The Outlook plug-in must be installed as an administrator under Windows.
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When using Outlook beta versions, display errors may occur in the ribbon.
Downloading the UMA Outlook plugin
Downloading the UMA Outlook plugin
The plugin is available in the reseller portal in the section Downloads / Tools for download as .msi or .exe.
Installation of the UMA Outlook plugin
Installation of the UMA Outlook plugin
Installation with wizard
Installation with wizard
Start .msi or .exe file and acknowledge the UAC message
The .msi uses the display language for installation dialogs, while the .exe prompts for a language.
Selecting the language for wizard
The IP address or host name of the UMA must be specified.
During the installation of the plugin, the registry key BypassSSLNoCacheCheck with the value 1 is added under the following registry path:
These settings are required to download test reports or individual mails. Otherwise you will get an error message "getdocument.cgi cannot be downloaded"
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings The key will not be deleted during uninstallation.
Confirm User Account Control
Selecting the language for wizard
Welcome window. Continue the installation with Next
The license conditions must be agreed to
The IP address or host name of the UMA must be specified.
Specification of the destination folder can remain unchanged
Starting the installation
Installing the plugin
The installation is completed
Silent installation
Silent installation
The .msi file can be used to perform a silent installation:
The certificate for the plugin (issued by sales@securepoint.de) must be accepted.
At the first start a certificate error and a security warning is displayed. You have to accept
the certificate for the plugin and
the certificate for the UMA
.
Handling
Handling
Menu structure
Menu structure
UMA Outlook Plugin v2.2.0 Menu
After opening Outlook, another menu item appears with the name UMA Email Archive. The functions appearing below are explained below.
Button
Description
Email
Email
The emails are displayed. The emails are displayed by the user stored in the Settings menu. If another account configured in Outlook was previously displayed, the emails from this account are displayed.
Restore
Restore
It is possible to restore from the UMA archive any emails that are no longer available locally because they may have been deleted.
The email must be marked with the checkbox (in the search results column in the upper left corner at the beginning of each mail) and can then be restored in a folder of your choice by clicking the button. After confirming the button OK the message (or messages) will be in the desired folder.
Settings
Settings
In the section
UMA appliance:
under IP/Host: is the IP address or host name of the UMA, which is specified during installation.
In the section
User data:
, the user name for access to the UMA and the corresponding password are entered. Alternatively, SSO/MFA Login via Microsoft Azure is activated. Then the login takes place via an extra window via Microsoft Azure.
Only emails associated with the user specified here are searched and displayed.
In the
Certificates:
section, the certificates used are confirmed as trusted certificates.
With the button Test the credentials are checked. The certificate of the UMA must be accepted at the first call. Afterwards you will receive the message "No connection to the host". A new test then returns the message "User data has been successfully verified. Save these settings
If SSO/MFA Login via Microsoft Azure is activated under
User Data:
and the Save button is clicked, a window for logging in to Microsoft Azure appears. Either an already connected account is selected or another account is used.
Advanced search
Advanced search
Advanced search
With this search function it is possible to create complex search patterns to find the desired email. To use the advanced search, click on the Expand button. Then click on Advanced Search via Tools.
Search term:
Enter search term
No distinction is made between upper and lower case (case-insensitive)
When entering multiple strings without a corresponding operation specification, the default is an OR operation.
The use of quotation marks " " searches for exactly the specified character string.
The button adds an advanced search function.
Operation
AndOrNot
The keyword of the operation is selected
Term
Select
The term is selected. With another term is added.
Search term
An additional search term
No distinction is made between upper and lower case (case-insensitive)
When entering multiple strings without a corresponding operation specification, the default is an OR operation.
The use of quotation marks " " searches for exactly the specified character string.
File type
The file type is specified
Category
The category is specified
Archiving time
The archiving time is set
From:
The sender is entered
To:
The recipient is entered
CC:
A CC recipient is entered
Subject:
The attachment is entered
With the row is deleted and with another row is added.
Search now
Stars the search function
Reset
Resets all settings
Close
Closes the window
Options
Options
This button is located next to each email. It enables various actions:
Show email
The email is displayed
Download email
Allows you to download the email as an .eml file.
Make relevant to searches
Increases the relevance of similar documents and texts in the search
Editing attributes
Emails can be assigned to categories, which can be filtered in the search.
Import process
The Outlook plugin can be used to import individual emails as well as entire folders or accounts into the UMA:
Start import dialog in the context menu (right-click) of the object to be imported
Click the Archive in UMA button
The import takes place in the account with which the Outlook plug-in is logged into the UMA, even if the source belongs to a different email account!
Step 1
Select the desired email
Hold down the Shift key for multiple emails
Context menu (right-click) Archive in UMA
Step 2
In the Import confirmation window, the UMA server and the associated accounts into which the emails are imported are displayed
Click on the Yes button to start the import process
Step 3
The start and end of the import process is displayed under
Statistics
The number of successfully imported, failed and skipped emails is displayed
After the import process has been completed, the window can be closed
Step 1
Select the desired folder
Context menu (right-click) Archive in UMA
Step 2
In the Import confirmation window, the imported folder, the UMA server and the associated accounts into which the folder is imported are displayed
By activating { Import subfolders, the associated subfolders of the folder are also imported
Click on the Yes button to start the import process
Step 3
The start and end of the import process is displayed under
Statistics
The number of successfully imported, failed and skipped emails is displayed
After the import process has been completed, the window can be closed
Step 1
Select the desired account
Context menu (right-click) Archive in UMA
Step 2
In the Import confirmation window, the imported account, the UMA server and the associated accounts are displayed, into which all emails of the account are imported
Click on the Yes button to start the import process
Step 3
The start and end of the import process is displayed under
Statistics
The number of successfully imported, failed and skipped emails is displayed
The window can be closed after the import process has been completed
Error messages
Error messages
Known problems and their elimination
Message
Possible cause
Solution
Proxy problems
Proxy problems
[SESSION INVALID messages during loading]
If a system proxy has been set, the login will be loaded directly, but all subsequent web interface parts will be loaded via the proxy. This will result in the session not being valid.
An exception for the UMA must be defined in the proxy settings.
Error message when viewing a test report or downloading a mail
Error message when viewing a test report or downloading a mail
Web browser: getdocument.cgi from uma-name cannot be downloaded
Error message when viewing a test report or downloading a mail. If all of the following conditions are met, this error may occur:
The installer of the plugin is built with a 32-bit platform. Therefore on 64-bit systems it will write the value to the key under HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings.
A 64-bit Internet Explorer is used to display the UMA web pages
Plugin has been installed by admin account for multiple / other users ( The key BypassSSLNoCacheCheck is not installed under HKEY_Current_User\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings written for other users)
The check mark "Do not save encrypted pages on the data medium" is ticked.
The Internet Explorer requires permission to download encrypted pages: Call up Internet Options (call up directly with this term via the search field, or in the Internet Explorer settings). On the Advanced tab, deactivate the checkbox at Do not save encrypted pages on disk.. →