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Using HCL Traveler and mobile clients
Information on configuring and using HCL Traveler with supported device clients.
Common HCL Traveler user tasks
There are many tasks that are common to HCL Traveler, regardless of the device you are using.
Enabling contacts sync for your mobile device
To sync your local contacts file (names.nsf) with the contacts on your device, you must first verify that you have sync enabled between your local contacts file and mail file using your HCL Notes® client.

Using HCL Traveler and mobile clients
Information on configuring and using HCL Traveler with supported device clients.
- Common HCL Traveler user tasks
  There are many tasks that are common to HCL Traveler, regardless of the device you are using.
  - Adding external calendars to your HCL Notes® calendar
    You can add an external calendar to your Notes® calendar and select the View this calendar when offline or on a mobile device option. HCL Traveler can then sync the external calendar events to your device that have been saved for offline or mobile viewing.
  - Enabling contacts sync for your mobile device
    To sync your local contacts file (names.nsf) with the contacts on your device, you must first verify that you have sync enabled between your local contacts file and mail file using your HCL Notes® client.
  - Syncing trash between platforms
    With versions of HCL Traveler 9.0.1.3 and later, you can delete mail messages from your mobile device, the HCL Notes client, or HCL iNotes® , and then find these messages in the Trash folder on your mobile device. Restoring these messages from the Trash folder on your device will also restore them to their original folders on the other platforms, and emptying the trash on your device will also empty it on the other platforms as well.
- Using HCL Verse Mobile
  You can bring many of the capabilities of HCL Verse – See Important People, manage tasks that Need Action, and act quickly on top items – to your Android or iOS device.
- Using an Apple device FAQ
  There is no client software to install to use HCL Traveler on Apple devices. However, you must create an account on your device for mail, calendar, and contacts before you can connect to the HCL Traveler server.
- Using a BlackBerry device FAQ
  There is no client software to install to use HCL Traveler on BlackBerry devices. However, you must create an account on your device for mail, calendar, and contacts before you can connect to the HCL Traveler server.
- Using a Windows™ Phone device FAQ
  There is no client software to install to use HCL Traveler on Windows™ Phone devices. However, you must create an account on your device for mail, calendar, and contacts before you can connect to the HCL Traveler server.
- Using a Windows™ tablet device FAQ
  HCL Traveler provides support for Windows™ tablet devices, such as Windows RT and Windows Pro.
- Using an Android device Frequently Asked Questions
  Traveler for Android devices is now HCL Verse for Android devices.
- Using HCL Traveler for Microsoft Outlook FAQ
  With the HTMO 3.0.0 release, we changed the name of IBM mail support for Microsoft Outlook (IMSMO) to HCL Traveler for Microsoft Outlook (HTMO). HCL Traveler for Microsoft™ Outlook (HTMO) provides you with Mail, Calendar, and Contacts features so that you can work with your HCL Domino mail directly in your Microsoft Outlook interface.
- Using IBM Mail Support for Microsoft Outlook (IMSMO) FAQ
  With the HTMO 3.0.0 release, we changed the name of IBM mail support for Microsoft Outlook (IMSMO) to HCL Traveler for Microsoft Outlook (HTMO). For more information, see htmo/3.0/use_using_HTMO.html.

Enabling contacts sync for your mobile device

To sync your local contacts file (names.nsf) with the contacts on your device, you must first verify that you have sync enabled between your local contacts file and mail file using your HCL Notes® client.

The directions to sync your local contacts file and mail file depend on the template version of your mail file. In order to sync contacts with photos, you must be using a Domino® 8.x mail file template, at a minimum.

Enabling contacts sync for a HCL Notes® 8.x mail file

Enabling contacts sync keeps your mail file contacts and device contacts up-to-date. Before you can sync your contacts, you must set a contacts preference that enables sync.

Open your mail file with your HCL Notes® client. The next steps you take depend on the client you use.
If you use HCL Notes® 8 Standard, follow these steps:
1. Click File > Preferences.
2. Click Contacts.
3. Select Synchronize Contacts on the Replicator and click OK.
4. Click Open > Replication.
5. Make sure that Synchronize Contacts is selected.
6. Click Start Now.
If you use HCL Notes® 8 Basic, follow these steps:
1. Click in the bookmark bar to open your local contacts file (names.nsf).
2. Click Actions > More > Preferences.
3. Select Enable "Synchronize Contacts" on the Replicator and click OK.
4. Click in the bookmark bar.
5. Make sure that Synchronize Contacts is selected.
6. Click Start Now.

Enabling contacts syncing for a HCL Notes® 7.x mail file

Open your mail file with your HCL Notes® client.
Select Actions > Synchronize Address Book to enable the mobile device to receive contact data from your mail file. Repeat this action every time you want to sync differences between the local address book (contacts) and any mobile devices that you are using.

Enabling the synchronization of personal groups

Personal groups contained in a user's mail file contacts may be synchronized to supporting clients (HCL Verse for Android and iOS). To allow the synchronization of personal groups, the settings NTS_CONTACTS_GROUPS and NTS_CONTACTS_VCARD4 must be enabled on the Traveler server. For more information, see Notes.ini settings.

Note: This requires HCL Verse 12.0.2 (or higher) for Android and iOS clients. See HCL Verse for Apple devices known limitations and restrictions for any limitations with the HCL Verse for iOS client.