Calendar Bridge End User Setup

Objective/overview: to help end users setup Calendar Bridge to help manage multiple calendars for work.

Prerequisites: Users will need to be added to the Azure AD Enterprise application Calendar Bridge. Users will also need to be invited to Calendar Bridge from with the administrator portal.

Limitation: Calendar Bridge is set up to sync calendar appointments as Free/Busy time. No additional information will be synchronized.

MFA setup for person@interstatebridge.org email accounts: Users will need to first sign into their @interstatebridge.org accounts in an incognito/private browser session, then sign into Calendar Bridge from that same incognito/private browser session. Make sure to authenticate in the incognito/private browser session.

Calendar Bridge Setup:
1. Account Setup:
  1. You will get an email to setup your account, please use these instructions.
  2. Go to: https://myapplications.microsoft.com/ and click on “CalendarBridge Inc” or go to this URL: https://calendarbridge.com/
  3. Click on “Log In”
  4. Enter in your email address, select “Login” and a code will be emailed to you. Enter in the emailed code and select “Verify”
  5. Select “Accounts” and then “Add Accounts”.
  6. Add Accounts
i. You will need to add your @parametrix.com email, and any other Gmail, O365 or Exchange accounts.

ii. For the IBR Program, this is an O365 Account and will require the @interstatebridge.org email and password.

iii. Some accounts may have a “A Permissions Requested” page, please click “Accept”
1. Create a Sync.
  1. Select the “Syncs” tab at the top of the page.
  2. Select “Add Sync”
  3. Select Source Calendar: this should be your non-Parametrix calendar, select continue.
  4. Select the Destination Calendar. This should be your Parametrix calendar
  5. Select the Color you want the Source Calendar to show, then click Continue and Create.
  6. Repeat steps a-e to also sync the other way, from the Parametrix calendar to the IBR calendar
Success example:

Your calendars should now be syncing across multiple accounts.

CalendarBridge Documentation:
1. Connecting Microsoft Calendars (Exchange/O365)
  https://help.calendarbridge.com/doc/getting-started/connecting-microsoft-calendars/
2. Setting up Calendar Sync
  1. Note: Parametrix only allows Free/Busy time synchronization
    https://help.calendarbridge.com/doc/getting-started/setting-up-calendar-syncing/
3. Creating a Scheduling Link
  https://help.calendarbridge.com/doc/getting-started/creating-a-scheduling-link/
4. Syncing Microsoft Shared Calendars and Resource Calendars
  https://help.calendarbridge.com/doc/getting-started/syncing-microsoft-shared-calendars-and-resource-calendars/
Parametrix Subject Matter Experts: Brent Hamlin