Support for Microsoft Outlook - Kerio Software Archive

Chapter 1Kerio Outlook ConnectorKerio Outlook Connector is an extension to MS Outlook. It allows scheduling and sharingdifferent types of data. Thanks to this modification, MS Outlook is able to workwith groupware data (contacts, calendar, tasks, notices) stored in Kerio MailServer. Themain benefit of the shared data store is that the data is available via the Internet anywherenecessary. To access the data, you’ll need just an Internet connection and a webbrowser (the Kerio WebMail interface) or MS Outlook with Kerio Outlook Connector orMS Entourage.Kerio MailServer and MS Outlook communicate via MAPI. MAPI (Messaging ApplicationProgramming Interface) is a versatile interface for email transmission. It is a softwareinterface that enables any MAPI client to communicate with any mailserver (MicrosoftOutlook and Kerio MailServer in this case).Kerio Outlook Connector also includes Help which can be triggered from the MS Outlook’stoolbar (Help → Kerio Outlook Connector Help).TIPS:• If you intend to handle your email also offline, follow the instructions in chapter 14.• Kerio Outlook Connector since version 6.1 provides support for digital signatures.The function and settings for digital signatures are described in standard MS Outlookhelp.Note: All settings relate to MS Windows XP and MS Outlook 2003. If you use a differentversion of MS Outlook 2000, the settings may differ (see chapter 12.2).1.1 Software requirementsInstallation of the Kerio Outlook Connector can be run under Windows 2000 Professional(version Service Pack 4), XP (version Service Pack 1 or 2), MS IE 6.0 and later.Kerio Outlook Connector supports the following email clients:• MS Outlook 2000 + version Service Pack 3 (if the service pack version is not installed,Kerio Outlook Connector installation cannot be started)5