Before the Microsoft Outlook plug-in can be used to synchronize the MeetingBooster server with your Microsoft Outlook installation and send out invitation emails, it must be configured correctly. For more information on installing the Microsoft Outlook plug-in, see "Installing the Microsoft Outlook plug-in".
When you install and configure the Microsoft Outlook plug-in, your MeetingBooster account is automatically set to synchronize your meeting information with Microsoft Outlook. However, MeetingBooster lets you choose other ways of synchronizing meeting information. For more information, see "Setting up calendar integration and Google options".
Choose Settings from the MeetingBooster ribbon tab.
The following dialog opens.
If you have installed the plug-in but have not configured it correctly, the dialog is shown automatically when you start Microsoft Outlook.
Enter your email address, your password, and the address of the MeetingBooster site.
Contact your administrator to obtain the address of your organization's MeetingBooster site.
The address may have to start with a prefix such as http://.
Click Test Connection to test that the logon credentials provided work.
Enter how often your Microsoft Outlook plug-in should synchronize with the MeetingBooster server when Outlook is running. If you deselect the check box in the Synchronization box, synchronization is disabled.
By default, the set interval is used for calendar, meeting and task synchronization, and all of these elements are synchronized. If you want to select which elements are synchronized, you can do so from the Advanced Settings dialog as described below.
If you want to synchronize Outlook and the MeetingBooster server manually, click Synchronize on the MeetingBooster ribbon tab.
Click Advanced. In the dialog that opens, make the necessary settings as described below, and click OK.
Select if you want to use Microsoft Exchange Server synchronization.
This option is only available if your mail server is a Microsoft Exchange Server, and if you are using it in cached mode. If you are using online mode, the option is selected by default and cannot be deselected. For an explanation of cached mode and online mode, see the documentation for Microsoft Exchange Server, or contact your mail server administrator or email provider.
If you select this option, MeetingBooster synchronizes directly with Microsoft Exchange Server. This means that your meeting, task and calendar information is stored on the Exchange Server. You can therefore log on to the server directly, for example through a web interface or your smart phone, and edit or delete MeetingBooster meetings and tasks without using Outlook. Changes introduced in this way are synchronized with your Outlook plug-in during the next synchronization.
Calendar, meeting and task information are all synchronized by default, but you can select or deselect them individually.
Select whether your Microsoft Outlook calendar should be synchronized with MeetingBooster.
If this option is selected, availability information is synchronized between MeetingBooster and your Outlook calendar. This makes meeting scheduling much more efficient because both Outlook and MeetingBooster will have access to your complete availability information. If you do not want this information to be synchronized (for instance because you do not wish to share your Outlook calendar information with anyone), deselect this option. Meetings and tasks can be scheduled and synchronized even when calendar synchronization is disabled.
If you wish to keep your Outlook calendar updated with basic MeetingBooster meeting information without sending any information from Outlook to MeetingBooster, consider subscribing to an iCalendar feed from MeetingBooster. For more information, see "Setting up calendar integration and Google options".
Select whether your MeetingBooster meetings should be synchronized between Outlook and MeetingBooster, and select if the MeetingBooster Conflict Resolver should be used.
If you have enabled calendar synchronization, the Conflict Resolver has access to availability information from both MeetingBooster and Outlook; if not, it will only have access to information from MeetingBooster. For more information on using the Conflict Resolver, see "Inviting attendees".
Select whether your MeetingBooster tasks should be synchronized between Microsoft Outlook and MeetingBooster.
If you want to create MeetingBooster tasks from Microsoft Outlook or view MeetingBooster tasks in Outlook, this check box should be selected. For more information on synchronizing tasks, see "Managing MeetingBooster tasks in Microsoft Outlook".
Enter the address of your proxy server, and provide a user name and password.
Contact your administrator to obtain proxy server information, or if you are not sure whether you need to do this.