, depending upon which version of Cisco Show and Share you are running:


For Cisco Show and Share Version	Use this URL
5.2	http://server_name:8080 or https://server_name:8443
5.2.1 and later	http://server_name

In the above URLs, replace server_name with the name of your Cisco Show and Share server, for example http://video.example.com. Do not use an IP address.

Tip If you are not sure which version of Cisco Show and Share you are using, try using the URL for 5.2.1 first. If you receive an error, then you are running 5.2 and should use one of the two URLs for that version.

Note You may receive a security warning to accept the site security certificate when you first access your Cisco Show and Share site. Confirm the security exception to proceed to the site.

When Cisco Show and Share loads, you see a page similar to the one shown in Figure 1-1.

Figure 1-1 The Cisco Show and Share Home Page

When you first access Cisco Show and Share, you access the site as a visitor.

Sign In to Cisco Show and Share

You must be signed-in to Cisco Show and Share to access specific features, such as uploading videos, the My Account page, and the My Preferences page.

To sign-in to Cisco Show and Share, follow these steps:

Step 1 Click the S

ign In link in the global navigation area at the top of the page.

You will see one of the following sign-in screens, or your own corporate sign-in screen, depending upon your version of Cisco Show and Share and if the sign-in process has been tied into your corporate authentication system:

Step 2 Enter your username and password.

Step 3 Click Log In.

You are returned to the Videos page.

Step 4 Stop. You have completed this procedure.

Access the Administration Area

Procedure

Step 1 To access the administration area of Cisco Show and Share, click the Show and Share link in the global navigation area at the top of the page.