MS Entourage
The following instructions assume that your computer is connected to the UT Arlington network - either through network connections on-campus, UTA wireless, or ResNet; and if you are off-campus or using UTA dial-up, you have successfully established a VPN connection first.
Make sure you have the latest updates and patches before your proceed with the setup instructions.
Setup or Add Another Account
Delete an Account
Create a Personal Folder
Share a Calendar/Folders
View a Shared Mailbox
Managing your Quota
Setting up Rules and Alerts
Importing/Exporting Mail Items
Disabling Junk E-mail Filter
Known Issues
Setup an Outlook Profile
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Open MS Entourage. If you are a first time Entourage user, select Entourage as your default program.
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Setup Assistant should start automatically. If it does not, go to Entourage, select Accounts, New, and choose Mail.
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Complete the following fields in the Account Setup Assistant window:
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Enter your MavMail Address for the E-mail Address field.
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Enter your NetID in the User ID field.
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Enter UTA for the Domain name.
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Enter your NetID password. You can change your password at http://www.uta.edu/changepassword if you have forgotten it.
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Click on the right arrow to continue.
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Click the right arrow at the Automatic Configuration Succeeded screen to continue.
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The next settings will auto configure. Click the right arrow to continue.
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Click Verify My Settings and click the right arrow to continue.
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Enter an account name, such as your name, in the Account Name field and click Finish. This account name will be the name that people will see when they receive your email.
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Click Finish to complete setup. Do not add password to keychain if requested. This password expires every 6 months.
Right-click on the Microsoft Outlook icon on your Desktop and click Properties in the pop-up menu. If you do not see MS Outlook icon on your Desktop, click on Start, go to Control Panel, and double-click on Mail icon.
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Open MS Entourage, go to Entourage, and select Account Settings.
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Highlight the profile to be deleted and click Delete.
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Click on Delete to completely remove the existing profile and confirm the action.
Create a Personal Folder
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Open MS Entourage and select the folder where you want to add a personal folder.
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Click on File, select New, and choose Subfolder.
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An untitled folder should appear under the folder you specified. You can change the name by clicking on the folder name once.
Share a Calendar/Folders
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Create a Profile for the mailbox to be shared.
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Open MS Entourage, go to Entourage, and select Account Settings.
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Highlight the account to which you want add the mailbox and click on Edit.
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Click on Delegate under Edit Accounts.
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Click Add under My Delegates and add the usernames you wish to delegate mailbox permissions to and click OK.
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Log onto the the profile for the mailbox to be shared.
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Select the folder/calendar that you would like to delegate permissions for, go to Edit and select Folder Properties.
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Select Permissions and choose Add User.
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Enter the name of the user you would like to give permissions to view the folder and click Find. If the search returns several names, select the correct user, and click OK.
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Specify the level of permission and OK to complete setup.
View a Shared Mailbox
To view mailbox:
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Open MS Entourage, go to Entourage, and select Account Settings.
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Highlight the account to which you want to add the additional mailbox and click on Edit.
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Click on Delegate under Edit Accounts.
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Click Add under Users I am a delegate for and add the name of the mailbox you have been given permissions to.
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Click OK.
To view individual folders:
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Click File and choose Open Other User's Folder.
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Enter the mailbox name in the User field.
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Select the Folder Type you are trying to access (Inbox, Calendar, Contacts, etc) and click OK.
Disable Junk E-mail Filter
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Go to Tools and select Junk E-Mail Protection.
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Select None for the Protection Level and click OK.
Known Issues
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Entourage cannot read PST files. If you create Personal Folders you must save them on the local computer sinec you cannot access them from a network drive.
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Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Entourage do not have matching features.
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Extended LDAP communications cause a spinning beach ball to appear and delay the program. Below is a possible work-around:
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Bring Finder to the front by clicking on the Desktop.
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Choose the Go menu, select Applications, and open Address Book.
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Choose Preferences in the Address Book menu.
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Click on LDAP and click + (plus sign) to add a server:
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Enter UTA for Name.
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Enter juno.uta.edu for Server.
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Enter ou=Allusers,dc=uta,dc=edu for Search Base.
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Enter 3268 for Port.
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Enter your NetID preceded with uta\ and your password.
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Choose Simple for Auth Type.
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Click Save and close the window. From the main Address Book window, you can now click on Directories and enter the last name of the intended recipient, right-click on the recipient's name and choose Send Email.
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