Oracle Connector for Outlook is a calendar and
e-mail system combined in one interface: Microsoft Outlook. The purpose of this
product is to combine the very familiar and feature-rich Microsoft Outlook interface
with the functionality of Oracle Collaboration Suite e-mail and real-time calendaring
systems.
Log
in to Oracle Collaboration Suite to access the main Oracle Collaboration Suite
page. A unique Web URL is assigned to the login window of the Web client by your
administrator. For this example, the URL to access the Web client is http://<hostname>:<port>:
2.
Click
the Downloads link in the Downloads region of the page:
3.
Under
Oracle Connector for Outlook, click Windows:
To use
Microsoft Outlook with Oracle Collaboration Suite, some specific parameters must
be configured. This example is using Microsoft Outlook 2000.
1.
To
configure Microsoft Outlook, double-click the Microsoft Outlook icon on your desktop:
2.
The
Outlook 2000 Startup dialog box appears. Click Next:
3.
In
the E-mail Service Options dialog box, select the Corporate or Workgroup option.
Click Next:
4.
Several
installation windows appear:
5.
On
the next page, select Internet E-mail for the information services that you want
to use with Microsoft Outlook. Click Next.
6.
In
the Internet E-mail dialog box, click the Setup Mail Account button to set up
your internet email account.
7.
Under
the General tab, input the following values:
- Mail Account field: Type the name by which you would like to refer to these
servers.
- Input the following information in the User Information fields: Name (the user
name), Organization (your organization's name), E-mail Address (username@domain),
and your Reply Address (typically the same as the e-mail address):
8.
Click
the Servers tab. Input the appropriate server name(s) in the Incoming mail (POP3)
and Outgoing mail (SMTP) fields. Under Incoming Mail Server, enter your username
in the Account name field and the appropriate password in the Password field.
If
you want the system to remember your password, select the Remember password checkbox.
Click OK:
9.
On
the Internet E-mail dialog box, click Next. In the Personal Folders page, retain
the default value and click Next:
10.
The
final dialog box appears. Click Finish to complete the process:
11.
The
Microsoft Outlook client appears. If you want Microsoft Outlook to be your default
manager, click Yes. Otherwise, click No.
12.
To
register your copy of Microsoft Outlook, click Yes. Otherwise, click No.
13.
Exit
and log off from Microsoft Outlook by selecting File > Exit and Log Off:
To
configure Oracle Connector for Outlook, perform the following steps:
1.
Double-click
the executable file, con_outlook_9041.exe,
which you downloaded in section one:
2.
In
the first dialog box asking you whether you want to install Oracle Connector for
Outlook, click Yes:
A
window indicating the status of the installation appears. This window disappears
after the installation is complete.
3.
The
Welcome page for Oracle Connector for Outlook appears. Click Next:
4.
Enter
your username (use the same username you used for Microsoft Outlook) in the Name
field and your company name in the Company field. Click Next.
5.
In
the Choose Destination Location page, retain the default value and click Next.
6.
In
the Additional Languages page accept the defaults and click Next.
7.
In
the Start Copying Files page, accept the defaults and click Next.
8.
The
files will begin to copy. When complete, the Profiles page appears. Select Create
a New Profile and click Next.
9.
Retain
the default values in the Create New Profile page. Click Next.
10.
Retain
the default value for the Oracle Calendar Server Configuration page. Click Next.
11.
The
Calendar Account opens next. Enter the server name (the full hostname of the Mid-Tier
server), account name (use the same username you used for Microsoft Outlook),
and the password. Click Next.
12.
In
the IMAP4 Configuration page, enter the server name in the Incoming mail server
field and select Use same settings as my Oracle Calendar server. Click
Next.
13.
The
SMTP Configuration window allows you to set the configuration for your outgoing
mail server. Keep the default values for the SMTP Configuration. Click Next.
14.
In
the E-mail Sender Information page, enter the display name and your e-mail address.
Click Next.
15.
Retain
the default values in the Off-line Folders page. Click Next.
16.
Review
your information and click Next.
17.
You
can either keep the value in the Yes, I want to view the ReadMe file check
box selected, or deselect it and then click Finish to complete the configuration.
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