Treo 650 - Syncing to OCAL via Mac OS X




  1. Download the Oracle Calendar Sync tool, unpack, and place the installer in the Palm folder located in Applications. picture of ocal sync install icon

  2. Once installed double click on the Oracle Calendar Sync.prc file located in /Applications/Palm/Add-on/.
    picture of /Applicatons/Palm/Add-on/

  3. The Oracle Calendar Sync.prc will show up in the Install Handheld Files options.
    picture of install handheld/OCAL Sync.prc file

  4. Move the Tasks, Calendar, and Contacts conduits, located in /Library/Application Support/Palm Hotsync/Conduits/ to the Disabled Conduits folder.
    picture of /Library/Application Support/Palm Hotsync/Conduits

  5. Download the Oracle Calendar Desktop Client and install.

  6. Upon opening the program you will need to configure the User Name and server by clicking Other…
    picture of OCAL Desktop Sign-in screen

  7. Click New… to configure the JMU OCAL settings.
    picture of Connection Manager

  8. Enter in a connection name and ocal.jmu.edu for the server.

  9. Next click Lookup.
    picture of Connection Editor

  10. Select Configure For Specific User:, enter the user's E-ID, and click Configure.
    picture of Connection Configuration

  11. Click OK at the Connection Editor window.
    picture of Connection Editor

  12. Back at the Connection Manager set the new connection as default by clicking the Make Default button.
    picture of Connection Manager

  13. At the Sign-in window enter the User Name, then log in using E-ID password.
    picture of OCAL Desktop Sign-in screen

  14. Once logged in go to the Oracle Calendar menu and select Preferences.
    picture of OCAL Menu

  15. In the left panel of the Preferences window click Offline.

  16. Select the Download tab in the right panel.

  17. Make sure the Automatically download radio button is selected. Also make sure that the two checkboxes below are checked.
    picture of OCAL Preferences

  18. First Palm Hotsync will install Oracle Setup on Palm.

  19. Browse to Oracle Setup on the Palm.

  20. Input the same User name that appears in the OCAL desktop client.

  21. Password is user's E-ID password.

  22. Server is ocal.jmu.edu
    picture of Sign-In screen on Oracle Setup on Treo Phone

  23. Click the drop-down inverted triangle next to Sign-In in the upper right-hand corner of the Treo screen and choose Addresses.

  24. Put the user's name in the Name field of this screen.
    picture of Addresses screen on Oracle Setup on Treo Phone


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