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Eligibility
The University of Minnesota offers faculty, staff, and eligible graduate students access to UMConnect through a UMConnect Account.  UMConnect can be used to create on demand web presentations and to communication and collaborate over the web through web conferences and webcasts. To activate your UMConnect account, see the information below under Activate Account.

Students at the University of Minnesota can access online UMConnect content and participant in web conferences and webcasts. Students are also able to download Adobe Presenter and publish presentations locally.

ACTIVATE YOUR UMCONNECT ACCOUNT

New UMConnect Users
Your UMConnect account becomes active the first time you log in to UMConnect. 

• Log in to UMConnect and activate your account

Adobe Presenter
Getting Started with Publishing Presentations - (U of Mn Faculty, Staff, or Student)

1. Install Adobe Presenter 6 by following the appropriate link:
   
   
   • Students: see the support article I am a student, how can I download Adobe Presenter?
   • Faculty and Staff: Download Adobe Presenter 6
   
   Adobe Presenter is installed as a menu in Microsoft PowerPoint (Windows only). NOTE: You will need adminstrator priveledges to install Adobe Presenter. When you download and install Adobe Presenter, it will add an Adobe Presenter menu inside your PowerPoint application.  The Adobe Presenter menu allows you to create audio narrated presentations and publish them locally or to the web.
2. To publish to the UMConnect Server, (Faculty, Staff, and eligible graduate students only) the URL to use for server preferences is "http://umconnect.umn.edu".
3. Login to UMConnect Manager to manage content, including setting permissions or using presentations in courses and curriculums.
4. Consult the  Presenter User Guide to learn more.

UMConnect Meetings
Getting Started with Creating Meetings - (Faculty, Staff, and eligible graduate students only)

1. Install Adobe Acrobat Connect Meeting Add-in for Windows or Macintosh Operating Systems. The Adobe Acrobat Connect Meeting Add-in allows you to share your screen and upload files to meetings.
2. Test your computer to make sure that you are set up with all of the tools you will need to participate in the meeting.
3. Add users and create user groups to invite to the UMConnect meeting by visiting the Manage UMConnect Account page.
4. Login to UMConnect Manager and click on the New Meeting link on the home page.
5. Complete the Meeting Creation wizard and enter the meeting room by clicking the Enter Meeting Room button.
6. Consult Connect Enterprise User Guide for Hosts and Presenters to learn more.