Synchronization

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

Supported devices and download links

• 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:

Device	Available clients	Recommended
Outlook	Funambol, Nexthaus	Funambol
Pocket PC	Funambol, Synthesis	Synthesis
Palm	Synthesis	Synthesis
Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Symbian	The SyncML client is already installed on these phones
Blackberry	Funambol, Nexthaus	Nexthaus
Iphone (Limited, read below])	Synthesis, Funambol, Nexthaus

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 client or device settings

Consult the client or device documentation on how to setup a synchronization profile. You need the following values to setup a synchronization profile:

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

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

Database	Symbian (Nokia / Sony-Ericsson)	Funambol	Synthesis	Nexthaus	Funambol Mozilla
Calendar	calendar	scal	events	event	event
Tasks	none, tasks sync with calendar	stask	tasks	tasks	not supported
Contacts	contacts	scard	card	contacts	contacts

Group-Office synchronization settings

When you click the "Settings" button on the top right you'll find a synchronization tab in the settings window. Here you can control the addressbooks, tasklists and calendar to synchronize with. You can also enable the automatic deletion of events and tasks that are older then a configurable number of days. With this setting enabled all old events will be deleted from your phone but not from Group-Office. This way your phone stays clean and fast.

iPhone SyncML client

Apple restricts it's API for third party developers. Therefore it's only possible to sync with the Apple contacts application. However, Synthesis developed it's own calendar and tasks application for the iPhone so that synchronization is possible.

You can read more about it here:

http://www.group-office.com/News/iPhone+sync

Troubleshooting

See the Troubleshooting page for more information.