Configuring the Oracle Calendar Desktop Client
Locate the application icon. If you have a Novell Application Launcher (NAL) look there first. Otherwise, go to the Start menu, select All Programs then click on the Oracle Calendar icon.
The "Sign-In" screen will be displayed.
Click the Other button to display the Connection Manager window.
Click on the New button to display the Connection Editor window.
Enter the following information:
Connection Name: Brickyard Oracle Calendar
Server: calendar.ncsu.edu
Click on the Lookup button.
Select the following options:
Node: {Please refer to the email message you received notifying you of your new calendar account.}.
Authentication: Standard Authentication
Compression: Run Length Encoding Compression
Encryption: Affine Cypher
Click OK. This will return you to the Connection Manager Window.
Click on Brickyard Calendar, then click Make Default. If you’d like to the calendar to remember your username and password so that you don’t have to use them to view your calendar, select the Enable Automatic Sign-in checkbox.
Click OK. The Sign-In Window will appear.
Enter your UnityID and calendar password. (Your calendar password was emailed to you after your calendar account was created.
Click Sign-in.
You will be prompted to create an offline Agenda. An offline agenda generates a copy of your agenda and places it on your local machine. Use of an offline agenda is optional; it depends upon your needs. However, if you say "no" now, you can easily change this option; check your preferences or options settings.
Client preferences for organizational units
If is often helpful to view the organizational units for the people your search for and invite to meetings. We recommend you turn this feature on as soon as you configure your calendar account.
- From the Tools menu, select Options.
- Select General.
- Check the OU1 and OU2 boxes. OU1 is the department name. OU2 is the position title.
A sample name is displayed at the bottom of the window. - Click on OK to accept this change.
Begin using your calendar.
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