UMCal Mac OS X 10g Install Guide

1. Pre-Install Requirements

Initiating Your Account

Important: Please review the information at http://www1.umn.edu/umcal/forms/UMCalSignUp.html before trying to use UMCal.

2. UMCal Mac OS X Desktop Client Requirements

Mac OS X Requirements

The Mac OS X 10g desktop client requires the following:

• Mac OS 10.2+
• 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)

3. Installing UMCal Mac OS X Desktop Client

Downloading the Client

To download the latest version of the software, go to: http://www.umn.edu/umcal/download

Installing the Client

1. Locate the file you downloaded to your computer, which is likely on your desktop. Double-click the file to open the disk image.


2. Double-click Oracle Calendar the disk image icon, located on your desktop.
   
   


3. Drag the Oracle Calendar application from the disk image into your computer's Applications folder.
   
   


4. Wait for the file copy to complete. Once this is done, drag the Oracle Calendar disk image icon on your desktop to the trash.
   


5. Optionally, to create a shortcut to the calendar client in your dock, drag the Oracle Calendar application icon, in your Applications folder, to the dock. You may then use this shortcut to launch the client.

4. Configuring the Client

Note: This Mac OS X desktop client may be distributed in a preconfigured form. After launching the application, if you see UMCal selected in the Connect to drop-down list, you may skip these configuration steps.

Create a Server Connection

1. Open the Oracle Calendar client from your dock or applications folder.


2. At the Sign-in screen, click the Other button.
   
   


3. At the Connection Manager screen, click the New button.
   
   


4. At the Connection Editor screen, you are creating a new server connection. Enter the UMCal in the Connection Name field. Enter umcal.umn.edu in the Server field.
   
   


5. While still at the Connection Editor screen, click the Lookup button.


6. At the Connection Configuration screen, verify that Configure At Login From User Name is selected and click Configure.
   
   


7. After returning to the Connection Editor screen, click OK.


8. After returning to the Connection Manager screen, select the UMCal entry in the list of available connections and click Make Default. A checkmark now appears next to the UMCal entry. Click Done.
   
   


9. After returning to the Sign-in Screen, UMCalConnect To drop-down. You may now sign in to UMCal using your Internet ID and Internet password.