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*Setting up calendars is a two part process
*Setting up Shared Address Books is a two part process
*First, you must log into the server interface to create calendars and grant permission to other user to access them
*First, you must log into the server interface to create the address books and grant permission to other user to access them
**The act of logging in will create a default calendar and address book for that user.
**The act of logging in will create a default calendar and address book for that user.
**It is required that a user log in before he can be granted permissions to any calendars
**It is required that a user log in before he can be granted permissions to any address books
*Then you need to configure your calendar client to access the calendars you created
*Then you need to configure your CardDAV client to access the address books you created
**There is no web interface for the calendars, you must access them through a client such as thunderbird or webmail.
**There is no web interface for the address books, you must access them through a client such as thunderbird or webmail.
*This interface is a little bit overwhelming at first, but so is the number of things you can do with it
*This interface is a little bit overwhelming at first, but so is the number of things you can do with it
**This page will not show you everything you can do, but it should show you some of the basic functions without making you learn all there is to know.
**This page will not show you everything you can do, but it should show you some of the basic functions without making you learn all there is to know.


==I Just Want a Calendar That All My Devices Will Sync With==
==I Just Want an Address Book That All My Devices Will Sync With==
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*Scroll down and find the blue bar labelled Principal Collections
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Revision as of 22:16, 31 July 2012

  • Setting up Shared Address Books is a two part process
  • First, you must log into the server interface to create the address books and grant permission to other user to access them
    • The act of logging in will create a default calendar and address book for that user.
    • It is required that a user log in before he can be granted permissions to any address books
  • Then you need to configure your CardDAV client to access the address books you created
    • There is no web interface for the address books, you must access them through a client such as thunderbird or webmail.
  • This interface is a little bit overwhelming at first, but so is the number of things you can do with it
    • This page will not show you everything you can do, but it should show you some of the basic functions without making you learn all there is to know.

I Just Want an Address Book That All My Devices Will Sync With

  • Go to https://cal.domain.tld and accept the Security Certificate warning
  • Login with your email address as your User Name and your email password for Password and click Go
*Ignore the contents of this page for now, at the top of the page, put your mouse on UserFunctions and then select "View My Details"
  • Scroll down and find the blue bar labelled Principal Collections