Creating a CardDAV Account in Apple Address Book Manually

Overview

This article covers the process to manually create a CardDAV account for personal and public contacts in Apple Address Book. 

CardDAV is a web protocol which uses standard URLs for accessing remote resources, specifically contacts. When configuring access to these types of resources, users will need to provide the correct location via a URL string. If you are attempting to access a resource that is shared (e.g. public folders), make sure that you have sufficient access rights. Due to the security requirements of some mobile devices, it is recommended to configure a signed SSL certificate in Kerio Connect. For additional information, refer to Accessing CalDAV and CarDAV Accounts.

NOTE: A manual setup of the public folders does not work if Kerio Connect is installed on a 10.6.8 Mac Server. Every other version of the Mac software allows users to configure a manual public CardDAV account.

Step-By-Step Guide

Personal Contacts

To create a CardDAV connection to your personal contacts:

1. Go to Address Book > Preferences > Accounts.
2. Add an account, choose CardDAV as the account type.
3. Enter your server address and credentials.

Public Contacts

To create a CardDAV connection to your public contacts:

1. Go to Address Book > Preferences > Accounts.
2. Add an account, choose CardDAV as the account type.
3. Enter your server address and credentials. The server address needs to be a URL for the public folder. It needs to follow the format:[server address]/carddav/users/[domain]/.public/ (e.g. mail.server.com/carddav/users/domain.com/.public/).

Confirmation: The CardDAV account is successfully created. 

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