MeetingMaker 8.7, Palm Desktop
Mac OS X
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MeetingMaker 8.7 Palm Sync Install for Mac OS X


These instructions are for Wellesley College faculty and staff who are syncing a Palm brand PDA to MeetingMaker 8.7 in Mac OS X.

If you are Wellesley College faculty or staff and do not have a MeetingMaker account, please request a new account online.

This install may take between 30 and 45 minutes. You will be prompted to restart your computer a few times so please save all your work, close all open applications except this web browser, and print these instructions before continuing.


Contents


Install Palm Desktop Software

Meeting Maker requires Palm Desktop software version 4.0 or higher. You must install the Palm Desktop software prior to installing the Meeting Maker Palm Conduits.

If you do not have a Palm brand PDA, such as a Clie or Visor, then you will need to check your manufacturers website for a version of Palm Desktop v4.0 or higher. If you have an older Palm, such as the Palm series III, series V, series VII, i705, m100 series, m500 series, or older Tungsten or Zire models, please download and install the Palm Desktop software from http://www.palm.com/. If your Palm is newer, such as the Treo 600, Treo 650, Treo 700p, Palm TX, Tungsten E2, Tungsten T5, LifeDrive, Z22, Zire 71, or Zire 72, please use the CDs and your owner's manual to install Palm Desktop.


Install Palm Desktop Software

NOTE:These instructions will install the MeetingMaker 8.7 Palm Conduits to allow you to sync your PDA with MeetingMaker. Before proceeding, please make sure you have the MeetingMaker 8.7 client installed and configured.

  1. Click to download the MeetingMaker 8.7 Palm Condults to your desktop, and follow the directions below.

  2. When the download completes, on your computer's desktop double-click on the 87_osx_palm_conduit.zip file, then open the 87_osx_palm_conduit folder.

  3. In the 87_osx_palm_conduit.zip folder, double-click on the Installer file.

  4. In the MeetingMaker Calendar window, click on the lock icon next to where it says Click the lock to make changes.
    installer icon

  5. When the Authentication window appears, login with an Admin account and click OK. The installer will then go through a couple windows until it gets to the Choose Install Folder window.

  6. In the Choose Install Folder window, click Next to install MeetingMaker in the Applications folder.
    choose default folder


  7. MeetingMaker should detect that your Palm Desktop Software is installed and will prompt you with the following window. All three Conduits will be selected by default, if you do not want to sync MeetingMaker with your AddressBook/Contact List or ToDo/Memo List, uncheck them and click Next.
    Palm Install Window


  8. When the install is complete, click Done.
    complete

  9. You may delete the 86_osx_palm_conduit.zip file and 86_osx_palm_conduit folder by dragging the icons on the desktop to the trash.

  10. The MeetingMaker 8.7 Client and Palm Conduits installation is complete! Please follow the next set of instructions to configure and sync the MeetingMaker 8.7 Palm Conduits.

Configuring the MeetingMaker 8.7 Palm Conduits

The following directions will help you configure the new Palm Desktop Software and MeetingMaker Palm Conduits to sync with your PalmOS PDA.

  1. Open the Palm Desktop Software by clicking on the Desktop and go to Go > Applications. Then double-click on the Palm folder, then double-click on the Palm Desktop application.

  2. In the Palm Desktop Software, in the Apple Menu Bar, select Hotsync > Conduit Settings...

  3. Double-click on the MM DateBook under Conduit Name.

  4. A settings window will appear. Fill in all the information as follows:
    • Login Name should be your MeetingMaker username.
    • Password should be your MeetingMaker password. There should be *'s instead of your password for security reasons. If you're not sure, delete the *'s and type in your password again.
    • Server should be Wellesley College.
    • Protocol should be set to SSL.
    • Action should be Synchronize.
    • Upgrade Action should be Do Nothing.
    • Range should be set to 5 days before today and 0 days after today. Make sure that the all radio buttons are not checked. This is to make sure MeetingMaker and Palm sync correctly before syncing your entire calendar. You will be able to set it back to normal later in the instructions.
    • Timezone should be set to USA Eastern (USA).
    • If all the settings are correct, click OK.
    Palm Conduit Configuration Screen Shot

  5. You may now sync your PalmOS PDA with your Macintosh. After syncing, your PDA screen may say that you can now delete the installers, and then ask you to reset your Palm. If it does, click the Reset button on the screen and your Palm will be soft reset. This is to make it more compatible with the new version of Palm Desktop Software.

  6. Check the DateBook on your PDA for the past 5 days to make sure there are no duplicate entries. If there are none, you may continue with the directions to change the DateBook conduit settings. If there are duplicates, please contact the HelpDesk at x3333 and do not sync your PDA until someone from Information Services contacts you.

  7. If you didn't recieve any duplicate entries in your DateBook, you may now reset the sync settings in Palm Desktop Software.
    • In Palm Desktop Software, in the Apple Menu Bar, select Hotsync > Conduit Settings...
    • In the Conduit Settings window, double-click on the MM DateBook conduit.
    • In the MM DateBook window, under Range you may now choose the range you wish to sync your MeetingMaker calendar with your Palm DateBook. Information Services recommends setting the range to 30 days before today, and all days after today.
    • Click OK to close the DateBook window.
    • Close the Conduit Settings window.

  8. You may now sync your PalmOS PDA again and when it finishes your MeetingMaker account and Palm DateBook should have the same calendar!

    NOTE: To use any of the MeetingMaker conduits such as MM Address, MM Date Book, MM ToDo, make sure the Action is set to Synchronize. If it is set to Do Nothing, double click on the corresponding conduit, under Action select Syncronize.


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