GroupWise PDA Connect

January 28, 2005

Overview

The information in this Readme file pertains to Novell® GroupWise® PDA Connect.

GroupWise PDA Connect is designed to work on a Windows* computer to synchronize data between GroupWise and a PDA device. It is comprised of a synchronization engine and translators, which are used to seamlessly integrate Palm* and Pocket PCs* with GroupWise.

1.0 GroupWise PDA Connect Installation
1.1 Prerequisites
1.2 Downloading GroupWise PDA Connect
1.3 Installing GroupWise PDA Connect
2.0 Known Issues
3.0 Additional Documentation
4.0 Documentation Conventions
5.0 Legal Notices

1.0 GroupWise PDA Connect Installation


1.1 Prerequisites

Before installing GroupWise PDA Connect:


1.2 Downloading GroupWise PDA Connect

GroupWise PDA Connect is available for download at the Novell Product Downloads Web site.

  1. Select GroupWise for the product, then click Submit Search.

  2. Click GroupWise PDA Connect.

  3. Click the filename (setupgwpda.exe), then follow the instructions to download the file into a temporary directory.

  4. Extract the .exe file into a directory at the root of your local drive or to a network server drive that can handle long pathnames.

  5. Continue with Section 1.3 Installing GroupWise PDA Connect.


1.3 Installing GroupWise PDA Connect

Use Windows to run the GroupWise PDA Connect Installation program (setup.exe).

  1. In Windows, click Start > Run > Browse, then locate the directory where you extracted the Support Pack files.

  2. Select the setup.exe file, then click OK to run the GroupWise PDA Connect Installation program.

  3. When the Welcome page is displayed, click Next.

  4. Click Yes to agree to the software license agreement.

  5. Select your PDA device (Palm OS or Pocket PC), then click Next.

  6. If you selected more than one device, select which one should be the default device, then click Next.

  7. Select either Single PC or Multiple PCs, then click Next twice.

If you are using a Palm OS device, you must first synchronize first using GroupWise PDA Connect before using the Sync button on the synchronizing device.


2.0 Known Issues


3.0 Additional Documentation

In addition to this Readme file, the following sources give information about GroupWise PDA Connect:


4.0 Documentation Conventions

In this documentation, a greater-than symbol (>) is used to separate actions within a step and items in a cross-reference path.

A trademark symbol (®, TM, etc.) denotes a Novell trademark; an asterisk (*) denotes a third-party trademark.


5.0 Legal Notices

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