Installing the Windows Client

1. At the user's workstation, insert the GroupWise 6.5 Client 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 6.5 Client CD or the client\win32 directory in the software distribution directory, then select setup.exe.

4. Click OK, follow the prompts until you reach the Setup Options screen, then click one of the following options:

   Workstation Install: Allows the user to run GroupWise from the network, which saves disk space on the user's hard drive.

   Standard Install: Installs all of the client files on the user's hard drive. This option is required when the computer will run GroupWise in Caching or Remote mode. See "Client" in the GroupWise 6.5 Administration Guide for more information about setting up GroupWise Remote and Caching modes.

5. Click the Browse button to select a different Destination Folder path or click Next to select the default.

6. Make sure each component you want to install is selected, then click Next.

   GroupWise: This component is required.

   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.

7. Continue to follow the prompts and select the options you want. When the setup program has completed, a shortcut to run GroupWise appears on the user's 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 6.5 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.

Setting Up the GroupWise Cross-Platform Client on Linux

• Installing the Cross-Platform Client on Linux
• Starting the Cross-Platform Client on Linux

Setting Up the GroupWise Cross-Platform Client on Macintosh