WAOL Blog

How to Upgrade from Elluminate v 8.5 to v 9.0

March 20, 2009

Steps to create a new meeting in v 9.0:

1. Login to your account at: https://sas.elluminate.com/
2. Click on “Schedule a Meeting” on the left-hand side of the page.
3. Fill out the session name.
4. Extend the dates of the session out one year, so this session is always available to you.
5. Click on “Show Default Fields” on the left-hand side of the page.
6. Under “Version,” choose 9.0 from the dropdown box.
7. Remember to select your college under the “Cost Center” dropdown box.
8. Click on “Save Current Settings as Default” on the right-hand side of the page.
9. Click on “Create the Session” on the right-hand side of the page.
10. This confirms and displays the Guest Link and sends an email to you.
11. Send the Guest Link to invite others to join your session.

Steps to Upgrade an Existing Session:

1. Login to your Elluminate account at: https://sas.elluminate.com/
2. Click on the “Utilities” tab at the top of the page.
3. Click on the “Meeting” icon under “Session Management.”
4. Click on the grey box (left-hand side) next to your list of sessions.
5. This will highlight each session one at a time.
6. Click on “Edit” on the toolbar above.
7. This opens the fields on the right hand side of the screen.
8. Click on the dropdown box “Version” and select 9.0.
9. Click on “Save” on the top right hand side of the page.
10. Confirm the “Refresh Table” popup by selecting “Yes.”

Teleconference Connection Information:

1. Click on the Moderator Link and go into your Session.
2. Click on the small telephone icon that has a wrench through it—the last icon on the right at the bottom of the page. (If you mouse over it, it will say “Configure the telephone connection information.”)
3. Fill in the conference telephone number and PIN.
4. Insert two commas before the PIN. This inserts a pause to ensure the bridge is ready to accept your PIN.
5. For additional information: http://www.elluminate.com/support/v9-release/index.jsp

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