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IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook (Administering)
IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook allows your users to access their IBM Notes® mail with an Outlook client. First, install and configure IBM Traveler on the IBM Domino® server. Then deploy the client software in your environment.
Deploying the IBM® mail add-in client
After you configure the IBM® Traveler server, you can deploy the IBM mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook add-in client.
Using the Microsoft™ Office Customization Tool
The Microsoft™ Office Customization Tool is available to anyone who has purchased a volume license of Microsoft Office, simply by running the Office setup.exe file with the flag /admin. This tool is used to customize the installation of Office for users' computers.

IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook (Administering)
IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook allows your users to access their IBM Notes® mail with an Outlook client. First, install and configure IBM Traveler on the IBM Domino® server. Then deploy the client software in your environment.
- Features and limitations
  The following tables call out notable features and feature limitations in the current release of IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook. IBM mail support for Microsoft Outlook add-in includes functionality beyond what Microsoft Outlook offers natively.
- System requirements
  This topic describes the server requirements for IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook (IMSMO).
- References to Traveler
  IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook (MSMO) leverages IBM Traveler to allow Domino® and Microsoft Outlook to communicate. Therefore there may be references to Traveler procedures and commands in this documentation.
- Configuring Traveler for use with Outlook
  After installing the Traveler server, configure it for use with IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook (IMSMO).
- Deploying the IBM® mail add-in client
  After you configure the IBM® Traveler server, you can deploy the IBM mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook add-in client.
  - Configuring and managing clients with the IMSMO protocol
    Installing the IBM mail support for Microsoft Outlook (IMSMO) add-in registers the IMSMO protocol. This application protocol provides a way to configure and manage IMSMO clients outside of the standard Outlook user interface.
  - Creating a Group Policy Object to deploy the Domino SSL certificate
    In order for Microsoft™ Outlook and the IBM® mail add-in to work correctly with IBM Domino®, it is important that the Domino server's SSL certificate is trusted by the client.
  - Using the Microsoft™ Office Customization Tool
    The Microsoft™ Office Customization Tool is available to anyone who has purchased a volume license of Microsoft Office, simply by running the Office setup.exe file with the flag /admin. This tool is used to customize the installation of Office for users' computers.
- Troubleshooting common user issues
  This topic describes troubleshooting tips, and offers solutions as available.

Using the Microsoft™ Office Customization Tool

The Microsoft™ Office Customization Tool is available to anyone who has purchased a volume license of Microsoft™ Office, simply by running the Office setup.exe file with the flag /admin. This tool is used to customize the installation of Office for users' computers.

About this task

In the context of the IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook mail add-in, one reason you might use this tool is to automate LDAP directory configuration. More information about the Microsoft™ Office Customization Tool can be found on the Microsoft™ website.