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iPlanet Portal Server: Mobile Access Pack Administration Guide



Chapter 6   Configuring Calendar


The Mobile Access Pack calendar provider allows you to set up a calendar channel that displays summary calendar events with links that launch the allow the user to use the calendar.

This chapter discusses how to use the Administration Console to configure the calendar channel for your mobile device user. It explains the following tasks:



Configuring Calendar Server

Calendar Server verifies the IP address of the host where the browser requests a login session ID. If the IP address differs from the host IP address where the session ID is issued, Calendar Server rejects the session with a session time out message.

You must change the value of the parameter that enables and disables an IP security check to allow the user to access mail using a mobile device. The parameter, which specifies whether to restrict session access to the login IP address, is service.http.ipsecurity.

To make this change, complete the following steps from the command line on the machine running Calendar Server:

  1. Change to root using the su root command.

  2. Use the cd command to change to the /install_directory/SUNWics5/cal/bin/config directory.


    Tip

    Replace install_directory with Calendar Server's installation directory.


  3. Edit the ics.conf file to change the value of service.http.ipsecurity to no (for example: service.http.ipsecurity=no).

  4. Save the file.

  5. Stop Calendar Server using this command:

    /install_directory/SUNWics5/cal/bin/stop-cal

  6. Start Calendar Server using this command:

    /install_directory/SUNWics5/cal/bin/start-cal



Enabling Access to Calendar Provider

You must set up the calendar provider before the user can use the calendar channel.

To enable access to the calendar provider, complete the following steps:

  1. As root, log in to the Administration Console and select Manage Domains.

  2. Select the link for your server's domain.

  3. Select the icon next to the Applications heading to display the Applications list.

  4. Select the Desktop link to display the profile for the desktop.

  5. From the Available Channels list, select iwtCalendarProvider.

  6. Select Edit Channel to display the calendar provider attributes.

  7. In the Calendar Server Name text field, specify the name of the Calendar Server.

  8. In the Calendar Server Port text field, specify the Calendar Server's port number.

  9. Select Add.

  10. Select Submit and then select Continue.



Configuring Channel Display

You can control the appearance of events in the calendar channel by specifying what time period to display.

To configure the display of the events in the calendar channel, complete the following steps:

  1. As root, log in to the Administration Console and select Manage Domains.

  2. Select the link for your server's domain.

  3. Select the icon next to the Applications heading to display the Applications list.

  4. Select the Desktop link to display the profile for the desktop.

  5. From the Available Channels list, select iwtCalendarProvider.

  6. Select Edit Channel to display the calendar provider attributes.

  7. Select the Day View check box to display entries for today.

  8. Select the Week View check box to display entries for a week.

  9. Select Submit and then select Continue.



Configuring Channel Layout

You can control the layout of the calendar channel by specifying name, background color, width and refresh time, in addition to specifying other channel layout attributes.

To configure the layout of the calendar channel, complete the following steps:

  1. As root, log in to the Administration Console and select Manage Domains.

  2. Select the domain and expand the Applications list.

  3. Select the Desktop link to display the profile for the desktop.

  4. From the Available Channels list, select iwtCalendarProvider.

  5. Select Edit Channel to display the calendar provider attributes.

  6. Select Show Advanced Options to display additional attributes.

  7. In the Title text field, specify a name for the channel.

    The specified calendar channel content is displayed with this name.

  8. In the Background Color text field, specify a background color for the channel.

  9. From the Width list, specify the width of the channel.

  10. Select the Detached check box to detach the channel from the desktop.

  11. Select the Minimized check box to minimize the channel in the desktop.

  12. In the Refresh Time text field, specify the frequency for updating or refreshing content in the channel.

  13. Select the Framed check box to frame the channel in the desktop.

  14. In the Column text field, specify the number of columns in the channel.


    Tip

    By default, only one column is assigned to a calendar channel.


  15. In the Row text field, specify the number of rows in the channel.


    Tip

    By default, only one row is assigned to a calendar channel.


  16. From the Number of Events to Display Via JSP list, select the item for the mobile device that you want to configure.

  17. In the Number of Events to Display Via JSP text box, specify the maximum number of events to display in this mobile device's calendar channel.


    Tip

    Use this format to specify the line count:

    clientType|number

    For example:

    pana_p503i|5


  18. From the Length of Event Summary to Display Via JSP list, select the mobile device that you want to configure.

  19. In the Length of Event Summary to Display Via JSP text box, specify the maximum number of lines to use to display each event summary in this mobile device's calendar channel.


    Tip

    Use this format to specify the line count:

    clientType|number

    For example:

    WML|20


  20. From the Length of Event Location to Display Via JSP list, select the mobile device that you want to configure.

  21. In the Length of Event Location to Display Via JSP text box, specify the maximum number of characters to use to display an event's location in this mobile device's calendar channel.


    Tip

    Use this format to specify the line count:

    clientType|number

    For example:

    siemens_s35|20


  22. From the Length of Event Description to Display Via JSP list, select the mobile device that you want to configure.

  23. In the Length of Event Description to Display Via JSP text box, specify the maximum number of characters to use to display an event's description in this mobile device's calendar channel.


    Tip

    Use this format to specify the line count:

    clientType|number

    For example:

    cHTML|285


  24. Select Submit and then select Continue.


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