With your computer — and an Internet connection — you can use jabber as your TTSD classroom or office phone including making and receiving calls from your TTSD phone number, checking and deleting voice mails, and conference calling or chatting with your colleagues.
If you already have Jabber installed and are here looking for details on setting up and using all the features see the Cisco Jabber Documentation page.
Summary of Features
Installation Procedure:
You must be logged in to google with your TTSD account - if you are not already logged in you will be prompted to:
If successfully logged in to google with your TTSD account you should see the following:
Click on the blue Download button - the installer should start downloading in the lower left corner of your browser.
After the file downloads completely, click on the down arrow and "open" it.
Jabber installation will start - hit continue:
Review Software License Agreement (SLA):
Agree to SLA:
Select install location - this will usually be your Macintosh HD as pictured below:
Press "Install":
If necessary - enter your computer administrative password. If you are not an administrator on your computer you will need to find the "Self Service" app on your computer: Close all your applications, and then from the Finder, click on "Go", "Applications", and locate "Self Service" application. Double Click to open.
Once you have opened "Self Service", locate the icon for "Grant Admin Privilege". Either "Install" or "Re-Install" (this will require a reboot). Once you log back in to your computer (you may have to click on "Other" to log in) you should be an administrator. Open Jabber and try again.
If necessary - enter your computer administrative password.
Installation will take <5 minutes. When it completes you must press "close" on the dialog:
After Jabber has been installed - find it in your applications folder by using the finder. Click on "Go", selecting "Applications" and look for "Cisco Jabber" in the list of applications. Then you can drag the icon to your desktop or to the shortcut bar:
Open the application: Username should be your regular TTSD email address including @ttsd.k12.or.us (first login only):
The next screen will ask for your password - Use your TTSD email password:
You may get a request from your computer to allow screen sharing and capture permission - press "OK":
If all goes well Jabber should now open and a little green dot should appear by your name indicating that you are logged on and available:
You are now all ready to go! For details on setting up contacts, and using all the features of Jabber see the Cisco Jabber Documentation page.