8.4 Setting Up the GroupWise Client

8.4.1 Setting Up the GroupWise Windows Client

Installing the Windows Client

  1. At the user’s workstation, insert the GroupWise 7 Client for Windows CD in the CD drive.

    or

    Map a drive to the client files in the software distribution directory.

    During the installation of your GroupWise system, the client files were copied to the software distribution directory on your server. For example, if you accepted the default z:\grpwise\software as your target, the client software was copied to z:\grpwise\software\client\win32.

    The setup program (setup.exe) can be run from the software distribution directory. In order to run this setup program, users require rights to client\win32 in the software distribution directory. The minimum rights required are Read and File Scan.

  2. From the Windows taskbar, click Start > Run.

  3. Browse to the GroupWise 7 Client for Windows CD or the client\win32 directory in the software distribution directory, then run setup.exe.

    Windows client Setup program
  4. Click Next to display the Setup Type dialog box, then select one of the following options:

    Typical: Installs the most commonly used components in the standard installation directory of c:\novell\groupwise with out prompting further information needed. By default, this installs the software integration, Internet browser mail integration, GroupWise Tip of the Day, and GroupWise PDA Connect. For information on installing GroupWise PDA connect, see the GroupWise PDA Connect Readme. A GroupWise icon is added to your Desktop as well as the Quick Launch. However, Notify is not added to your startup group. This means Notify does not run when Windows starts.

    Custom: Allows you to select where you want GroupWise to install and what components of GroupWise you want to install. Select this option if you want to add Notify to your startup group.

    Upgrade: Installs GroupWise 7 over your existing installation of GroupWise with the same components you already had installed. The installation directory is also the same as your previous installation of GroupWise.

    See Client in the GroupWise 7 Administration Guide for more information about setting up GroupWise Remote and Caching modes.

  5. Click Next.

    If you selected Typical or Upgrade, click Next again to install the files. Click Finish to finalize the installation program. When the setup program has completed, a shortcut to run GroupWise appears on the your desktop.

    If you selected Custom, continue with step 6.

  6. Make sure each component you want to install is selected.

    Languages: If you have the multilanguage version of the GroupWise 7 Client for Windows CD, you can select which languages to install.

    Internet Browser Mail Integration: Sets GroupWise to be the default e-mail program on the workstation, so that whenever the user clicks an e-mail link on a Web page or chooses the Mail command in the browser (Internet Explorer 3.x and higher, Netscape Navigator 4.03-4.08), GroupWise starts.

    GroupWise Tip of the Day: The Tip of the Day displays different hints about using GroupWise. A new tip is displayed each time GroupWise is started. The user can disable Tip of the Day at any time.

    GroupWise PDA Connect: Allows you to cradle synchronize GroupWise with a Palm OS or Windows Pocket PC PDA device. For information about GroupWise PDA connect, see the GroupWise PDA Connect Readme.

  7. Click Change to change the default installation path.

  8. Click Next.

  9. Select the Program Folder where you want to add the GroupWise icons.

    The default is Novell GroupWise.

  10. Select if you want the GroupWise icon added to your Desktop and Quick Launch.

  11. Select if you want Notify added to the Startup Folder. This starts Notify when Windows starts.

  12. Click Next.

  13. Click Install to install GroupWise, then click Finish when all the files have finished copying to your hard drive. When the setup program has completed, a shortcut to run GroupWise appears on your desktop.

Starting the Windows Client

At startup, the GroupWise client needs to know the location (IP address/hostname and port number) of the user’s post office. There are three ways that the client can get this information:

  • If the user is logged into eDirectory, the GroupWise client can read eDirectory for the post office’s location.

  • If the user is not logged into eDirectory, the GroupWise client can use a GroupWise name server to get the user’s post office location. A GroupWise name server is a DNS hostname entry that defines the IP address of the post office’s POA. During startup, the GroupWise client automatically looks for the GroupWise name server in DNS. For information about creating a GroupWise name server, see Post Office Agent in the GroupWise 7 Administration Guide.

  • The user can provide the post office location when prompted.

To start the GroupWise client for the first time:

  1. Double-click the GroupWise icon on the Windows desktop.

  2. Enter the password and post office address information, then click OK.

8.4.2 Setting Up the GroupWise Cross-Platform Client on Linux

Installing the Cross-Platform Client on Linux

  1. Open a new terminal window, then become root by entering su and the root password.

  2. Change to the root of the GroupWise 7 Client for Linux and Macintosh CD.

  3. Enter ./install.

    The GroupWise Client is installed to /opt/novell/groupwise/client.

You can also install the Cross-Platform client by changing to the client/linux directory on the GroupWise 7 Client for Linux and Macintosh CD, then installing the RPM.

Starting the Cross-Platform Client on Linux

  1. At the command line, change to the /opt/novell/groupwise/client/bin directory.

  2. Enter the following:

    ./groupwise.sh
    
  3. Specify the username, password, and server information, then click OK.

For your convenience, a Cross-Platform client icon is automatically created on your desktop.

8.4.3 Setting Up the GroupWise Cross-Platform Client on Macintosh

Installing the Cross-Platform Client on Macintosh

  1. Browse to the GroupWise.dmg file on the GroupWise 7 Client for Linux and Macintosh CD.

  2. Double-click the GroupWise.dmg file to install the Cross-Platform client software.

    The installation process adds a GroupWise Cross-Platform client icon to your desktop.

Starting the Cross-Platform Client on Macintosh

  1. Double-click the GroupWise Cross-Platform client icon to start the Cross-Platform client.

  2. Specify the username, password, and server information, then click OK.