User guide

Zimbra Collaboration Server ZCO 8.0 5
1 About ZCO
This chapter includes information about prerequisites for installing Zimbra
Connector for Microsoft
®
Outlook
®
(ZCO) and how to download the ZCO
installation file.
With ZCO, users can use Microsoft Outlook and synchronize data such as
email messages, folders, tags, contacts, personal calendars, appointment
reminders, and tasks with the Outlook client. The ZCS server-side
configuration for accounts is enforced for Outlook users.
Topics in this chapter include:
Use ZCO with the Correct Version of ZCS
Supported Versions of Microsoft Operating System
ZCO supports Microsoft Operating Systems: Windows XP with required
updates, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
ZCO Configuration Files
Downloading ZCO Installation and Customization Files
Use ZCO with the Correct Version of ZCS
The versions you are running for ZCO and ZCS must be from the same major
release. For example ZCO 8.x and ZCS 8.x are used together. Never use
versions that do not align together, such as ZCO 7.x with ZCS 8.x.
From the Tools and Migration>Client Upload page on the ZCS administration
console, you can upload the latest version of ZCO to the ZCS server.
Supported Versions of Microsoft Operating System
ZCO supports Microsoft Operating Systems: Windows XP with required
updates, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
Supported Versions of Microsoft Outlook
ZCO supports the following versions of Microsoft Outlook:
Important: ZCO installations working with older versions of Outlook require
updating or reinstalling if Outlook is upgraded to Outlook 2013.