14 Jan 2018

Android (Caldav)

This tutorial describes how to setup a Caldav calendar on Android mobile devices. On Android Caldav is not supported natively, but there are existing a lot of nice apps which fullfill our needs.

One of this app is the Caldav app from Marten Gajda, you can find it in the Google Play Store

To start we need to create a new account. Go to the settings panel

Go to the accounts management

Select “Add account”

Select “CalDAV” as account type

Insert your Caldav server name, your username and your password

Then click Next.

When your credentials are inserted correctly you will see the following screen.

Please select now which Calendars you want to synchronize with your mobile device.

Click Next.

Choose a name for the new created account, then click Finish!

Your new Caldav account is created.

14 Jan 2018

Android (Exchange)

The easiest way to setup your collaboration plattform on Android is with Exchange. This enables the full synchronization of email, contacts and calendars with your mobile device.

To start we need to create a new account. Go to the settings panel

Go to the accounts management

Select “Add account”

Select “Exchange” as account type

Insert your email address, your username and your password

Then click Next for automatic data completition. It is recommended to select manual configuration

Now complete the informations with Exchange Server, port and security type

Then click Next. The account settings will be proven.

When your credentials are inserted correctly you will see the following screen.

Please select now which elements you want to synchronize with your mobile device.

Click Next.

Choose a name for the new created account, then click Finish!

Your now account is created.

14 Jan 2018

iOS Caldav – iPhone / iPad

To enable Caldav calendars on your iOS device please follow this steps.

To start we need to create a new account. Go to the settings panel

Then open the calendar configuration

Now “Add new account”

Select “Other” as account type

Choose “Add Caldav account”

Insert your assigned server name, your email address, password and choose a name for the account

Attention: Consider to change the name of the Caldav server according to your domain!

Then click Next. The account settings will be proven.

When your credentials are inserted correctly you will see the following screen.

Please select now which elements you want to synchronize with your mobile device.

Click Save, your new account is created.

14 Jan 2018

iOS Exchange – iPhone / iPad

The easiest way to setup your collaboration plattform on iPhone or iPad is with Exchange. This enables the full synchronization of email, contacts, calendars, task and notes with your mobile device.

To start we need to create a new account. Go to the settings panel

Then open the email configuration

Now “Add new account”

Select “Exchange” as account type

Insert your email address, your password and choose for the account

Then click Next.

Now complete the informations with Exchange Server and User account**

Then click Next. The account settings will be proven.

When your credentials are inserted correctly you will see the following screen.

Please select now which elements you want to synchronize with your mobile device.

Click Save, your now account is created.

14 Jan 2018

Thunderbird Lightning

If you want to include calendars of colleagues, this colleagues must first give the approval for you. See the following tutorial:

Share calendars with colleagues

After the colleague has granted the access to his calendar, you must still subscribe to the calendar, see the following tutorial:

Subscribe to shared calendar

Add calendars to Thunderbird

Lightning is a integrated calendar app in Thunderbird. Newer versions of Thunderbird have the Lightning app just installed. If not please install it from the app repository.

Under Add-ons –> Extensions you need to have Lightning installed as follows

Now go to the calender app

On the left side in the calendar list click right and click on “New Calendar”

Select type of calendar “In the network”

Click Next.

Now you need to open your Webmail and go to the Calendar section. When there select the calendar you want to sync with Thunderbird and then click on “Show calendar URL” button to find out the URL of the calendar.

A popup will open with following informations

Copy the Caldav URL to the clipboard and insert it into the Lightning calendar setup

Then click Next.

Now select Name, your favorite color for the calendar entries and the assigned email address.

Click Next. And then click finish.

Now an authentication popup will open, enter there your default email credentials

Click “Use password manager to remember this password”. This way you don’t have to reenter your credentials each time you open Thunderbird.

Click OK!

When you calendar entries are appearing your done!

14 Jan 2018

Add additional calendar folders

Go to the calendar section.

There you can see your available calendars.

To add an additional calendar open the settings on the bottom of the page and select “Manage Folders”.

Now in the settings select Calendar and push on the + Button at the left bottom corner.

Type the name you wish for the new calendar, choose the settings as showed in the image.

Click save!

To finalize tick the checkbox for subscription, otherwise the calendar is not showed in the calendar section.

Click to activate

Done!

14 Jan 2018

Migrate calendars from other systems

Download the calendar data as ics file (in this example from Owncloud)

Then login to Webmail

and open the calendar section

Click on Import

A import popup will open

Select the file, define the calendar for import and the period which should be imported.
Then click Import!

Your’e done

14 Jan 2018

Android (Imap)

This tutorial describes how to setup an email account with IMAP and SMTP. The difference to Exchange is that IMAP is syncing only emails.

To start we need to create a new account. Go to the settings panel

Go to the accounts management

Select “Add account”

Select “Email” as account type

Insert your email address and your password

Then click Next for automatic data completition. It is recommended to select manual configuration

Choose IMAP as mail account type

Now complete the informations with Imap Server, port and security type

Then click Next. The IMAP account settings will be proven.

Now the SMTP credentials must be inserted, SMTP Server, port and security type

Then click Next. The SMTP accoumt settings will be proven

When your credentials are inserted correctly you will see the following screen.

Define additional settings for synchronization

Click Next.

Define account name and type your name connected with your email account

Click finish, your new account is created.

14 Jan 2018

Android (Exchange)

The easiest way to setup your collaboration plattform on Android is with Exchange. This enables the full synchronization of email, contacts and calendars with your mobile device.

To start we need to create a new account. Go to the settings panel

Go to the accounts management

Select “Add account”

Select “Exchange” as account type

Insert your email address, your username and your password

Then click Next for automatic data completition. It is recommended to select manual configuration

Now complete the informations with Exchange Server, port and security type

Then click Next. The account settings will be proven.

When your credentials are inserted correctly you will see the following screen.

Please select now which elements you want to synchronize with your mobile device.

Click Next.

Choose a name for the new created account, then click Finish!

Your now account is created.

14 Jan 2018

iOS (Imap)

If you do not want to use Exchange you can setup your collaboration plattform also via IMAP for email in combination with Caldav/Carddav for contacts and calendars.

To start we need to create a new account. Go to the settings panel

Then open the email configuration

Now “Add new account”

Select “Other” as account type

Select “Add mail account”

Choose a name, insert your email address, your password and choose a description for the account

Then click Next.

Now complete the informations for Imap and Smtp access

Attention: Consider to change the name of the IMAP and SMTP server according to your domain!

Then click Next. The account settings will be proven.

When your credentials are inserted correctly you will see the following screen.

Please select now which elements you want to synchronize with your mobile device.

Click Save, your now account is created.

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Android (Caldav)

Android (Caldav)

Android (Exchange)

Android (Exchange)

iOS Caldav – iPhone / iPad

iOS Caldav – iPhone / iPad

iOS Exchange – iPhone / iPad

iOS Exchange – iPhone / iPad