In this area it is possible to change settings set in the configuration wizard and to adapt SimpleSYN to your personal needs.
Image 23: Options
All modifications will only be adopted after a click on “Save”. Click on “Back” or leave the options through another menu point to discard made modifications to the settings.
Profile selection
SimpleSYN can be configured independently for every Outlook® profile. The settings of SimpleSYN only apply to the active Outlook® profile.
In the default settings SimpleSYN uses the Outlook® standard profile. Alternatively it is possible to select any other profile for synchronizing.
The following settings can be made for the profile selection:
- Use default profile: SimpleSYN uses the Outlook® default profile. A dialog for profile selection is shown in the case of no standard profile being available.
- Use following profile: SimpleSYN uses the profile selected in the drop-down list.
- User selection: If neither “Use default profile” nor “Use following profile” is selected, the profile can be selected manually at each start of SimpleSYN. This is especially helpful if swapping between several profiles for synchronization is needed.
Selection neither the check box “Use default profile” nor “Use following profile” leads to a dialog for profile selection appearing at the start of SimpleSYN. Keep in mind that the configuration depends of the currently selected profile.
Image 24: Select profile
All further settings under “Options” are based on the selected Outlook® profile. Changes of the profile selection result in according actualizations of the remaining fields.
Start
Here it is possible to define whether SimpleSYN is to be started automatically with Windows®. Activate the check box “Start with Windows” to automatically start SimpleSYN together with Windows.
Client / Server
Here definition whether SimpleSYN is to be run as SimpleSYN-server or as SimpleSYN-client is possible.
It is absolutely necessary to configure one computer as SimpleSYN-server. The SimpleSYN-server is the central contact point and forwards the elements for synchronization to all SimpleSYN-clients.
Check the radio button “Run as SimpleSYN-server” if no SimpleSYN-server has been configured before.
Check the radio button “Run as SimpleSYN-client” if this SimpleSYN installation is to be connected to an existing SimpleSYN-server.
SimpleSYN-server settings
When the radio button “Run as SimpleSYN-server” has been selected, SimpleSYN is being run as server.
The following settings only apply when SimpleSYN uses the Peer Name Resolution Protocol to establish the connection. More information about the Peer Name Resolution Protocol can be found here.
Image 25: SimpleSYN-server settings with Peer Name Resolution Protocol
Image 26: SimpleSYN-server settings without Peer Name Resolution Protocol
If SimpleSYN uses the Peer Name Resolution Protocol it is possible to freely choose the SimpleSYN server name. In the default settings SimpleSYN uses the current computer name as name for the SimpleSYN-server. Click on “Change server name” to enter a custom name. It is also possible to add a short comment about the SimpleSYN-server.
Image 27: Enter SimpleSYN server name
The comment is restricted to 39 characters.
The SimpleSYN-server is being protected through a password against non-authorised access. Click on “Set server password” to input a password.
Image 28: Set SimpleSYN-server password
If no password is being entered, a prompt to enter a password is issued when “Save” is clicked.
Synchronizing via the Internet
Internet synchronization is only available in the SimpleSYN business version. More information about synchronizing using the Internet can be found here.
Select the checkbox “Synchronize via the Internet” if you want to synchronize with this SimpleSYN-server via the Internet. Activation of “Synchronise via the Internet” results in the server being accessible via the Internet.
SimpleSYN requires advanced firewall settings for synchronization via the Internet. A prompt to adjust the firewall settings will appear if necessary. More information about the needed firewall settings can be found here.
To enable SimpleSYN-clients from outside of your local network to access your SimpleSYN-server, click “Publish server for Internet synchronization”. More information about Internet synchronization and publishing the SimpleSYN-server can be found here.
When activating Internet synchronization, your SimpleSYN-server will be made accessible from the Internet. Choose a strong and secure password to prevent any unauthorized access to your SimpleSYN-server. More information about the security of SimpleSYN can be found here.
Internet synchronization is only available if the Peer Name Resolution Protocol can be used and the checkbox “Use PNRP” was activated.
SimpleSYN-client settings
When the radio button “Run as SimpleSYN-client” has been selected, SimpleSYN is being run as client.
If SimpleSYN is using the Peer Name Resolution Protocol enter the name and password of your SimpleSYN-server into the fields “Server name” and “Server password”.
If the SimpleSYN-server is available through the local network, it can be selected through the drop-down list. The drop-down list lists all SimpleSYN-server available in the local network. To update the list of available SimpleSYN-servers, put the input focus on the drop-down list and hit the key “F5”.
