Creating the GroupWise API Gateway

After you have installed the GroupWise® API Gateway, you must use the NetWare® 5TM NetWare Administrator utility for Windows* 95* to create the gateway object in GroupWise NDSTM.


Creating the Gateway Object

To create the gateway object using the NetWare Administrator utility, complete the following steps.

  1. Right-click the domain object and select Create.

  2. Select GroupWise Gateway.

  3. Fill in the Gateway Name field.

    This is a name that identifies the gateway and that is unique within the domain---for example, APIGATEWAY.

  4. From the Gateway Home Directory menu, select API41.

  5. Choose the appropriate language in the Language field.

  6. Fill in the Time Zone field.

    The gateway assumes the time zone of its domain; however, you can click the down-arrow to choose a different time zone if the gateway is installed on a computer in a different time zone.

  7. Fill in the Gateway Type field by selecting API from the drop-down list.

  8. To complete the creation of the gateway object, click Create.


Defining Required Gateway Properties

The following items must be configured in order for the GroupWise API Gateway to function properly.

  1. In the NetWare Administrator utility, select the domain where you created the GroupWise API Gateway.

  2. Right-click the gateway and select Details from the pop-up menu.

  3. From the list of pages on the right-hand side of the Gateway Details dialog box, select Required Parameters.

  4. In the Root Directory Gateway field, enter the path to the root directory for gateway messages using the syntax: server\volume:path.

    For example, myserver\sys:\gwdomain\wpgate\api41.

    NOTE:  By default, this path is a DOS-mapped drive path (for example, f:\headq\wpgate\api). However, this will not work, and you must edit the path to the syntax indicated above.

  5. In the Root Directory Directory Services Messages field, enter the path to the root directory for NDS messages, using the same syntax as in Step 4.

    NOTE:  By default, this path is a DOS mapped drive path (for example, f:\headq\wpgate\api). However, this will not work, and you must edit the path to the syntax indicated above.

    All other gateway options can be edited according to your needs; however, the gateway will now function with all other settings configured by default.

  6. Click OK.