Sinchronize pda with web exchange - Networking

Hi Guyz,
i have an HTC Trinity with latest rom released from italian distributor, just flashed three days ago.
Everythings are working fine but i cannot set a configuration for sinchronization of my company's web exchange server.
We have Exchange Server 2003 with SP2 and gate 443 already enable, but nothing....with Active Sync, during server's configuration, i cannot see any web server at typed address.
Web addressm user id and password are right.
Someone can give me a procedure for this setup? Any suggestion??
Many thanks.
Marco

Hi there, take a look at this:
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Configuring-Mobile-Devices-Exchange2003.html
and this:
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Managing-Mobile-Access-Exchange-Server-2003.html
or (absolutely recommended) try olx mobile access at www.gangl.de. this works perfect an it's easy to configure. Don't mind the german website for the application ist in english. 30-days trial for download.
Best regards.

There is a known Issue connecting with Exchange with ActiveSync and OMA
If your Exchange server is set up to use Forms-Base authentication(must be used to enable compression of static and dynamic data from the exchange server), ActiveSync and OMA will fail. This is a know issue. ActiveSync and OMA use WebDav to authenticate the user with NTFS permissions. Forms-Based authentication blocks this. Another virtual directory must be made for devices that use WebDav to authenticate with. Two places that discuss this issue and how to work around it are...
http://www.petri.co.il/problems_with_forms_based_authentication_and_ssl_in_activesync.htm
and at Microsoft:
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=817379
Sean Beeson

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activesync 4.1 and exchange server 2003

I'm trying to synchronizise with the exchange server at my work.
But for some reason it doesn't work. I've filled in everything in the right way (address, domein etc.) the fault code is 80070002.
Can somebody help me with this?
same here at home (no firewalls)
Works fine for me. Exchange server needs just some configuration.
Priit said:
Works fine for me. Exchange server needs just some configuration.
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What kind of configuration?
First, your Outlook Web Access (yes, OWA!) can not use forms based authentication nor SSL encryption. If you don want to use these (you most probably want to use SSL) then you need to create another virtual OWA directory without SSL and force ActiveSync (and Outlook Mobile Access) to use it.
More information at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;817379
Check if you can access OMA (Outlook Mobile Access) using http://yourserver/oma and check also Exchange server logs.
I thought this wasn't supported on WM5 until AKU 2.0 comes out (hopefully soon)
So ur saving I have to turn Forms authentication off and ssl off on OWA for my mobile device to work ?
sounds a bit of a poor show.
I need Forms based auth ideally as it goes through firewalls where as the other type does not.
Ours works here and we use SSL.
For the server name make sure you are using the fully qualified domain name that you use from the internet. IE: mail.domain.com. You don't have to put the /exchange on the end.
username, password and domain are all the same as what you use to log in.
OH, and the certificate you use on the server should be for mail.domain.com and not servername.
Hope this helps.
@spartanrob: DirectPush needs AKU2.0. You have always had possibility to sync manually. Or if your operator provides e-mail to SMS then you have the same functionality already today.
@Karzi:
No, I'm not saying you have to turn off SSL and/or forms-based auth., but you need to create another virtual OWA directory, which does not require SSL and forms-based authentication. You can limit access to this directory to localhost only so there will be no security concerns.
@MrHappy:
Your server is probably set up in that way.
Please go read this it helped me with the same error
http://hardware.mcse.ms/archive35-2005-11-248477.html
Basicly says that you have to download the cert from https://server.domain.com/certsrv then install the certificate on your desktop and your handheld then activesync will work....
I was hesitant but it worked for me.... it changed the path in the cert from my ip to my server.domain.com

ActiveSync and RPC over HTTP

Heres a question for u: is it possible to connect to my exchange server using activesync via an RPC over HTTP connection? Currently i have to dial a VPN connection before connecting which is rather cumbersome (having to dial and it frequently drops). It is available in Outlook and is much more efficient. Cheers.
I am assuming that you are running an exchange 2K3 SP2 and Windows Server 2K3 SP1 right off the bat. If you are not this info may not apply.
When you install Exchange 2003, several virtual directories are created under the Default Web Site in Internet Information Services (IIS).
One of those is "Microsoft-Server-Active-sync" If I am not mistaken this is what your PPC uses when syncing. So you don't need to setup your PPC to use RPC over HTTP like you would outlook (with the http address, and the internal server name, and the MSSTD crap). Check to make sure your front end server (Web server) has that virtual directory in the default web site. If not, there are quite a few tutorials on Google that you can look up.
Hope that helped.
Later; Lew
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q="how+to"+install+"Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync"

