Getting Started; Prerequisites; Starting Groupwise Webaccess; Section 1.1, "Prerequisites - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - WEBACCESS CLIENT Manual

Getting Started

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GroupWise is a robust, dependable messaging and collaboration system that connects you to your
universal mailbox anytime and anywhere. This section gives you an overview of the GroupWise
WebAccess client to help you start using GroupWise quickly and easily.
Section 1.1, "Prerequisites," on page 13
Section 1.2, "Starting GroupWise WebAccess," on page 13
Section 1.3, "Understanding Timing Out from GroupWise WebAccess," on page 14
Section 1.4, "Changing Your Password," on page 14
Section 1.5, "Getting to Know the GroupWise WebAccess Interface," on page 15
Section 1.6, "Exploring the Folder List," on page 16
Section 1.7, "Understanding GroupWise Item Types," on page 19
Section 1.8, "Identifying the Icons Appearing Next to Items," on page 20

1.1 Prerequisites

If you use the Mozilla* Firefox* browser, GroupWise WebAccess 8 works best with version 2.0 or
later.

1.2 Starting GroupWise WebAccess

You start GroupWise WebAccess as you would any other home page on the Internet. Use your Web
browser to go to the URL your administrator gives you, such as http://server/gw/webacc, or an IP
address such as 155.155.11.22.
WebAccess Login Page
Figure 1-1
To log in to WebAccess:
1 On the GroupWise WebAccess login page, enter your username and password.
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