Preparing to install the HCL Connections™ Mail Plug-in

Before you install the HCL Connections™ Mail Plug-in, you must ensure that components are installed and that your environment is configured.

Before you begin

The following components must be installed and configured.

HCL Connections must be installed.
In Connections, the federated repository must be set up as described in Setting up federated repositories.
Profiles must be set up as described in Adding source data to the Profiles database.
Your mail servers must be HCL Domino®. For the supported Domino mail servers, refer to the HCL Connections 8.0 CR3 system requirements.
For Domino® mail servers
- The LDAP service must be running on the Domino® server. For setup information, see Setting up the LDAP Service
- The Connections Mail Plug-in uses the messaging directory for address resolution as it is configured on Domino®.
Single sign-on (SSO) environments must be set up:
- For Domino® servers, although you can use SPNEGO or LTPA, it is better to use LTPA.
- If you use IBM® Security Access Manager or SiteMinder, ensure that you use the following procedures: Enabling single sign-on for IBM Security Access Manager (formerly Tivoli Access Manager) and Enabling single sign-on for SiteMinder.
  Note: If you previously enabled single sign-on for IBM® Security Access Manager, you must re-configure. During step 15c of Enabling single sign-on for IBM Security Access Manager (formerly Tivoli Access Manager), add connectionsmail.interService.href to the list for application_interService_key.

The following configurations must be set and verified:

The messaging infrastructure must share the SSO domain that the Connections infrastructure uses.
Connections:
- All Connections Mail Plug-in users must have valid email addresses.
- Email addresses must be visible in Connections. If you configured Connections to hide email addresses, see this topic: Exposing email addresses
For Domino® servers:
- All user records must have a valid Internet email address that matches the email address in Connections.
- Domino® must be set up for access by using iNotes®. For more information, see Setting up iNotes® on a server.

To prepare your environment for the Connections Mail Plug-in, complete the following tasks:

Choose one of the following options:
- Configure SPNEGO for the HCL Connections™ Mail Plug-in.
- Configure single sign-on for the HCL Connections™ Mail Plug-in using LTPA.
For Domino® servers with self-signed certificates, import SSL certificates.
Verify your environment.