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1 PLEASE PRINT THESE INSTRUCTIONS OUT. Directions on How to Install and Configure Lotus Notes on PCs Download & Install Lotus Notes Download and save lotus_notes853_win_en.exe as directed in the from Ron Grames you received after your EAC was approved. Note: The file size is 524MB so it may take a while to download. Because of the size it is recommended that you save it to your computer so you won t have to re-download it later on. Run the self extracting file lotus_notes853_win_en.exe. When the files are unpacked it will start installing. Click Next>.

2 On the License Agreement screen, checkmark I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next>. On the Installation Path Selections screen checkmark Anyone who uses the computer (Multi-user Install) and click Next>.

3 click Next>. On the Ready to Install the Program screen uncheck everything To have Lotus start faster check Launch parts of Notes when the operating system starts to faster Notes startup. Click Next>. The installation of Lotus Notes begins. click Finish.

4 Configure Lotus Notes to Communicate with the IPT Server. If you are not connected to the internet you should do so before continuing. Lotus Notes should be running, if not start it by clicking on the Lotus Notes ICON on your desktop or by selecting Start> Programs> Lotus Applications > Lotus Notes. Click Next>. Type in your name in the Your name box, and uncheck the I want to connect to a Domino server box. Click Next>. Make sure none of the boxes are checked click Next>.

5 Check the box In the future, do not perform this check. Click No. This will allow your current program to continue handling all of your . Close the Getting Started window by clicking on the X.

6 Lotus Notes will open the Welcome page with Notes setup options. Click on the Use the defaults option. You will have the Lotus Notes' default Home page on the screen.

7 Locate your user ID file (its probably on your desktop) right click on it and COPY it From Lotus Notes menu bar, select File > Security > Switch ID. Check the box Do not show me this message again. Click Check the box Do not show me this message again. Then click Yes The Choose the ID to Switch To window appears. Right click in the window and paste your ID file. Then double-click on the ID file you just pasted. The password window is displayed. Type in your password, this was included in the that your ID file was attached to. click Log In.

8 Set up Lotus Notes for your IPT online course database It is recommend that you set up the Replication page as the Home Page of your Lotus Notes so that you can replicate your course DB(s) each time you start Lotus Notes. Click Open then right-click the Replication and Sync line, it will show a drop-down menu. Select Set Bookmark as Home Page You will be asked Set Replication as current Home Page? Click Yes. Now the Replication page is set up as the Home Page.

9 From the menubar, select File --> Preferences... From the Preferences window select Locations Delete each location except for Online

10 From the Preferences window select Notes Ports if nothing is listed click New. This window appears. If items are listed here Delete all items but TCP and skip to the next page. Enter TCPIP in the Name box. Select TCP as the Driver. Click OK Now exit Lotus Notes. Then restart Lotus Notes so that the changes made so far is recognized.

11 From the menubar, select File --> Preferences... From the Preferences window select Locations Only Online should now be listed. Click Edit

12 The basic tab should look like this. Click on Servers tab Enter ipt/bsu in the Home/mail server. Click on Ports tab

13 The ports tab should look like this. Click Mail tab In the Mail file location: select on Server. In the Mail file enter mail In Domino mail domain: enter ipt/bsu In Send outgoing mail select through Domino Server Click on Advanced tab

14 Click on Secondary Servers tab In Secondary TCP/IP Notes name server: enter ipt/bsu In Secondary TCP/IP host name or address: enter iptde.boisestate.edu Click OK Click on Replication and Sync, then Default The defaults should be set to: Receive full documents selected. Create immediately checked. Encrypt locally unchecked. Create full-text index for faster searching checked. Click OK

15 Click on Click on Contacts Click on Advanced Click on Connections. Select and Edit home/notes/net under Server

16 Under the Basic tab enter Server name: ipt/bsu Under the Advanced tab enter Destination server address: iptde.boisestate.edu Click Save & Close Close the Advanced Connections window and the Contacts windows by clicking on the X saving all changes made.

17 Create a local replica of Boot Camp Click on File, Open, Lotus Notes Application. The Open Application window is displayed. Change the Look in: to ipt/bsu and hit enter. Once you connect to BSU you should see something like below. Select Boot Camp and click OPEN. The Boot Camp database is opened on your system. Click File. Then Application. Then Make Available Offline..

18 On the Make Available Offline screen make sure your looks like this and click OK. Your class is now setup and ready to go. If there are messages in boot camp at this point read them by double clicking on them. When finished simply exit out of boot camp by clicking on the X in the upper right hand corner or by pressing ESC. How to Start the Boot Camp: Connect your computer to the Internet. Launch Lotus Notes. Click the 'Start Now' button on the Replication page. You will receive boot camp materials from the IPT server. When the replication is over, double-click on the 'Boot Camp' bar on the replication page.

19 You are inside the Boot Camp Database. You will see the navigation pane on the left and the view pane on the right side. Click the document title 'Welcome to the IPT Boot Camp: Read Me First' in the view pane. Click the 'Preview Pane' icon on the SmartIcon Bar to open the preview pane on the screen. You will see the content of the 'Welcome to the IPT Boot Camp: Read Me First' document in the preview pane (Note: If a security alert window appears on the screen, click 'Trust Signer'). You can drag the gray horizontal bar to resize the preview pane. Now you are ready to start the boot camp tasks. Follow the directions described in the welcome document.

20 To exit Lotus Notes click on File and Exit. You will get the following screen. Check In the future, exit without prompting and click Yes