Image 29: SimpleSYN-client settings with activated Peer Name Resolution Protocol
If the Peer Name Resolution Protocol is not available, the computer name or IP-address will be used instead of the server name to establish a connection with the SimpleSYN-server. Please enter the computer name of the SimpleSYN-server instead of the server name and password. The drop-down list lists all computers found in the local network.
The server computer name is the NetBIOS-name or DNS-name of the server computer.
If “Use PNRP” is deactivated and you wish to use the computer name to establish the connection, make sure that name resolution is permitted in your network. Otherwise SimpleSYN is unable to establish the connection. More information about the needed firewall settings can be found here.
Image 30: SimpleSYN-client settings without Peer Name Resolution Protocol
Synchronizing over the Internet
Internet synchronization is only available in the SimpleSYN business version. More information about synchronizing using the Internet can be found here.
Select the checkbox “Synchronize via the Internet” if a connection to a SimpleSYN-server via the Internet exists or will be used for synchronization in the future. If the SimpleSYN-server is available during set-up in the local network, it can also be selected in the drop-down list. To establish a connection with the SimpleSYN-server via the Internet either an invitation file or a server-ID is needed. Click on “Connect to a server located at the Internet”. More information about Internet synchronization and the connection to a SimpleSYN-server via the Internet can be found here.
Internet synchronization is only available if the Peer Name Resolution Protocol can be used.
Advanced options
Click on the menu point “options” and subsequently on “Advanced Options” to configure more settings of SimpleSYN.
All modifications are only applied after they have been saved through “Save”. Click on “Back” or leave the advanced options through another menu point to discard the modifications.
Image 31: advanced options
General settings
Device name
The device name is used as an internal denomination for the SimpleSYN-client or the SimpleSYN-server. This name is being shown for example under “Status”. In the default settings this name is equal to the name of the current computer.
Check for updates
Activate the checkbox “Check for updates” to be notified automatically about updates of SimpleSYN. If the setting is activated SimpleSYN checks about every 24 hours whether a newer version is available. If the checkbox is “Check for updates” is deactivated it is only possible to check manually for updates. More information about the automatic updates can be found here.
Add new contact folders to the Address Book
If this option is activated new contact folders are automatically added to the Outlook® Address Book.
Delete items completely
In SimpleSYN default settings, deleted items are being moved by SimpleSYN into the Outlook® subfolder “SimpleSYN” of the folder “Deleted objects” of the Outlook® data file.
If this option is activated modifications are no longer moved into the Outlook® folder “Deleted objects à SimpleSYN” but are directly deleted completely.
Completely deleted Outlook® items cannot be reconstituted.
Keep conflicted items
If this option is activated SimpleSYN saves a copy of the items having caused a conflict in the Outlook® subfolder “SimpleSYN” of the folder “Deleted objects”.
Move deleted items to – Use default waste folder
Here it is possible to specify whether deleted items are being moved into the standard folder “SimpleSYN”, a subfolder of the Outlook® folder “Deleted objects” of the respective Outlook® data file, or into another folder.
Conflict solution
Here it is possible to specify how SimpleSYN is supposed to handle synchronization conflicts. More information about conflicts can be found here.
Resolve conflicts manually
Each synchronization conflict has to be solved manually.
Resolve using a copy
The item is copied and both copies are maintained.
Activation of this option can lead to duplicates.
Resolve by using the newest item
The latest modification is being synchronized; all modifications done beforehand are being discarded.
Activation of the option “Resolve using a copy” or “Resolve using the newest item” leads to deletions being ignored should a deletion conflict occur.
Hide resolved conflicts
Deactivate the checkbox “Hide resolved conflicts” to show solved but not yet synchronized conflicts under the menu point “Conflicts”.
PNRP settings
PNRP stands for Peer Name Resolution Protocol.
Activate the checkbox “Use PNRP” to activate the Peer Name Resolution Protocol. Activate the checkbox “Use secure PNRP name” to activate secure peer names in the local network. More information about the Peer Name Resolution Protocaol can be found under http://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/bb726971(en-us).aspx
The option “Use secure PNRP name” is being activated by default and deactivation impossible if SimpleSYN is being run via the Internet.
Client / server settings
The fields “Server port” and “Service path” specify the port and path to the SimpleSYN-server.
These settings have to be identical on the SimpleSYN-server and all SimpleSYN-clients.