Hangouts can now be enabled for domains using Google Apps Vault

Customers using Google Apps Vault can now activate the new Hangouts in the Admin console. An amendment has been added in the Admin console that allows you to activate the new Hangouts on acceptance of the terms. This amendment outlines the change in Vault functionality that will exist until we complete the roll out of full compatibility. You will still have eDiscovery and legal-hold capabilities for your on-the-record/history-on chats, but the retention-purge function will not be available. To agree to the amendment, please log into the Admin console, go to Apps, click on Talk/Hangouts, go to Advanced Settings, and click “Enable Hangouts”.

How to opt in

If you’d like to opt in after reviewing all the considerations above, follow two steps so that your users can get started with Hangouts:

1. opt in in the Admin console and    2. inform your users.

To opt in to the new Hangouts for everyone or for users in specific organizational units, do the following:

1. Sign in to the Admin console.
2. Find the Talk settings:
   • In the classic Admin console, click Settings > Talk.
   • In the new Admin console, click Google Apps > Talk/Hangouts > Advanced settings.
     ^{(Which Admin console do I have?)}
3. In the Organizations section near the top of the page, select your domain or the organizational unit for which you want to configure settings.
4. In the Google+ Hangouts section, select Enable the new Hangouts for this organizational unit.
5. If you have Google Apps Vault, a dialog containing the Vault-Hangouts amendment appears. Read the amendment. Click I Accept if you accept the terms.
6. In another dialog, read all the conditions and issues related to enabling the new Hangouts. If you’d like to continue, check the I have read and acknowledged the above box. Then click Continue to enable.

How to opt out after opting in

If you change your mind and want to back out of the new Hangouts for now, do the following:

1. Sign in to the Admin console.
2. Find the Talk settings:
   • In the classic Admin console, click Settings > Talk.
   • In the new Admin console, click Google Apps > Settings for Talk > Advanced settings.
     ^{(Which Admin console do I have?)}
3. In the Organizations section near the top of the page, select your domain or the organizational unit for which you want to opt out of the new Hangouts.
4. In the Google+ Hangouts section, select Do not enable the new Hangouts and keep my existing settings.

 

For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/3094760

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