2.6 Configuring the MTA for Address Book Synchronization

After you have completed the tasks listed in Section 2.5, Preparing for Address Book Synchronization, you are ready to configure the MTA for address book synchronization.

  1. In the GroupWise Admin console, browse to and click the MTA that you want to configure for address book synchronization, then click the Exchange Synchronization tab.

    Exchange Synchronization tab in the GroupWise Admin console

  2. Select Exchange Synchronization.

    You receive the following notification:

  3. Click OK to confirm your acceptance of licensing terms for the Exchange synchronization feature.

  4. On the Exchange Synchronization tab, fill in the following fields to configure address book synchronization for this MTA:

  5. Create an Exchange synchronization profile:

    1. Above the Exchange Synchronization Profiles list, click New.

      Create LDAP Synchronization Profile dialog box

    2. On the Exchange Connection tab, fill in the following fields:

      Exchange Connection tab

    3. Click Test Connection.

      If the connection fails, verify and correct the information that you have provided on the Exchange Connection tab and repeat the test until the connection succeeds.

    4. On the Sync to Active Directory tab, fill in the following fields:

      Sync to Active Directory tab

    5. On the Sync to GroupWise tab, fill in the following fields:

      Sync to GroupWise tab

    6. Click OK to save the Exchange synchronization profile.

      The Exchange synchronization profile is added to the list of profiles for the MTA.

    7. Repeat Step 5 to create additional Exchange synchronization profiles as needed.

  6. On the Exchange Synchronization tab, click Save, then click Close to save the synchronization settings.

    The MTA restarts automatically.

    When you enable address book synchronization, it causes all MTAs in your GroupWise system to restart. This is not a noticeable process unless notifications are automatically sent to administrators whenever MTAs restart.

    The first automatic address book synchronization takes place according to the synchronization settings that you established in Step 4.

  7. Continue with Performing the Initial Address Book Synchronization.