What is Zimbra Collaboration Suite?

Zimbra Collaboration Suite is a collaborative software suite having an email server and a web client. It was first released in the year 2005. It offers a desktop client called Zimbra desktop. Zimbra desktop was discontinued under VMware’s stewardship in 2013 but later on, it restarted in February 2014. Let us know more about Zimbra Collaboration Suite with this article.

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What makes Zimbra Collaboration Suite unique?

• Less cost of ownership – When compare it with other solutions, Zimbra Collaboration Suite always provides you low cost of ownership.
• Support per user basis – Separate Server License is available which costs you less and more savings.
• Offers several benefits – ZCS offers several features like emailing, contacts, calendars, and document sharing. Users may install additional applications like SharePoint. It also offers video call features.
• Mobile synchronization – Zimbra supports 100% mobile sync for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows devices, etc.
• Administration – Simplified admin console to manage users and configure all custom policies.
• Data security – It offers an inbuilt archive, backup, email encryption, email retention, and various safety procedures.

Different editions of Zimbra Collaboration Suite

It offers two editions – open source and commercial network edition. It also provides a separate product known as Zimbra Appliance.

Default Port Configurations when Zimbra is installed

Default Port Usage:

• 25 SMTP (postfix)
• 80 HTTP
• 110 POP3
• 143 IMAP
• 389 LDAP
• 443 HTTPS
• 993 IMAP SSL
• 995 POP SSL
• 7025 LMTP

How to configure Outlook for Zimbra account?

• Outlook 2007: Go to Tools menu and then go to Account Settings
• Outlook 2010: Go to File tab, choose Info and click on Account Settings. Again, click on Account Settings, go to Email tab, and click on new button.
• Under New account window, choose manual server settings and hit Next
• Select Internet Email service and hit Next.
• Provide user information, server information and login information as required.
• Go to More settings tab and use the same settings for incoming mail server.
• Go to Advanced tab and provide all the server details. Hit OK once done.

Generally Asked Questions

Q – Is Zimbra free?

A – Zimbra has both free open source edition as well as premium network edition.

Q – What is Zimbra Mail Server?

A – Zimbra Email Server is an open-source collaboration server for email, calendaring, contacts, file sharing, etc.

Q – Can I upgrade ZCS to ZCS 7.0?

A – Yes, you can easily upgrade it by downloading ZCS 7.0 and then run upgrade.

Q – Can I open Zimbra Mail on my phone?

A – Yes, Zimbra mail can be easily opened on any mobile device.

Conclusion

The article focuses on what is Zimbra Collaboration Suite, what makes ZCS unique, its features, different editions, and how to configure Outlook for Zimbra account.