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Lotus Notes 8 - Installation Guide

This document provides instructions for installing and configuring Lotus Notes 8.5.1. It outlines downloading and running the setup file, selecting installation options, entering login information including username and changing the default password. Additionally, it describes how to set up contact replication to synchronize contacts between Lotus Notes and other platforms.

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Lotus Notes 8 - Installation Guide

This document provides instructions for installing and configuring Lotus Notes 8.5.1. It outlines downloading and running the setup file, selecting installation options, entering login information including username and changing the default password. Additionally, it describes how to set up contact replication to synchronize contacts between Lotus Notes and other platforms.

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Lotus Notes 8.5.

3 Installation Guide
Follow these instructions to install and configure Lotus Notes 8.5.1 on your computer. Note: These instructions are written for Windows XP. If you use a different operating system, there may be some slight variations.

Requirements
You will need the following to configure Lotus Notes on your home computer: 1. CD from Osgoode ITS containing the software and your ID file. 2. The computer you are using needs to be connected to the Internet.

Client Installation
1. Double-click on My Computer, then open the CD-ROM drive. 2. Open the Lotus Notes 8.5.1 folder, then double-click on Setup.exe 3. Lotus will extract files, which may take several minutes. When the installation window appears, click Next 4. On the License Agreement screen, select I accept the terms in the license agreement. Click Next

[LOTUS NOTES 8 INSTALLATION GUIDE] Osgoode Hall Law School ITS | 2 5. On the Customer Information screen, select Anyone who uses this computer (Multi-User Install). Click Next. 6. On the Installation Path Selection screen, leave the default and click Next.

7. On the Custom Setup screen, click the box beside Sametime (integrated) and select Do Not Install. Click Next. 8. On the Ready to Install the Program screen, leave the defaults and click Next

9. The Lotus Notes client will install on your computer, which may take several minutes. When it is done, click Finish

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Configure Lotus Notes


Follow these steps to configure Lotus Notes to access your Osgoode email account. Note: You need to be connected to the Internet to configure Lotus Notes. 1. Double-click the Lotus Notes 8.5 icon on your desktop. 2. On the Welcome screen, click Next 3. Under Your name, enter your full name (i.e. John Doe). In the Domino Server field, type inotes/osgoode. Click Next

4. Select Set up a connection to a local area network (LAN) and then click Next

[LOTUS NOTES 8 INSTALLATION GUIDE] Osgoode Hall Law School ITS | 4 5. Under Domino server name, enter inotes/osgoode 6. Drop-down Select Network Type and select TCP/IP 7. Under Server address, enter deed.osgoode.yorku.ca 8. Click Next

9. You will be prompted to enter a password. Do not enter a password at this time. Click Exit 10. On the Notes ID File screen, click on Browse... Select your ID file from the CD you were provided, then click Next 11. Click Yes to copy your ID file to the data directory.

12. You will be prompted for a password. Enter changeme 13. On the next screen, click Finish

[LOTUS NOTES 8 INSTALLATION GUIDE] Osgoode Hall Law School ITS | 5 14. Close the Getting Started tab. 15. On the Home screen, click on Use the Default

16. Click on File, Security, User Security. Enter changeme 17. Click on Change Password ... Enter changeme 18. Enter the password you would like to use twice, and click OK

The Lotus Notes setup is complete. Note: You should setup your contacts replication to synchronize your contacts with your webmail. This is also a required step if you have an Osgoode Blackberry.

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Setup Contacts Replication


1. Click on File, Preferences, Contacts 2. Place a checkmark beside Enable Synchronize Contacts on the Replicator 3. Click OK

4. Click on the blue Open button, and select Replication and Sync 5. Place a checkmark under Enabled, beside Synchronize Contacts

[LOTUS NOTES 8 INSTALLATION GUIDE] Osgoode Hall Law School ITS | 7 6. Click Schedule then Enable Scheduled Replication/Sync 7. Click Schedule again, Set Replication/Sync Schedule ... 8. Towards the bottom of the window, place a checkmark beside Replicate/Sync when I start the client and Replicate/Sync when I shut down the client 9. Click OK

Your contact replication is setup. Close and re-open Lotus Notes to do an initial synchronization of your contacts.

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