Configuring Oracle Calendar Desktop Client for Macintosh
Double-click the Oracle Calendar desktop icon to start the application.
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 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: Light Encryption
Click OK. This will return you to the Connection Manager Window.
Click on Brickyard Calendar, then click Make Default. If you’d like 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 Done. 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 Oracle Calendar menu, select Preferences.
- 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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