- Public subscriptions are convenient because they can update your Calendar.
- There is no password protection; your Calendar information is technically open to the public.
- To access your Calendar, other Users must know the specific URL, so your personal information is still protected.
NOTE: Your institution might not allow the public subscription option.
From the Edit Profile page:
- Copy the ICS URL link.
- Set Enable Public Calendar Feed field to Yes.
- Click Save Profile button.
For faculty, the calendar feed includes all events for which that faculty member is listed as an instructor. For students, the calendar feed includes all of the events for which that student is enrolled.
- Open Google Calendar,
- Click the + sign on Other Calendars.
- Select From URL.
Sync Google Calendar
- Paste the ICS calendar link into the URL field.
- Click Add Calendar.
- The Calendar is now synced with Google Calendar.
- Open Apple Calendar.
- Click File.
- Select New Calendar Subscription.
Sync Apple Calendar
- Paste the ICS calendar link in the Calendar URL field.
- Click Subscribe button.
- The Calendar is now synced with Apple Calendar.
- Click on the Settings App.
- Select Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Click Add Account.
Add Subscribed Calendar
- Click Other.
- Select Add Subscribed Calendar.
- Paste the ICS calendar link in the Server field.
- The Calendar is now synced with iOS calendar.
- CalDAV provides password protection for calendar data.
- Only clients that support CalDAV will be able to sync the Calendar (this includes the Apple Calendar program).
Profile Manager
- Copy the CalDAV Server Address.
- Open Apple Calendar.
- Click Calendar.
- Select Add Account.
Add CalDAV
- Select Add CalDAV Account.
- Click Continue.
- Click the Settings App.
- Click Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Select Add Account.
Add CalDAV Account
- Click Other.
- Choose Add CalDAV Account.
Add the System User Data
- Enter the System Account User info.
- Paste the CalDAV server address in the Server Address field.
- Click Create to add the calendar.
- The Calendar is now synced with iOS Calendar.
- Caldav Sync Free Beta is a free CalDAV sync tool for Android that has been tested to work with the System.
- Once installed, select Account Settings > Add account > CalDAV Sync Adapter.
- Enter the System Account User info.
- Paste the the System CalDAV server address.
NOTE: CalDAV Sync is another option and costs about $3. It has not yet been tested with the System.
- The ICS file export allows Users to download password-protected calendar data to be imported into a client such as Apple or Google calendars.
- ICS export cannot be subscribed to in most clients.
- To refresh the Calendar an export is downloaded and imported to the calendar client each time.
Remember: to use the password-protected ICS file export, always use your the System password.
Edit Profile
- Click the ICS URL link to export and download Calendar data.
NOTE: Depending on the browser, rename the file to end in “.ics”.
- Click File.
- Select New Calendar Subscription.
- Then Import again.
- Enter the URL of the the System Calendar you want to subscribe to.
- Click Subscribe to complete the connection process.
- Click File.
- Select Import.
- Then Import again.
- Select the downloaded calendar data file.
- Choose the destination calendar on the computer.
- Click OK.
- Click Other Calendars.
- Select Import Calendar.
- From the Import Calendar dialog select the downloaded Calendar data file.
- Select the destination calendar.
- Click Import.
NOTE: Here are some tips from Google that might also be helpful.
- Google Calendar for Android is available on the Google Play Store.
- Importing the System Calendar data through the web-based Google Calendar App will sync on an Android device.