Microsoft Entourage 2008 Configuration

If you have Entourage 2004, see Microsoft Entourage 2004 Configuration.

When Entourage is configured following these instructions, it can be used by faculty, staff, or students to access their Exchange email everywhere (on or off campus) without having to start the KU Anywhere service first.

NOTE: You must have the full Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (NOT Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Addition) in order to configure Entourage to take full advantage of the functionality offered by Microsoft Exchange server. Office 2008 Home and Student Addition users will have to configure Entourage in IMAP mode, or use Mac Mail.

  1. Start Entourage. The first time Entourage is started an Entourage Setup Assistant will appear. Close the Assistant by clicking the red button at the top left corner of the Assistant window. Entourage will open.

  2. Open the Entourage pull-down menu and choose Account Settings. From the resulting screen, click on the arrow next to New to display the choices, then pick Exchange… from the resulting list.

  3. The Account Setup Assistant will open. Click on Configure Account Manually at the bottom of the screen.

  4. The Edit Account window will open. Fill in the following information on the Account Settings tab:
    1. Account name = type your KU email address
    2. Name = type your first and last name
    3. E-mail address = type your KU email address
    4. Account ID = type your KU email username (the part in front of @ku.edu)
    5. Domain = home.ku.edu
    6. Password = type your KU email password
    7. Turn on Save password in my Mac OS keychain
    8. Exchange server = owa.ku.edu
    9. Turn on This DAV requires a secure connection (SSL)

  5. Fill in the following information on the Advanced tab:
    1. Public folders server = owa.ku.edu/public
    2. Turn on This DAV service requires a secure connection (SSL)
    3. LDAP server = gc.home.ku.edu
    4. Turn on This server requires me to log on

  6. Click OK to save your changes and return to the Accounts screen.

  7. Close the Accounts screen by clicking the red button at the top of the screen; the account will automatically start to synchronize with the Exchange server. You’re DONE!