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| − | + | Follow these steps to add the LDAP account into Outlook 2010: | |
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| − | * Select Internet Directory Service (LDAP) | + | * Open Outlook 2010. |
| − | + | * Click on the File tab and select Account Settings. | |
| − | * | + | * Click on the Address Books Tab and click New. |
| − | * | + | * Select Internet Directory Service (LDAP), then click Next. |
| − | + | * Type in the IP or DNS resolvable name of your Scalix server for the Server Name. | |
| − | ** | + | * Select the This server requires me to log on checkbox and fill out the User Name and Password fields. Use your full email address for the User Name field. |
| − | + | * Click Next, then click Finish to complete the setup | |
| − | * | + | * Close and reopen Outlook. |
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| − | * | + | Follow these steps to access LDAP contacts in Outlook 2010: |
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| + | *Click the New Email button to compose a new message. | ||
| + | *Click the To or Cc buttons to bring up a contact selection dialog. | ||
| + | *Under The address book drop down menu select the SmarterMail server. | ||
| + | *Enter your search fields for the contact you are looking for. To display all contacts that are available via LDAP, just enter * in the Display name field. | ||
| + | *Click OK. | ||
| + | *Double-click a contact to add it to the To recipients. To add it to To, Cc or Bcc just select the contact and click the appropriate button under the Message Recipients section. | ||
Revision as of 20:38, 27 September 2016
Scalix Wiki -> How-Tos -> Configuring Outlook 2007 for LDAP Address Book
Purpose of this HowTo
When using Outlook in IMAP or POP3 mode, you don't automatically have access to Scalix' directory, which is the equivalent of the Exchange Global Address Book. However, you can configure Outlook to access the Scalix directory via LDAP. This HowTo will show you how to configure Outlook 2010 so that you can search for other users on the Scalix server even though you're using Outlook in POP3 or IMAP mode.
Step-by-step Instructions
Follow these steps to add the LDAP account into Outlook 2010:
- Open Outlook 2010.
- Click on the File tab and select Account Settings.
- Click on the Address Books Tab and click New.
- Select Internet Directory Service (LDAP), then click Next.
- Type in the IP or DNS resolvable name of your Scalix server for the Server Name.
- Select the This server requires me to log on checkbox and fill out the User Name and Password fields. Use your full email address for the User Name field.
- Click Next, then click Finish to complete the setup
- Close and reopen Outlook.
Follow these steps to access LDAP contacts in Outlook 2010:
- Click the New Email button to compose a new message.
- Click the To or Cc buttons to bring up a contact selection dialog.
- Under The address book drop down menu select the SmarterMail server.
- Enter your search fields for the contact you are looking for. To display all contacts that are available via LDAP, just enter * in the Display name field.
- Click OK.
- Double-click a contact to add it to the To recipients. To add it to To, Cc or Bcc just select the contact and click the appropriate button under the Message Recipients section.
