# Getting started
# Purpose
TrueConf Calendar Connector is a software solution for synchronizing the Microsoft Exchange corporate calendar with TrueConf Server. This solution enables seamless integration of your corporate calendar with the TrueConf communication system.
Thanks to TrueConf Calendar Connector, you can view and accept invitations to the events created in the Microsoft Exchange corporate calendar directly in your TrueConf application. Additionally, TrueConf Calendar Connector displays those corporate calendar events that are not linked to video conferences. Now offline events created in the corporate calendar can be tracked in TrueConf client applications.
# How it works
TrueConf Calendar Connector synchronizes events from Microsoft Exchange with TrueConf Server. When you create a meeting in your corporate calendar (e.g., in Outlook), the system automatically creates an event in TrueConf Server. Below is a diagram showing how TrueConf Calendar Connector works:
Additionally, if the event is related to a video conference, the software provides a link for participating in the event. Participants receive an invitation with all the details: time, topic, and a direct link for joining the conference.
Communication between TrueConf Server and Microsoft Exchange is one-way: events from the third-party calendar are displayed in the UI of TrueConf application, but conferences created on the side of the video conferencing server are not added to the corporate calendar.
# Licensing
The features available in TrueConf Calendar Connector depend on your license type. You can review the key differences below:
| Free Version | Standard Version | |
|---|---|---|
| Support for the EWS (Exchange Web Services), the protocol for accessing the mail | ✅ | ✅ |
| Permission to read and display data | ✅ | ✅ |
| Connection to the registration server is required | ✅ | ❌ |
| Number of accounts to be synchronized | 50 | Unlimited, depends on the TrueConf Server license |
| Synchronization prioritized for whitelisted users | ✅ | ✅ |
| Terms of provision | Free | Included in Full, Full+, and Premium technical support packages |
# Features
View information about various types of Microsoft Exchange events in the UI of TrueConf solutions.
Send invitations when a video conference starts.
Delegation means creating events by a trusted representative on behalf of the calendar owner.
Real-time synchronization of data about the changes in calendar events and participants' statuses (accepted/declined the invitation).
- Support for API – EWS (Exchange Web Services).