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Directions on How to Install and Configure Lotus Notes 8.5.3 Preparation In order to successfully install and configure Lotus Notes on your computer: 1. Submit an IPT Equipment Availability Checklist (EAC) for every computer you will be using for your graduate studies. 2. Upon receipt, an account will be created for you on our system. Your username, password, and ID file (e.g. jdoe.id) will be sent to you via an email. 3. Download and install Lotus Notes. 4. Download other required software. 4.1. Adobe Acrobat Reader -http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html . 4.2. The most recent version of Internet Explorer or other browsers . 4.3. Windows Media Player (Windows and MAC) http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/players.asp

Download & Install Lotus Notes Download and save Lotus Notes as directed in an email from Ron Grames sent after your EAC was approved. Note: The file size is 524MB so it may take a while to download. Because of the size it is recommended that you save it to your computer so you wont have to re-download it later on. Run the self extracting file lotus_notes853_win_en.exe.

When the files are unpacked it will start installing.

Click Next>.

On the License Agreement screen, checkmark I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next>.

On the Installation Path Selections screen checkmark Anyone who uses the computer (Multi-user Install) and click Next>.

click Next>.

On the Ready to Install the Program screen uncheck everything (like above) and click Next>. The installation of Lotus Notes begins. After installation is complete,

click Finish.

Configure Lotus Notes to Communicate with the IPT Server.

If you are not connected to the internet you should do so before continuing. Lotus Notes should be running, if not start it clicking on the Lotus Notes ICON on your desktop or by selecting Start> Programs> Lotus Applications > Lotus Notes.

Click Next>.

Type in your name in the Your name box, and uncheck the I want to connect to a Domino server box. Click Next>.

Make sure none of the boxes are checked and click Next>.

Check the box In the future, do not perform this check. Click No. This will allow your current email program to continue handling all of your email.

Close the Getting Started window by clicking on the X.

Lotus Notes will open the Welcome page with Notes 8.5.3 setup options. Click on the Use the defaults option.

You will have the Lotus Notes' default Home page on the screen.

Using Windows Explorer, you need to: Locate the ID file Ron Grames sent to you (usually the initial of your first name and your last name with an id extension: e.g., jdoe.id Copy/paste or move your ID file into your \Lotus\Notes\ Data\ folder. Delete the user.id and the cert.id file from your \Lotus\NOTES\DATA\ folder. When you have the above three steps completed, you can close your Windows Explorer. Go back to Lotus Notes. From the menu bar, select File > Security > Switch ID.

Check the box Do not show me this message again. Then click Yes

Locate and select your ID File in your Lotus\Notes\Data\ folder and click Open.

A window appears and asks you to enter your password. Type in your password (Ron Grames provide you with your password. Passwords are case-sensitive: use lower-case letters), and click OK.

Set up Lotus Notes for your IPT online course database We recommend that you set up the Replication page as the Home Page of your Lotus Notes so that you can replicate your course DB(s) each time you start Lotus Notes.

Click Open then right-click the Replication and Sync line, it will show a drop-down menu. Select Set Bookmark as Home Page

. It will ask Set Replication as current Home Page? Click Yes. Now the Replication page is set up as the Home Page.

From the menubar, select File - - > Preferences...

From the Preferences window select Locations Delete each location except for Online

From the Preferences window select Notes Ports if nothing is listed click New. If items are listed Delete all but TCP and skip to next item

Enter TCPIP in the Name box. Select TCP as the Driver. Click OK

Now exit Lotus Notes. Then restart Lotus Notes so that the changes made so far is recognized.

From the menubar, select File - - > Preferences...

From the Preferences window select Locations Only Online should now be listed. Click Edit

The basic tab should look like this. Click on Servers tab

Enter ipt/BSU in the Home/mail server. Click on Ports tab

The ports tab should look like the above.

Click Mail tab

In the Mail file location: select on Server. In the Mail file enter mail In Domino mail domain: enter ipt/BSU In Send outgoing mail select through Domino Server

Click on Advanced tab then click on Secondary Servers tab

In Secondary TCP/IP Notes name server: enter ipt/BSU In Secondary TCP/IP host name or address: enter iptde.boisestate.edu Click OK Click on Replication and Sync, then Default

The defaults should be set to: Receive full documents selected. Create immediately checked. Encrypt locally unchecked. Create full-text index for faster searching checked. Click OK

Click on Click on Contacts

Click on Advanced

Click on Connections. Select and Edit home/notes/net under Server

Under the Basic tab enter Server name: ipt/BSU

Under the Advanced tab enter Destination server address: iptde.boisestate.edu

Click Save & Close Close the Advanced Connections window and the Contacts windows by clicking on the X saving all changes made.

Create a local replica of Boot Camp Click on File, Open, Lotus Notes Application. The Open Application window is displayed. Change the Look in: to ipt/BSU and hit enter. Once you connect to BSU you should see something like below. Select the appropriate Boot Camp you will be taking and click OPEN.

The class database is opened on your system. Now click File. Then Application. Then Make Available Offline..

On the Make Available Offline screen make sure your looks like this and click OK.

Your class is now setup and ready to go. If there are messages in boot camp at this point read them by double clicking on them. When finished simply exit out of boot camp by clicking on the X in the upper right hand corner or by pressing ESC.

How to Start the Boot Camp:

Connect your computer to the Internet. Launch Lotus Notes. Click the 'Start Now' button on the Replication page. You will receive boot camp materials from the IPT server.

When the replication is over, double-click on the 'Boot Camp' bar on the replication page.

You are inside the Boot Camp Database. You will see the navigation pane on the left and the view pane on the right side. Click the document title 'Welcome to the IPT Boot Camp: Read Me First' in the view pane.

Click the 'Preview Pane' icon on the SmartIcon Bar to open the preview pane on the screen.

You will see the content of the 'Welcome to the IPT Boot Camp: Read Me First' document in the preview pane (Note: If a security alert window appears on the screen, click 'Trust Signer'). You can drag the gray horizontal bar to resize the preview pane. Now you are ready to start the boot camp tasks. Follow the directions described in the welcome document.

To exit Lotus Notes click on File and Exit. You will get the following screen.

Check In the future, exit without prompting and click Yes