9.3 Installing and Starting the GroupWise Windows Client

9.3.1 GroupWise Windows Client Workstation Requirements

  • x86-32 processor or x86-64 processor

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

  • Any of the following Windows versions:

    • Windows XP on a 300 MHz or higher workstation with at least 128 MB of RAM

    • Windows Vista on a 1 GHz or higher workstation with at least 1 GB of RAM

    • Windows 7 on a 1 GHz or higher workstation with at least 1 GB of RAM

  • 200 MB of free disk space to install the GroupWise Windows client

9.3.2 Installing the Windows Client

  1. Insert the GroupWise 8 DVD into the DVD drive to start the GroupWise Installation program.

    or

    Run setup.exe from the root of the downloaded GroupWise 8 software image.

    or

    If you have already copied the Windows client software to a software distribution directory, run setup.exe from the root of the software distribution directory to start the GroupWise Installation program.

    In order to install from the software distribution directory, users need a drive mapped to the software distribution directory. Users also require Read and File Scan rights to the drive:\grpwise\software directory to start the GroupWise Installation program and to the drive:\grpwise\software\client\win32 directory to run the Windows Client Setup program.

  2. Select the language in which you want to run the GroupWise Installation program, then click OK.

    NOTE:All available languages are included on the GroupWise 8 DVD and the multilanguage version of the downloaded GroupWise 8 software image, but you can select which languages you want to install.

    The main GroupWise System Installation page appears.

    GroupWise Installation program main page

  3. Click Install More Components > Install GroupWise Client to start the client Setup program.

  4. Select the language in which you want to run the client Setup program, then click OK.

  5. Click Next to display the Setup Type dialog box.

    Setup Type page

  6. Select one of the following options:

    Typical: For a new installation, installs the most commonly used components in the standard installation directory of c:\Program Files\Novell\Groupwise without prompting for further information. By default, this installs the software integration and Internet browser mail integration. A GroupWise icon is added to your Desktop as well as to the Quick Launch bar. However, Notify is not added to your startup group. This means Notify does not run when Windows starts.

    Upgrade: For an update installation, installs GroupWise 8 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.

    Custom: For a new or update installation, allows you to select what components of GroupWise you want to install. Select this option if you want to add Notify to your Startup group.

    See Client in the GroupWise 8 Administration Guide for more information about setting up GroupWise Remote and Caching modes.

  7. Click Next.

  8. If you selected Typical or Upgrade:

    1. Click Install to install the client files.

      When the client Setup program has completed, a shortcut to run GroupWise appears on your desktop and on the Quick Launch bar.

    2. Click Finish to exit the GroupWise Installation program.

  9. If you selected Custom:

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

      Languages: Select which languages to install.

      Software Integrations: Select the applications for integration with GroupWise Document Management Services for saving and retrieving files from GroupWise libraries.

      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, GroupWise starts.

    2. Click Next.

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

      The default is Novell GroupWise.

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

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

      You can also choose to start Notify when GroupWise starts, as described in Starting Notify When GroupWise Starts in Notify in the GroupWise 8 Windows Client User Guide.

    6. Click Next.

    7. Click Install to install the client files.

      When the client Setup program has completed, a shortcut to run GroupWise appears on your desktop.

    8. Click Finish to exit the GroupWise Installation program.

9.3.3 Starting the Windows Client

At startup, the Windows 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 8 Administration Guide.

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

To start the GroupWise Windows 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.

See also Getting Started in the GroupWise 8 Windows Client User Guide.