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Get Connect

ELIGIBILITY:
METNET provides Adobe Acrobat Connect to faculty, staff, and eligible graduate students of MnSCU institutions in the Twin Cities metro-area as well as the COMET (southeast) region. A METNET Internet account and Password are required to activate a Connect account. Students can access online Connect content and participate in web conferences and webcasts through a browser. An account is not needed for this.

REQUEST A METNET ACCOUNT - (Faculty, Staff, and eligible graduate students only)
If you do not yet have your METNET Internet account, please Contact METNET by E-mail to request an account. Include your name, institution name, position, TechID number, and a brief description of how you will use Connect. Users who already have a METNET account should skip this step.

INITIALIZE YOUR METNET ACCOUNT
If you have not yet done so, initialize your METNET Account using the instructions at http://www.metnet.edu/email/howtoinitiate.

ACTIVATE YOUR CONNECT ACCOUNT

New Connect Users

1. Wait at least 20 minutes after initializing your METNET account.
2. Go to Manage Account and click on "Log In" or log into the Connect Manager. Your Connect account becomes active the first time you log in to Connect.
3. Log in using your METNET Internet ID and password.

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

1. Install Connect Add-in for Windows or Macintosh Operating Systems. The Connect Meeting Add-in allows you to share your screen and upload files to meetings.
2. Connect requires that ports 80, 443 and 1935 be open on the routers and firewall. Users may need to check with local tech support staff to verify this.
3. Test your computer to make sure that you are set up with all of the tools you will need to participate in the meeting.
4. Add users and create user groups to invite to the Connect Meeting by visiting the Manage Account page.
5. Log in to Connect Manager and click on the New Meeting link on the home page.
6. Complete the Meeting Creation wizard and enter the meeting room by clicking the Enter Meeting Room button.
7. To invite other participants to the meeting, select "Invite Participants" from the Meeting menu.
8. Consult Adobe Connect Resources to learn more.

ADOBE PRESENTER

Adobe Presenter is for Windows Only and is not available on the Macintosh operating system.

Getting Started with Publishing Presentations - (Faculty, Staff, and eligible graduate students only)

1. Install Adobe Presenter. Presenter is installed as a menu in Microsoft PowerPoint.
   NOTE: If you download and install Adobe Presenter 6, it will add a Presenter menu inside your PowerPoint application. The Presenter menu allows you to create audio narrated presentations and publish them locally or to the web.
2. 1. On the left-hand side of the page under "Learn", click on "Getting Started".
   2. Click "Install Adobe Presenter".
   3. After downloading, double-click on the file and follow the installation instructions. After installation is completed, an Adobe Presenter option will be added to the PowerPoint menu bar.
3. To publish to the Breeze Server, (Faculty, Staff, and eligible graduate students only) the URL to use for Breeze Server Preferences is "https://breeze5.metnet.edu".
4. Log in to Connect Manager to manage content, including setting permissions or using presentations in courses and curriculums.
5. Consult Adobe Presenter Resources to learn more.