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Installing and configuring Zimbra Desktop

To install Zimbra desktop as a mail client in place of Microsoft Outlook, follow these steps:

  1. Download zimbra desktop from http://www.zimbra.com/downloads/zd-downloads.html
  2. After downloading, double-click the downloaded file.
  3. When Windows displays a security warning, click Run. open-zimbra-desktop-file-security-warning
  4. The Zimbra Desktop installer appears as shown below. Click Next. Zimbra-desktop-setup
  5. Select I accept … and click Next. zimbra-desktop-accept-term
  6. Click Install. install-zimbra-desktop
  7. When installation finishes, the window below appears. Select Lanuch Zimbra Desktop and click Finish. lanuch-zimbra-desktop
  8. Zimbra desktop opens. Click Add New Account to add the account you want to use. add-new-account-on-zimbra-desktop
  9. Select Zimbra as the account type. add-zimbra-account
  10. Enter the user details as follows:
    • Account Name - the email owner’s name
    • Email Address - the email address
    • Password - the password
    • Incoming Server - enter webmail.ezymailhosting.com
    • Security - select SSL
  11. Click Validate and Save. add-account-details
  12. If user validation succeeds without errors, the window shown below appears. Click Launch Desktop to start using Zimbra Desktop. complete-setup-zimbra-desktop

Example Zimbra Desktop screen zimbra-desktop

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