Logging in and logging off

You must log on and be authenticated in order to use the Zimbra Web Client.  Two versions of the Zimbra Web Client are available, advanced and basic.

Advanced Web Client offers the full set of Ajax based web collaboration features. The advanced web client works with the newer browsers and the faster internet connections.

Basic Web Client is a good option when internet connections are slow or users prefer HTML-based messaging for navigating within their mailbox.

When the log on dialog appears, you can log on to the advanced web client or before you enter your name and password, you can click on here in the sentence Click here to switch to the basic web client.

To log on
  1. Open a browser window and enter the URL provided by your Zimbra administrator.

    For example:


    http://mail.domain.com/zimbra/mail

  2. When the login screen appears, type your user name. You may be required to type your full email address as the user name and your password.  If you want to use the basic web client, in the Click here to switch to the basic web client sentence click the here link. A new log on page is displayed.
     

Example of a full email address, type:

myra@example.com
myra123

Your password displays as ****** on-screen, to protect your privacy.

If you check Remember me on this computer, you do not have to log in every time you restart the browser during a day.  If you do not log off, your session remains active until the session expires. The system administrator configures how long a session can remain logged on.

Note: If you leave your web client open in your browser but do not access your mailbox for a period of time, your session may time out and then you will need to log back in.

To log off:

To prevent others from logging on to your email account, you should always use the Log Off link., to close your Zimbra session.