OX6:Open-Xchange Mac OXtender Installation Guide

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Information and Installation of OXtender for Mac OS X (Beta Version)

OXtender for Mac OS X is beta software for testing, and should be used at your own risk.

Description

The OXtender for Mac OS X synchronizes Open-Xchange Server 6 with your Mac OS X computer. Data of the following modules will be synchronized:

  • Calendar
  • Contacts
  • Task

In addition, it enables the InfoStore files to be accessed as Network Volume.

Note: The new OXtender for Mac OS X is currently Beta software. If you want to test it, please backup your data first.

Components

Calendar, Contacts and Tasks: Objects will be regular synchronized via SyncServices. The following folders will be synchronized

  • Contacts - Private Address book and the Public Address book
  • Tasks - Private Tasks
  • Calendar - Private Calendar

If the user changes any data on their Mac OS X, the synchronization will be started after a 10 seconds waiting time via "Trickle-Sync".

Download

Follow this link to download the Installation package.

Installation

  • After the download of the package, you can start the installation by double-clicking on the package. You will then be asked for your administrator password. On the first screen, you will see some information about the MacOXtender. Please follow the installation steps at the wizard.
  • Please read carefully the license agreement for Open-Xchange.

Configuration

  • After the installation of the OXtender for Mac OS X, the user will find an Open-Xchange setting "OX Connector" in the System Preferences application of your Mac.
  • Please click on the OX icon. This will open the configuration dialog.
  • Please enter your synchronization details at the tab "User Account". You have to enter the server address, user account and password for the Open-Xchange Server.
  • On the second tab, you can change your synchronization settings for MacOXtender. Besides the setting "Slow-Sync" to compare the data on the Server and your Mac OS X, you can overwrite the data on the Server. Also, it is possible to restore the changed settings.

Reporting of Bugs

During the Beta phase for the OXtender for Mac OS X, please report Bugs and missing features via the Open-Xchange Bugzilla. Many thanks in advance for your support to help us deliver the final version of OXtender for Mac OS X toward the end of 2008.

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