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Zimbra User's Guide

Setting Up your Account

The Zimbra Web Client (ZWC) is a full-featured messaging and collaboration application that offers reliable, email, address books, calendaring, task lists, and Web document authoring capabilities.

Versions of the ZWC include Advanced, Standard, Mobile or Touch Client.

You can also use Exchange Web Services (EWS), which provides functionality for Zimbra to communicate with the Exchange Server.

Note: Your account might not include all the features described in this guide. Check with your administrator to see which features are available.

Using the Touch Client

For information about the Touch Client, see the Chapter 16, Using the Touch Client.

Signing in and Signing Out

Sign In

1. Open a browser window and enter the URL provided by your Zimbra administrator. For example: http://mail.domain.com/zimbra/mail
2. When the Sign In screen displays, type your username. You might be required to type your full email address as the username (for example, myra@example.com) and your password.
3. To stay signed in until the session expires or you sign out, select Stay signed in.
4. If you do not want to use your default client, you can change the version. Click the drop-down menu and select the client version you want to use.
5. Click Sign In.

Sign Out

• In the top-right corner, click the arrow next to your name and select Sign

Out.

  Choose a Default Client Version
    You can set the default client version of ZWC at sign in. You can always switch
    to a different client version at sign in.

1. Go to the Preferences > General page.
2. In the Sign in section, select how you want to sign in.
• Advanced (Ajax). Offers the full set of Web collaboration features. The

advanced client works best with newer browsers and faster Internet connections.

• Standard (HTML). Recommended when Internet connections are slow or

when using older browsers.

• Mobile
• Touch'
3. Click Save.

The next time you sign in, your selection appears as the default.

  If Your Session Expires

Your system might log you out if your session is inactive for a preconfigured period of time.

Your administrator might also set a maximum amount of time that you can be logged in, regardless of whether any activity occurs.

If you are automatically logged out, simply log in again and continue working.

Changing Your Password

You can change your password. If you have trouble changing your password or have forgotten your password, or if the Password option is not displayed, contact your administrator.

1. Go to the Preferences > General page.
2. Go to 'Sign in > Password', click 'Change Password.
3. Enter your New password' and confirm the password.

Your new password must have a minimum of six characters. Contact your system administrator for more information.

4. Click Change password.
5. Click Save.

Navigating the Zimbra Web Client