Lesson 3: Configuring Windows Meeting Space

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Practice 1: Setting Up People Near Me

IIn this practice, you will set up People Near Me. Before any user on a Windows Vista com-

puter can use People Near Me, it needs to be set up by a user with elevated privileges because

setup involves creating Windows Firewall exceptions. After you perform this task, all other

users of the Windows Vista computer are able to sign in to People Near Me. It is necessary to

be signed into People Near Me if you want to join a Windows Meeting Space meeting.

1. Log on to Windows Vista with the Kim_Ackers account. This account was configured in

Chapter 4, “Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet Access,” Lesson 1, “Configuring

and Troubleshooting Parental Controls and Content Advisor.”

2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Ensure that the Control Panel is set to Classic

View.

3. Click People Near Me.

4. In the Settings tab, change the name to Kim Ackers, and select the Make My Picture

Available and Sign Me In Automatically When Windows Starts options.

5. In the Sign In tab, select the Sign In To People Near Me option, and then click OK.

6. Review the privacy information warning, and then click OK.

7. Click OK to close the User Account Control dialog box.

Quick Check

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Why was it necessary to elevate privileges when configuring People Near Me in

this practice exercise?

Quick Check Answer

■ Firewall exceptions are required to enable People Near Me. Firewall exceptions can

only be configured using elevated privileges.

Practice 2: Starting a New Meeting Space Meeting

In this practice, you will set up Windows Meeting Space and start a new meeting.

1. Log on to Windows Vista with the Kim_Ackers user account.

2. Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Windows Meeting Space.

3. In the Ready To Set Up Windows Meeting Space dialog box, click Yes, Continue Setting

Up Windows Meeting Space. As shown in Figure 9-32, this dialog box is presented,

because to run Windows Meeting Space, it is necessary to enable file replication and to

correctly configure Windows Firewall.