Quick links for setting up users

• Set up a new user on a laptop

  Set up a new user on a laptop

  1. Add user account to laptop

  • Log on with an account that has adminstrative priviledge
  • Click the window and type “control panel”, and select it
  • Click on User Accounts/Add or remove user accounts/Add new user
  • [+] Add someone else to this PC with the following options:
    • don’t have user’s information
    • Add user without MS account
    • Add username and password
    • For all security questions (e.g. pet’s name), the answer is: stillwater
  • Now the account is created, click on it and then Change account type and make Administrator

  2. Add server shared network folders

  • Log out and sign in as the newly created user
  • Say “no” to all the security questions presented
  • Open a cmd prompt (not in admin mode)
  • net use S: \\sv3\common /p:yes
  • net use P: \\sv3\username\SWC /p:yes

  3. Add sync folders

  • Create folders under My Documents:
    • SWC
    • SWC-shared
    • SWC-support (CFA and CFA-templates)
      • optionally pin them to quick access (if the computer will be mostly used remotely)
  • Run SyncTrayzor (and allow network access)
    • Rename laptop
    • search for nearby devices and add waters (SE3G) and SV3 (4NCZ)
      • Note that it might be neccesary to do the invitations the other way around, (from the servers) if nearby devices are not discovered
  • When accepting the share on the client, browse to C:\Users\username\Documents\
  • It might also be necessary to manually sync to other servers

  4. Make sure printer driver installed

  5. Install other software

• Add a New Email Account

  Add a New Email Account

  1. Add user account to laptop

  • These are of the form: initial-lastname@stcap.ca whereas server accounts are firstname-lastinitial
  • Log on to: zimbra.xmission.com:7071/zimbraAdmin as user with admin priviledges
  • select Home / Manage / Accounts in left sidebar
  • One the top-right, in the grey area next to Help, click on the [▼] dropdown and select New
  • Fill out the information,
    • Class of service is xmbase or xmpremium
    • add aliases if required

• Connecting to your email

  Connecting to your email

  Here are some useful links:

  • General email settings for Zimbra
  • Zimbra Email Configuration on Android
  • Zimbra Email Configuration on Windows, Mac & iPhone