Activesync Exchange Help needed

I have always been able to succesfully connect to the exchange server via activesync, whether it be via GPRS or USB. Now I can't, I keep getting the http_500 error.
I have checked and I can log into the exchange server via OWA in either http or https. Have changed my phone to use SSL, not to use SSL, nothing, same error.
Looked at Microsoft's explanation of having a duplicate smpt address, but it can't be, as the server is running Exchange 2003 SP2, so I can't configure or look at the server. I also can't ask IT, as they don't know I have access and even if you ask, they won't know, as mobile devices are not yet supported.
1 - The Exchange Server has to be configured to allow Mobile Devices to connect.
2 - The Exchange server has to be configured to allow push mail
3 - I think you need to install a certificate on the PPC (using enroller, or just copy/paste the **.cer file and open it)
Maybe you don't need the certificate when NOT using SSL, but I think I remember I couldn't get it to work without... So I installed my certificate on my PPC and HAD TO use SSL to get it to work.
However, ...If you cannot even check whether your Sysops allow pushmail/ActiveSync, you are in dire straits.... You have to know that info.

Exchange Sever Push Email Setup - Stuck at Password Prompt

Hi all,
I am new to the HTC (just got one this week , and would love to get push email working from my Exchange 2003 server.
I have used the reg hack to stop WM5 from requiring a valid SLL cert, and installed my Exchange 2003 server's SSL certificate on my device.
However, when I try to connect, the device keeps prompting me for my password, and does not accept it when I enter it.
I have seen this on other forums, but never seen a solution to it. I would be very grateful for any advice.
Great site btw!
first of al .. you don`t need a reghack to get ssl working..
just look at this site.. for your server..
http://www.visualwin.com/SelfSSL/
follow these steps.. remember.. if your server is avalible under
https://blabla.com/exchange name your ssl certificate: blabla.com
After this go to https://blabla.com/exchange install the certificate in youre IE on your pc..
then in IE tools -- options --- content --certificates -- trusted..
find your certificate and export this on your desktop. now with active sync transport your certificate to your mobile and install it, just with clicking on it.
Now the problem that you have is the auth part on your IIS on microsoft-active-sync virtual directory..
On the default directory set plain , ntlm, and windows intergrated
auth options on..
on the microsoft-active-sync only the plain text and ntml.
If this wont work play around with auth settings on microsoft-active-sync virtual dir.. trial and error.. but somewhere there is your answer and youre problem.
IMPORTANT turn of : require secure channel (ssl) on your server
Windows mobile cannot work with that
Yeah SSL needs to be enabled and setup on the exchange server. Also check your user policys to make sure they are set up correctly. We set up exchange systems daily at work and the most common problem we see is someone has messed up their policys in exchange.
Thanks for the reply's
I have had another crack, but am now getting an error on Activesync when sync'ing:
Support Code: 0x85010014
I am not sure what this points to....
I am still a little confused with my IIS6 authentication settings.
My "Exchange" vdir is set to Integrated and Basic authentication.
My "Microsoft-Server-Activesync" app is set to basic only.
My "OMA" app is set to basic only.
The "Exchange" vdir is the only one set to require ssl connections.
Thanks again for your time.
Fixed it! Followed this guide from Microsoft that helps create an oma directory especially for use by Activesync without using SSL:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=817379

Activesync autoconfiguration for Exchange?

When you are setting up a new server source in AS, it has some options for doing things automatically (I assume based on our email domain name). This has never worked for me (I am the sys admin for our Windows network). Do I have to be running Exch2007 to get this functionality, or is it some sort of DNS issue that is making this fail? The front-end server that we use is not mail.domain.com We use webmail.domain.com.
Any thoughts are appreciated. We are going to be allowing our users to bring their own service and devices to our cell phone mix, and I want to make connecting with WM devices as easy as possible. I'm trying to reduce the number of blackberry devices we use.
Thanks!
Brandon
Microsoft Exchange 2007 Autodiscovery
Autodiscovery allows a user to enter their email address and password into Outlook 2007 or Windows Mobile 6 Pocket Outlook to have their profile or activesync relationship automatically configured to access an Exchange 2007 server.
In short, you add a DNS record for the host "autodiscover" in the domain you want to use Autodiscovery in. If you want it to work internally just add it to your company's DNS server. If you want it to work externally you have to add it to your external DNS server.
One important note is that you must have a multi-domain SSL certificate from a known public provider. This is because you need 4-hosts on the certificate (2-domains with 2-hosts each) I purchased a multi-domain certificate from GoDaddy.com for $58 for 1-year.
Search keywords: +Exchange +2007 +Autodiscover

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