Difference between revisions of "Synchronization"

Revision as of 08:47, 19 January 2009

Group-Office Professional has a SyncML server built in. There's no need to install a complicated server. Any mobile phone, PDA or software application that supports the SyncML protocol can synchronize data with Group-Office over the air. At the moment Group-Office can synchronize:

• Appointments
• Tasks
• Contacts

The following devices and software are known to work:

• Nokia, Sony Ericsson with Symbian OS (SyncML client is built in)
• Windows Mobile/Pocket PC (Funambol or Synthesis client required)
• Blackberry (Funambol client)
• Palm OS (Synthesis client)
• Outlook (Funambol or Nexthaus client)
• Thunderbird (Experimental! with Funambol client 0.7, there are known issues with this client)

The following clients are available:

You can get the clients here:

Synthesis AG clients: Order them at the software shop.(Try them 30 days free of charge)
Funambol Outlook client: http://www.funambol.com/opensource/downloads.php
Supported Symbian phones: http://www.symbian.com/phones/index.html
Nexthaus clients: http://www.nexthaus.com/

General synchronization instructions

To set up a synchronization profile you need the following values:

SyncML Server Version: 1.1
SyncML server URL: http://<Enter the URL for your Group-Office>/sync.php (Look it up at Configuration -> Synchronization in your Group-Office)
Port: 80
Username: Your Group-Office username
Password: Your Group-Office password

Datastores

Usually the datastores are already set correctly by default. Below are the different settings for each client.

Troubleshooting

See the Troubleshooting page for more information.