MS Entourage can be configured either by an automatic script or manually:
Kerio Technologies have developed a tool for automatic configuration of Exchange accounts in MS Entourage. This implies that now you simply download and run this tool on your computer. The only information required for the installation is as follows:
username and password for the corresponding account,
username and password for an account with administration rights for the workstation.
Run MS Entourage.
The tool can be downloaded from the special page Integration with Mac OS X. To open this page, go to the Kerio WebMail interface's (see figure 8.1 Kerio WebMail — Settings).
Note
For detailed instructions on authentication to Kerio WebMail, refer to chapter 1.2 Authentication to Kerio WebMail.
On the Integration with Mac OS X page just opened, click on the Auto-configure Entourage link.
The tool gets downloaded to your workstation and gets launched automatically (see figure 8.2 Launching iCal Config Tool). Click on .
In the next page, select location where the tool will be saved and where it will be launched from.
Unless motivated by specific reasons, do not change the default settings and click on .
Now enter username and password of an administration account for your computer (see figure 8.3 Entering administration username and password).
An MS Entourage dialog is opened where you are supposed to authenticate with your mailbox password. Enter the password and confirm the dialog.
Your MS Entourage is now completely configured and you can start using it immediately.
Warning
If the script has already been used and MS Entourage 2008 reports that the traffic would not be secure because it is not possible to communicate via SSL, please restart MS Entourage. Upon the restart, the application should work correctly in the secure mode.
Whenever a new profile is created or right upon a successful installation of the application, the Entourage Setup Assistant is started automatically. It is recommended not to use this wizard to create a KMS (Exchange) account.
Note
Settings for MS Entourage can slightly differ for versions 2004 and 2008. The following description matches the MS Entourage 2008 configuration.
Follow these instructions to set the account:
In the menu, select . This opens the account management dialog (see figure 8.4 Accounts). In this dialog, click on . In the new account wizard just opened, click on and in the menu select the Exchange account type.
This opens an Exchange account settings dialog (see figure 8.5 Account Settings). On the Account Settings tab, set the following parameters:
- Account name
The name of the email account.
- Name
Any name (the first name and last name of the user is recommended) that will be displayed in the message header.
- E-mail address
The email address of the user.
- Account ID
Username used for login to Kerio Connect. The username is specified as
userwithout the at sign and domain.- Domain
Name of the email domain where the user has an account.
- Password
The password used for accessing your account in Kerio Connect.
- Exchange server
DNS name or IP address of the machine where Kerio Connect is running.
The traffic between Kerio Connect and MS Entourage is usually maintained through the WebDAV interface (HTTP protocol) at port 80. If HTTP in Kerio Connect is running on a non-standard port, it is necessary to enable the Override default DAV port option and change the port.
The traffic can also be secured by SSL. To encrypt the traffic, use the This DAV service requires a secure connection (SSL) option. When it is checked, the port in Override default DAV port is changed to port 443 (the default port for HTTPS). If another port number is specified, it is necessary to check also the Override default DAV port and change the port number to
443. Otherwise, connection to Kerio Connect fails. It is also necessary to change the port if HTTP(S) protocol in Kerio Connect communicates at a non-standard port. In such a case, it is necessary to specify the port number used by Kerio Connect for HTTPS traffic.
In the Advanced tab, set connection to a Free/Busy and to an LDAP server (see figure 8.6 Advanced):
- Public folder server
In the entry, it is possible to enter a URL address to the Free/Busy server. The Free/Busy server is a public calendar that displays free/busy information for all users that have an account in Kerio Connect and work with the calendar in MS Entourage, in MS Outlook or in the Kerio WebMail interface. For detailed information on usage of this feature, refer to chapter 8.3 Scheduling of meetings.
- This DAV service requires a secure connection (SSL)
It is also possible to connect to the Free/Busy built in Kerio Connect via secured SSL. If the HTTPS service in Kerio Connect is running on a standard port, simply enable this option. The port in Override default DAV port is changed to 443 (see figure 8.18 Setting secure version of WebDAV for connections to the Free/Busy server).
- Override default DAV port
If Kerio Connect communicates at a non-standard port, check this option and overwrite the port.
- LDAP server
Enter DNS name of IP address of the LDAP server (typically the address of your Kerio Connect) — see figure 8.6 Advanced.
Note
MS Entourage supports only the default private Contacts folder. It does not support for displaying of shared (unless delegation is set) and public contact folders nor it supports private contact subfolders created in Kerio WebMail (unless they are shared and connected by delegation). However you can add addresses from these other Contact folders through an LDAP search when creating a new email (see chapter 8.2 Connection to the LDAP server).
- This server requires me to log on
This option must be used if you want to use the LDAP database in Kerio Connect since the LDAP server in Kerio Connect does not allow anonymous connections.
- This server requires a secure connection (SSL)
Communication with the LDAP server in Kerio Connect can be secured by SSL. If this encryption is used, it is also necessary to change the port in Override default LDAP port (standard port for LDAPS is 636).
- Override default LDAP port
By default, MS Entourage uses a non-standard port where the MS Exchange email client is run. Whenever a user connects to Kerio Connect, they must change the port to the port on which the Kerio Connect's LDAP service is running.
It is therefore necessary to check this option and enter the correct port number and every time. The standard port number for the non-secured LDAP is 389 and the standard port number for SSL-secured LDAP is 636. If the LDAP service in Kerio Connect is running on a non-standard port, specify the port used by the LDAP(S) service in Kerio Connect.
