Using IMail Server User Database

Ipswitch Instant Messaging can leverage an existing Ipswitch IMail user database to authenticate IIM Ipswitch Instant Messaging is one component of the Ipswitch Collaboration Suite. IIM enables teams to communicate instantly with groups around the world or around the corner, and can be installed behind a firewall so interoffice communications never leave the office. users. This will prevent you from having to enter and maintain user data in multiple locations.

Note: In order to use an Ipswitch IMail Server A server is a program running on a networked computer that processes requests from a client program, which is usually running on another networked computer. The client and server communicate using a protocol. For example, an FTP client communicates with an FTP server using an FTP protocol. user database for user authentication, Ipswitch Messaging Server must be installed on the same server as Ipswitch IMail Server.

To use an Ipswitch IMail Server database for user authentication:

1. Navigate to the IIM General Settings page by clicking the General tab. Select General Settings. The General Settings page appears.
2. From the Authentication Database list box, select IMail. Click the Configure button. The IMail User Database Configuration page appears with all user databases displayed in the IMail Domain column.
   

   A term that refers to the subdivisions of the Internet. Domain can mean the major subdivision of which your network is a part, (.com, .edu, .gov, .net, .us, .uk), or it can refer to your part of the network, as in Ipswitch.com. See also Domain Name System.