9.5 Installing and Starting the GroupWise Mac Client

9.5.1 GroupWise Mac Client

  • x86-32 processor or x86-64 processor; PowerPC

    On a 64-bit processor, GroupWise still runs as a 32-bit application.

  • Any of the following desktop operating systems:

    • Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger) or Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard)

    • Mac OS X for Intel

    • Mac OS X for PowerPC

  • Apple Java Virtual Machine (JVM) 1.5 or later

  • 75 MB of free disk space to install the GroupWise Mac client

9.5.2 Installing the Mac Client

  1. Insert the GroupWise 8 DVD into the DVD drive to start the GroupWise Installation program, double-click the CDROM icon that appears on your desktop, double-click the mac folder, then double-click the GroupWise .dmg file to create the GroupWise package.

    or

    Double-click the downloaded GroupWise .dmg file to create the GroupWise package.

  2. Drag the GroupWise package to the Applications folder to install the software on your Mac.

  3. Drag the GroupWise package from the Applications folder to the Mac dock to create a GroupWise icon for convenient access.

  4. Click the GroupWise Mac client icon on the dock to start the Mac client.

9.5.3 Starting the Mac Client

At startup, the GroupWise Mac 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 8 Administration Guide.

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

To start the GroupWise Mac client for the first time:

  1. Click the GroupWise icon on the Mac dock.

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

See also Getting Started in the GroupWise 8 Linux/Mac Client User Guide.