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Setting up Microsoft Entourage 2008 v12.x

Configuration for UConn's Central Email Server

 

Automatic Configuration
If you are setting up Entourage for the first time, download and run our Entourage Configuration Script.

Manual Configuration
Follow the steps below to configure Entourage manually.

If you see the Entourage Setup Assistant dialog appear, simply close out of the dialog by clicking the red close button in the upper-left corner.
screenshot of the Entourage Setup Assistant dialog
Go to the Entourage menu and select Tools, then the Accounts... command.
Entourage's Entourage menu with the Account Settings... command selected
Click the New button and a second screen will appear. Type in your UConn email address and check my account is on an Exchange Server. Click Configure My Account Manually
Entourage's Accounts window with the New button held down and Exchange... selected as the account type

In the Edit Account - Account Settings section enter the following information:

Account Name

UConn Exchange

Name

Your Full Name

E-mail address

first.last@uconn.edu
Account ID

Enter your NetID
Domain uconn
Exchange Server exchange.uconn.edu/exchange/first.last@uconn.edu

This DAV service requires a secure connection (SSL)

checked

 
Entourage's Edit Account window with Account Settings section showing with fields for: Name, E-mail address, Account ID, Domain, Password, Exchange server, and checkboxes for secure DAV service and overriding default DAV port

Switch to the Advanced tab at the top and enter the following information:

Public folders server

exchange.uconn.edu

This DAV service requires a secure connection (SSL)

checked

LDAP server

grove.ad.uconn.edu

This server requires me to log on

checked

Search base

dc=grove,dc=ad,
dc=uconn,dc=edu
Entourage's Edit Account window with Advanced tab selected and fields for Public folder server, LDAP server, and Search base. Checkboxes for secure DAV connection to public folders, overriding default DAV port, server log for LDAP server, SSL connection..

 

Click the OK button and you're done!

Updated: 10/01/2009