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Before your Microsoft Outlook Thunderbird can access your JIRA server, you have to configure the connection to your JIRA server. Do the following:

1. Start Mozilla Thunderbird.
2. Select Tools > Add-ons.
   The "Add-ons Manager" tab is displayed.
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3. Select Preferences.
   The "Thunderbird Integration for JIRA preferences" dialog is displayed.
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4. Enter
5. From the Microsoft Outlook menu, select JIRA > Connection Settings. The following dialog appears.
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6. In the "Connection Settings" dialog, enter the following information:

   • JiraJIRA-URL: IP address or URL of your JIRA server 

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     You have to specify the type of connection protocol with the URL (http or https). Otherwise the connection will fail. Futhermore we recommend to use a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) instead of hostnames only.
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     If your JIRA installation uses a special port you also need to specify the port number. Append the port number at the end of the URL separated by colon (e.g., https://jira.example.com:8080). Ask your JIRA administrator if you are not sure about URL and port number.

     
     

   • Username: Your user name on the JIRA server
   • Password: Your password on the JIRA server
7. To test the connection to your JIRA serveryour connection settings, click Test connection.
   If the test is successful the following dialog appears.
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   The deployment type and the JIRA version is displayed in the bottom left corner of the "Connection Settings" dialog.
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8. To save your configuration, click Save in the Connection Settings dialog.
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1. Information about your JIRA server and you user account should be displayed in the lower part of the dialog.

The Advanced Configuration dialog provides the following tabs:

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