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JIRA server. Do the following:

1. From the Microsoft Outlook menu, select JIRA > Connection Settings. The following dialog appears.
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2. In the "Connection Settings" dialog, enter the following information:

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

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     title Important
     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
3. To test the connection to your JIRA server, 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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4. To save your configuration, click Save in the Connection Settings dialog.
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Once the connection between your Microsoft Outlook and your JIRA server is working, you can do some further configurations. From the Microsoft Outlook menu, select JIRA > Advanced Configuration. The following dialog appears.

The Advanced Configuration dialog provides the following tabs:

1. Start Mozilla Thunderbird.

2. Select Add-ons from the "Hamburger Menu". (Or Press F10, then choose Tools - > Add-ons)
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   Select Add-ons again:
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   The "Add-ons Manager" tab is displayed.
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   Warning
   Make sure to uninstall the Add-on, restart Thunderbird and close the Add-ons tab prior to reinstalling a new version of the add-on. It seems that some Javascript cache is not properly cleared otherwise

3. Select Add-ons from the "Hamburger Menu". (Or Press F10, then choose Tools - > Add-on Preferences → "Thunderbird® Integration for Jira®").
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   Select "Thunderbird® Integration for Jira®"
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   The Thunderbird Integration for Jira preferences Tab is displayed.

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   As of Thunderbird 68 the preferences will appear as at tab instead a dialog window.

   
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The "Thunderbird Integration for Jira preferences" dialog provides the following tabs:

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