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Groupcal^™ 3
Setup and Configuration

Before Groupcal can be used it must be properly setup and configured. Simply enter your Exchange account information and server and Click the "Test Configuration" button.

User name

This is your Windows network login. It may be entered in the older Windows NT style of DOMAIN\username or the newer UPS style, username@domain.com (if your server supports it). If you are unsure what your network login is please contact your system administrator.

Password

This is your Windows network password. Groupcal will store your password securely in the OS X Keychain.

Exchange Server

Groupcal provides several ways to enter the location of your Exchange server based on your company's network configuration. This is the same location that you use when accessing Outlook Web Access (OWA) via a web browser. You may want to contact your system administrator if you are unclear what the location or URL of your Exchange server is.

When you enter the server name or IP address of your Exchange server Groupcal will attempt to reach an Exchange server at "[your server]/Exchange/"

If your Exchange server is not located at "[your server]/Exchange/" you may enter the full location of your Exchange server instead. Groupcal will attempt to contact the Exchange server at that location.

For Example, entering "[your server]/Email" or "[your server]/Email/Exchange2000/" will cause Groupcal to attempt to reach an Exchange server at the exact location you entered.

If your Exchange server is simply located at "[my server]" with no additional path information you must add "/." after the server name when entering it into Groupcal. Please note the "." after the "/"

When you enter the location of an Exchange server Groupcal will first attempt to contact the server via a secure connection (HTTPS). If Groupcal cannot establish a secure connection and "Use a secure connection" is not selected, it will then attempt to reach the server via standard HTTP connection.

You may choose to override this behavior be specifying the connection type to use explicitly. Adding "http://" before the location of your Exchange server will force Groupcal to only attempt to connect via a standard HTTP connection. When "https://" is added before the location of your Exchange server Groupcal will only attempt to contact the server via a secure HTTPS connection. This has the same effect as selecting "Only use a secure connection"

In some network configurations Groupcal may take an extremely long time when attempting to establish a secure connection to an Exchange server that does not support HTTPS. This same effect can often be observed when using Apple's Safari browser to connecting to OWA via HTTPS. In these cases, it is recommended that you add "http://" before the location of your Exchange server. Please be aware however that by adding "http://" you will not be using a secure connection when communication with Exchange.

Only use a secure connection

This will ensure Groupcal only uses HTTPS when communicating with Exchange.

Bypass my proxy when connecting

If you have set an HTTP and or HTTPS proxy server in your OS X Network System Preferences Groupcal will automatically use it when attempting to connect to your Exchange server. Checking this will cause Groupcal to ignore any proxy settings and attempt to contact Exchange directly.

Cancel and Test Configuration buttons

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Requirements

— Groupcal —
Mac OS X 10.4
(OS X 10.5 is not yet supported)
OS X 10.2-10.3 for Groupcal 2
A valid Exchange email account

— Exchange Server —
Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or 2003
...with recent service packs,
WebDAV (Outlook Web Access)
HTTPS strongly recommended