Installing Meeting Maker

Meeting Maker has client applications for both Windows PCs and Macs. IIT recommends using the client application while on campus for the best performance. When off-campus, you can use the Meeting Maker web interface. There is no Meeting Maker client for Linux; if you are a Linux user, you can use the Meeting Maker web interface.

Before installing Meeting Maker you need to have an account setup on the Meeting Maker server. Meeting Maker is currently available to St. Olaf staff only. To request a Meeting Maker account, please email root@stolaf.edu.

If you already have Meeting Maker installed, but it has lost its connection to the Meeting Maker server, see Connecting to the Meeting Maker server.

Installing Meeting Maker on Windows

To install Meeting Maker on a Windows PC, click Start > St. Olaf Apps > Meeting Maker.

Meeting Maker will be installed, configured and launched automatically.

Manually installing Meeting Maker on Windows

If you cannot install Meeting Maker from the above instructions, you can install it manually.

  1. Navigate to I:\Meeting Maker.
  2. Double-click setup.exe.
  3. Click Next twice to begin the installation.
  4. When prompted, click Yes to make Meeting Maker your default calendar application.
  5. Uncheck 'Display the Meeting Maker Readme'.
  6. Uncheck 'Display the Getting Started Guide'.
  7. Click Finish to launch Meeting Maker.
  8. Follow the instructions in Connecting to the Meeting Maker server to configure Meeting Maker.

Installing Meeting Maker on a Macintosh

Meeting Maker for Macintosh must be installed and configured manually.

  1. Connect to prime.stolaf.edu
  2. Navigate to Mac Installs : Meeting Maker.
  3. Copy the Meeting Maker folder to your hard drive (you can drag it to the desktop).
  4. Open the Meeting Maker folder that you just copied to your hard drive.
  5. Double-click on the Installer.app to start the installation.
  6. When prompted for an administrator password, click the lock button near the bottom of the dialog box and enter your username and password.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Choose a location to create aliases and click Install.
  9. Click Done to launch Meeting Maker.
  10. Follow the instructions in Connecting to the Meeting Maker server to configure Meeting Maker.

Connecting to the Meeting Maker Server

Once Meeting Maker is installed, it must be configured to connect to St. Olaf's Meeting Maker server.

  1. Launch Meeting Maker
  2. In the Welcome to Meeting Maker dialog box, click the Select button.
  3. In the Select Server dialog box, click the Configure button.
  4. Enter "mm.stolaf.edu" in the Host List and click OK.

    Host List

  5. In the Select Server dialog box you should now see "STOLAFMM" listed. Click once on "STOLAFMM" and click Select.

    Select Server

  6. Enter your username and password to use Meeting Maker.

    Login

Is my Mac PowerPC or Intel-based?

To determine what type of processor your Mac has, click on the Apple and select About This Mac. Look at the text following the word "Processor". It will say either PowerPC or Intel.