Shared Address Book

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  • 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
  • Identify under Display Name which line corresponds to your address book (not your calendar).
  • Click the link in the left most column on the identified line. It will be a four or five digit number.
  • Near the top of the page, take note of the value for DAV Path
    • You will need this information to set up your devices, so either highlight and copy this or write it down.
  • To be safe, always log out when you are finished
  • Proceed with setting up your calendar clients

I Need More Address Books

  • 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
  • Click the button called Create Collection
  • After you click the Create Collection button, you will be presented with a screen to configure your new address book
  • Enter an ending to your DAV Path
    • The DAV Path is an arbitrary value, but you should pick something that represents the function of the address book
    • Do not use spaces, and only use letters and numbers.
  • Set the display name
    • This name is also arbitrary, and does not need to be the same as you enter for DAV Path. It is just easier if you do.
  • deselect Calendar and select Address Book.
  • If you do not wish to provide default access to your address book, then deselect Default Privileges.
  • When everything is set, click the Create Button.