Cisco Jabber 105 User Guide

DescriptionElement
XMLdeclaration.
YourdefinitionsfilemustcontainanXMLdeclaration
withthefollowingattributes:
version
SpecifiestheversionoftheXMLfile.
encoding
Specifiestheencoding.Youmustuseutf-8.

Rootelementofthecontactlistdefinition.buddylist
Parentelementofacontactgroup.
Onegroupcancontainmultipleusers.
Thereisnolimittothenumberofusersagroupcan
contain.Thereisalsonolimittothenumberofgroups
youcanincludeinacontactlistdefinitionsfile.
However,yourserversetsarestrictiontothenumber...

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   Cisco Jabber for Windows 10.5 Advanced Features Guide
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Contacts
Contact List Definitions 

CHAPTER 4
Chats
•SearchfromChatWindows,page9
•StartGroupChats,page10
•TransferFiles,page10
•BlockSpecificContactsandDomains,page11
•AllowSpecificContactsandDomains,page11
•ControlWhoCanInteractwithYou,page12
•ManageStatusRequests,page14
•ChatRooms,page15
Search from Chat Windows
Youcanfind,add,andcallcontactsfromthesearchbarinchatwindows.
Procedure
Step 1Enterthenameofacontactinthesearchbarofthechatwindow.
Step 2Dooneofthefollowing:...

Start Group Chats
Youcanusegroupchatstosendinstantmessagestotwoormorecontactsatthesametime.Groupchatsare
notpersistent,meaningthatyoucanusethemtocreateachatwithtwoormorepeoplebutnohistoryisstored.
Procedure
Startgroupchatswithanyofthefollowingoptions:
ProcedureOption
1PressandholdtheCtrlkeyonyourkeyboard.
2Selectseveralcontactsfromyourcontactlist.
3Right-clickandthenselectStartgroupchat.
Selectmultiplecontactsfromyour
contactlist
1Selectacontactfromyourcontactlist.
2Draganddropthecontactintoachatwindow....

ProcedureOption
1SelectSendfileinthebottomrightcornerofachatwindow.
2Selectafileonyourcomputer.
3SelectOpen.
UsetheSendfileicononthechatwindow
Block Specific Contacts and Domains
Youcanblockspecificcontactsordomains.Whenyoublockacontact,thatpersoncannotviewyouravailability
statusorsendyouinstantmessages.
Ifyouaddacontacttoyourblocklist,andthatcontacthasyouintheircontactlist,thatpersoncannot
viewyouravailabilitystatusorsendyouinstantmessages.
Note
Thefollowingareexamplesofhowtheblocklistworks:...

CiscoJabberusesyourcontactlistasanallowlist.Youdonotneedtoaddcontactsinyourcontactlist
toyourallowlist.
Note
Thefollowingareexamplesofhowtheallowlistworks:
Example1:Allowspecificcontactsinsideyourorganization
1Yousetyourbasicprivacysettingstoblockeveryoneinsideyourcompany.
2YouthenaddspecificIMaddressesforcontactsinsideyourcompanytoyourallowlist.
CiscoJabberblocksallcontactsinsideyourcompany,exceptforthosespecificpeopleinyourallow
list.
Example2:Allowspecificdomains...

Procedure
Step 1SelectFile>Options.
TheOptionswindowopens.
Step 2SelectthePrivacytab.
Step 3SelectoneofthefollowingoptionsintheInsidemycompanysection:
DescriptionOption
Allcontactsinyourcompanycanviewyour
availabilitystatusandsendyouinstantmessages.
Alloweveryone
Nocontactsinyourcompanycanviewyour
availabilitystatusorsendyouinstantmessages.
Youcanchoosetoblockeveryoneandthenadd
exceptionsforspecificcontactsinyourallowlist.
Thisoptiondoesnotblockcontactsinyourcontact
list.
Blockeveryone
Step...

DescriptionOption
Nocontactsoutsideyourcompanycanviewyour
availabilitystatusorsendyouinstantmessages.
Youcanchoosetoblockeveryoneandthenadd
exceptionsforspecificcontactsinyourallowlist.
Thisoptiondoesnotblockcontactsinyourcontact
list.
Blockeveryone
Step 5SelectApplyandthenOK.
Manage Status Requests
SomedeploymentsofCiscoJabberletyoumanagenotificationswhenpeoplerequesttoviewyouravailability
status.
Procedure
Step 1SelectFile>Options.
TheOptionswindowopens.
Step 2SelectthePrivacytab.
Step...

DescriptionOption
CiscoJabbernotifiesyouwhenpeopleaddyouasa
contact.WhenCiscoJabbernotifiesyou,youcan
selectthefollowingoptions:
Allow
Letthepersonviewyouravailabilitystatusand
sendyouinstantmessages.
Block
Donotletthepersonviewyouravailability
statusorsendyouinstantmessages.
Addthepersontoyourblocklist.
Addtocontacts
Letthepersonviewyouravailabilitystatusand
sendyouinstantmessages.
Addthepersontoyourcontactlist.
Closethenotificationwindow
Ignorethenotificationtemporarily....

Join a Room
Youjoinachatroomtoparticipateintheconversationorreadwhatisbeingsaid,wheremultiplemembers
shareinformationinacommonchatwindow.Alloftheroomsthatyouareamemberofarelistedinyour
Myroomstab.Ifanadministratoraddsyoutoachatroom,itisdisplayedimmediatelyinyourMyrooms
tab.
Procedure
Step 1ClicktheChatRoomiconintheHubwindow,andselecttheAllRoomstab.
Step 2Browseforaroom,whicharelistedalphabetically.
Ifaroomisclosedyoucannotjointheroomunlessyouareaddedbyanadministrator.
Step...