OX6:Open-Xchange Mac OXtender Installation Guide

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Information and Installing of OXtender for Mac OS X

OXtender for Mac OS X is beta version for testing, use at your own risk.

Concept

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

  • Calendar
  • Contacts
  • Task

In addition it allows to mount the InfoStore as Network Volume.

Note: The new OXtender for Mac OS X is at the moment Beta. 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
  • Task: Private Tasks
  • Calendar: Private Calendar

If the user changes any data at the 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. At 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 of Open-Xchange.

Installing screen macoxtender.jpg

Configuration

  • After the installation of the OXtender for Mac OS X, the user will find an Open-Xchange setting "OX Connector" at the PrefPane of your Mac OS X.
  • Please click on the new setting entry. You will get the configuration dialog.
  • Please enter your synchronization details at the tabulator "User Account". You have to enter the server address, user account and password for the Open-Xchange Server.
  • At the second tabulator you can change your synchronization behavior for the MacOXtender. Besides of the functionality "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.

Configuration screen macoxtender.jpg

Reporting of Bugs

During the Beta-phase of 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 deliver the final version of OXtender for Mac OS X end of 2008.

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