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*Enter your email address as your Username
*Enter your email address as your Username
*Enter your email password as Password
*Enter your email password as Password
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*The value you need to enter for URL consists of two parts
 
**The first part is based on your domain name in the format [[Domain Substitution|https://cal.domain.tld]]
 
**The second part is your DAV Path as derived from configuring your [[Shared Address Book]]
**The name is arbitrary, so it can be anything you like, though normally you would choose a name that has meaning for you.
**If you are connecting to someone else's calendar, you will need to use the [[Shared Address Book#I Need My Assistant To Edit My Address Book|DAV Path]] they provide you
*If you wish to change the colour of your calendar, click in the box containing FFFFFF, then click on the colour you would like for your calendar
**The full value will look like this: [[Domain Substitution|https://cal.domain.tld/caldav.php/bob@computerisms.ca/addresses]]
*Click the Save Button
*The update interval can be increased if you like
**1 is the minimum acceptable value for this field
*When everything is how you want it, click save
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Revision as of 19:06, 1 August 2012

Email

  • To check your email using Roundcube, all you need to do is login
    • There is no need to configure anything in order to send or receive mail using RoundCube
  • Open your browser and navigate to https://rc.domain.tld
  • Enter your email address in the Username field
  • Enter your email password in the Password field
  • If you prefer a language other than English, select it from the list
  • Click the login Button

Calendar

Before you begin:

  • Open your browser and navigate to https://rc.domain.tld
  • Enter your email address in the Username field
  • Enter your email password in the Password field
  • If you prefer a language other than English, select it from the list
  • Click the login Button
  • In the next window, find in the top right corner the link called "Settings"
  • In the next window on the far left side, under the main category "Calendar", click the sub-category "Categories"
  • In the main pane of the window, click the plus sign. This will create a new line at the bottom of the list
  • Click in the longest field of the new line and enter a name for your calendar
    • The name is arbitrary, so it can be anything you like, though normally you would choose a name that has meaning for you.
  • If you wish to change the colour of your calendar, click in the box containing FFFFFF, then click on the colour you would like for your calendar
  • Click the Save Button
  • After you click save, the list will reorder alphabetically
  • Click the little round button next to the calendar you just created
  • In the Username field you will find the value "%u"
    • %u is a short cut for the username you used to log into Roundcube, which will be the same as your email address
  • Enter your Email Password
  • The value you need to enter for "CalDAV Url" consists of two parts
  • Unless you know why you should do otherwise, leave "Reminders" and "Authentication Method" settings at their default
  • Click the Save Button
  • To start using your calendar, click the Calendar link in the top right corner of the window

Shared Address Book

Before you begin:

  • Open your browser and navigate to https://rc.domain.tld
  • Enter your email address in the Username field
  • Enter your email password in the Password field
  • If you prefer a language other than English, select it from the list
  • Click the login Button
  • In the next window, find in the top right corner the link called "Settings"
  • In the next window on the far left side, click the category called "CardDAV"
  • In the main pane of the window, enter a name for your address book
    • The name is arbitrary, so it can be anything you like, usually something meaningful to you.
    • The address book name must not contain a space
  • Ensure "Activate CardDAV-Addressbook" is selected
  • Enter your email address as your Username
  • Enter your email password as Password
  • The value you need to enter for URL consists of two parts
  • The update interval can be increased if you like
    • 1 is the minimum acceptable value for this field
  • When everything is how you want it, click save
  • After you click save, the list will reorder alphabetically
  • Click the little round button next to the calendar you just created
  • In the Username field you will find the value "%u"
    • %u is a short cut for the username you used to log into Roundcube, which will be the same as your email address
  • Enter your Email Password
  • The value you need to enter for "CalDAV Url" consists of two parts
  • Unless you know why you should do otherwise, leave "Reminders" and "Authentication Method" settings at their default
  • Click the Save Button
  • To start using your calendar, click the Calendar link in the top right corner of the window

Extra Notes