-= hotComm CL =-

hotComm CL for IT Administrators

hotComm CL is a "lite" Windows client for participating in multi-media online meetings. Participants download, install, and start hotComm CL, and then click a weblink to join a hotMeeting room.

About hotComm CL

Participants act as guest, presenter, or moderator, depending on the password entered when joining the room. Guest features include typed messages and voice-over-IP. Presenter features also include presenting images (still or a timed series) or webcam video.

System Requirements

The minimum system requirements are:

Windows clients: hotComm, hotComm Lite, and hotComm CL

Windows 2000, XP or Vista on a PC. You must log in with Administrator Privileges to install and start the software.
Minimum RAM: 256K RAM for text chat only, 512K RAM for multi-media presentations, more may be needed for presenting, recording and/or running other programs at the same time.
10 MB of hard disk space for installation.
An Internet connection.
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or higher. See Microsoft for DirectX downloads.
For audio, the Truespeech audio codec must be installed. See Truespeech in "I can't hear anyone".
For speaking, a noise-cancelling microphone.
For Webcam, your camera must support Windows Imaging Acquisition (WIA).

Firewall, Privacy and Security requirements: Be sure to allow hotComm to access the Internet through your firewall, privacy and security software, and grant it all possible rights. For more information, see "Firewalls" at Firewalls FAQ.

Ports

These are the hotComm port requirements and recommendations:

For best performance, open all outbound ports. If outbound ports are blocked, connections are tunneled through standard web ports, such as 80 or 8080. Tunneled connections are slower.

Outbound ports must be open for Webcam (video) presenters.

Inbound ports do not need to be opened.

The participant's connection status is shown in the lower right corner of the hotComm CL window.

Status	Description
Online-Tunneled	Connections are tunneled through standard web ports.
Online-Proxied	Outbound ports are open, inbound ports are closed.
Online-Direct	Outbound and inbound ports are open.
Signed-out	Not connected yet.

Proxy Servers

Participants who access the Internet through proxy servers must provide proxy server settings to hotComm CL. To open the hotComm Proxy Settings window:

During installation, the Proxy Settings window may appear automatically.
Click the connection status (Online-Proxied, etc.) in the lower right corner of the hotComm CL window.

You can enter the proxy settings in that window and/or click the Get browser settings button to import settings from Internet Explorer.

Firewalls and Downloads

If your firewall prevents downloading executable programs, then:

Download this file: http://168.143.162.90/hclsetup.zip.
Open hclsetup.zip with an un-zip program, and extract this file: hclsetup.eze.
Rename hclsetup.eze to hclsetup.exe and run it to install hotComm CL.

The size of the executable is less than 10Mb.

Privacy and Cookies

1stWorks Corp. respects privacy:

hotComm CL does not place cookies on participant's computers.
hotComm CL does not collect information about participants or participant's computer systems.
Please read our Privacy statement.

How to join a hotMeeting

Download, install and start hotComm CL.
Enter an Identity* (the name others see) and check your audio sound.
Click the hotMeeting weblink that the meeting organizer gives you.
Enter the password you're given.

...and you're there. See Getting Started and Walkthru.

Macintosh users and anyone who is prevented from downloading software from the Internet, please see Browser Client.

Checking Audio

Please check your audio before the meeting starts, to ensure that your hotComm is configured correctly for hotComm's TrueSpeech voice-over-IP technology. Also take this opportunity to set your speaker and microphone volume.

To check audio, right-click the hotComm icon in the lowest right corner of your entire screen and select Change Identity. Then click Test Sound.

Our audio test site is accessible at Audio test site. The password is: TEST.

If you have any problems, see the "I can't hear anyone" article in the 1stWorks Support website.

For more about hotComm CL, see:

	hotComm CL	Guests
	Getting Started	Presenters
	Walkthru	Moderators
	FAQ	IT Administrators
	Comparing Guests, Presenters, and Moderators

hotComm CL is a Windows client to join any hotMeeting.

Try out hotComm CL in a Demo hotMeeting.

Regularly scheduled training classes.

Getting Started (multi-media tutorial)
Turn your speakers on before you click!

hotComm CL Help file -- the basics.

FAQ, how to articles, documentation, trouble-shooting, and online support.