Installing (or Upgrading) Lotus Notes 8.

5 on a Mac
Before you begin this installation
Client Support recommends that all users install Notes 8 Basic. Theres another
version Notes 8 Standard but this version uses more of your computer
resources
Do you meet the minimum system requirements for Notes 8 Basic?
Operating System - Leopard
Macintosh
Supported versions
Macintosh OS X 10.5.5 or later
Processors
Intel, PPC
RAM

512 MB minimum
1 GB or more strongly recommended

Disk space
Install directory (/Applications) - 1 GB or more recommended
Video

32 MB video RAM or more recommended

Monitors
Color monitor required, 256 colors or greater
1024x768 screen resolution minimum
Protocols
TCP/IP (includes IPv6)
Do you have a Lotus Notes account?
If you do not have a Lotus Notes account you can request one by logging onto
https://adam.cc.sunysb.edu. After you have been notified by the Computer
Accounts office that your account has been set up, go to the same website to
download your ID file to your desktop, MySBfiles folder, CD or flash drive.
Keep a copy of your ID file in a secure place as backup. Your
MySBfiles folder is the perfect place to store it.
If you are going to install Notes at home or on another remote
computer be sure to take the copy of your ID file with you.

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Step 1: Download the Software

You can download the software from Softweb at http://softweb.cc.sunysb.edu or a CD
containing Lotus Notes and other software can also be purchased from the Seawolves Market
for a nominal charge.
Under the heading Email & Telnet select Lotus Notes
Select Version 8.5 Basic Mac OS X
Save the Notes download file to your desktop
Note: If you are using Safari as your web browser, you must open Safari Preferences and
uncheck the box Open safe files after downloading, before attempting to download the
Notes file.
The resultant file will have an .dmg suffix and will be similar to this.

Double-click the file icon on your desktop to

mount the disk image containing the Lotus
Notes installer.

Step 2: Install Lotus Notes

Double-click the Install Lotus Notes icon.

Click Continue

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Click Continue

Click Continue

Click Continue

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Click Agree

Click on your hard drive and click

Continue

Click Continue

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Click Install

The entry in the Name field will

be the user currently logged on
Enter the Administrator
password for your Mac and click
OK

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Click Close to complete the

installation

Locate the Lotus Notes

application icon
Your hard drive > Applications >
Lotus Notes

Drag it to your Dock to create a

Dock alias

Step 3: Establish a Network Connection

If you are on a broadband network (i.e., your office, cable modem, DSL), be sure that your
network connection is in place and properly functioning (its functioning if you can access the
internet).
If your location has a dialup connection to the Internet, you must establish the dialup
connection before continuing with the Lotus Notes setup.

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Step 4: Launch Notes for the First Time

Click the Notes icon in your Dock, or double-click the Notes icon in the Lotus Notes folder.
Click New Setup

Click Next.

In the Your name box enter your

first and last name, as listed in
the SUNYSB Address Book.
In the Domino server name box,
enter notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
notes.cc.sunysb.edu

Make sure that I want to connect

to a Domino Server is checked.
Click Next.

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If your ID file is on a CD or other

external media, insert it now
Click the Browse button

Locate your ID file

(yourname.id)
Click Open

Now you will see the path to

your ID file in the File name
field
Click Next

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Click Yes to save your ID file

in the Notes data directory
on your Mac

Enter your Notes password

Click OK

Uncheck the box next to

Setup instant messaging
Click Next

Make sure that no items

are checked on this page
Click Next

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Click OK

Click Use the Default

Click the Mail icon to open

your Mail database

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The About the Mail Database window will be displayed:

Click the Window Close

button to close this window
(its located in the upper
left corner of the window)

Once the Inbox is visible,

click the Actions menu and
choose Improve Security

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In order to ensure that you can correctly send Microsoft Word attachments to others who may
not be using Lotus Notes, it is necessary to change several settings in your Lotus Notes Office
Location Document. This step will explain how to make the changes.
On the Notes status bar, in the lower right
corner of the screen, click the arrow in the
button labeled Online

Select Edit Current

This is your Location document

Click the Mail tab
In the Format for messages addressed
to internet addresses field change MIME
Format to Notes Rich Text Format

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Click the Advanced Tab

Click the MIME tab
Change Outbound Mac
attachment conversion to
AppleDouble (Base64 only)

Click the Internet Browser tab

Safari is the default browser. To
select a different browser, click
the drop down arrow

Select Other
Click OK

Click the flashlight

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Choose the browser from your

list of Applications

Click Select

Click Save & Close to save these settings

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