Exchange Server Pro » ActiveSync http://exchangeserverpro.com Microsoft Exchange Server news, tips, tricks and tutorials Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:02:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer Updated http://exchangeserverpro.com/exchange-remote-connectivity-analyzer-updated http://exchangeserverpro.com/exchange-remote-connectivity-analyzer-updated#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:08:29 +0000 Paul Cunningham http://exchangeserverpro.com/?p=1014 Microsoft has released an update to the useful Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer.  Announced by the MS Exchange Server Team today, the update includes:

  • New CAPTCHA interface
  • New tests for Exchange Web Services (useful for testing Entourage for Mac clients) and Outbound SMTP
  • Updates for Exchange 2010 Outlook Web Access
  • Password confirmation to reduce test failures from password typos
  • Removal of the “Beta” label

The tool also has a slick new interface.  Check out the differences between the old site and the new site.

Old Exchange Remote Connectivity Test Interface

Old Exchange Remote Connectivity Test Interface

New Exchange Remote Connectivity Test Interface

New Exchange Remote Connectivity Test Interface

Check out the Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer Tool.

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]]> http://exchangeserverpro.com/exchange-remote-connectivity-analyzer-updated/feed 0 Configuring the Exchange Server 2007 Client Access Server http://exchangeserverpro.com/configuring-the-exchange-server-2007-client-access-server http://exchangeserverpro.com/configuring-the-exchange-server-2007-client-access-server#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:04:16 +0000 Paul Cunningham http://exchangeserverpro.com/?p=776 Last week we looked at how to plan for an Exchange Server 2007 transition, how to prepare and install a new server to host Exchange Server 2007, and how to install the first Exchange Server 2007 server in the organization.  This week we continue with configuring the new Exchange server roles, starting with the Client Access Server.

Open the Exchange Management Console and navigate to Server Configuration/Client Access.

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Configure Outlook Web Access

Before Outlook Web Access is published to the internet you must enter the external URL.  Open the properties of the owa (Default Web Site) and enter the external URL in the field shown here.

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If you are publishing via ISA Server select the Authentication tab and choose Use one or more standard authentication methods, setting it to Integrated Authentication and Basic Authentication.

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Click OK when complete.  A warning will appear that the changes will not take effect until IIS is restarted.

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Click OK but don’t worry about restarting IIS yet, we’ll be restarting it soon.

Configure ActiveSync

Similar to Outlook Web Access the ActiveSync external URL must be configured if it is being published to the internet.  Choose the Exchange ActiveSync tab and then open the properties of Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync.

Enter the external URL in the field shown here.

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Click OK when complete.

Configure Outlook Anywhere

In the Actions pane to the right of the Exchange Management Console click on Enable Outlook Anywhere.

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Enter the external host name in the field shown here.

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If you are publishing via an ISA Server on the same external IP address as Outlook Web Access then choose Basic Authentication.  If you can dedicate an external IP address for publishing Outlook Anywhere then choose NTLM Authentication.

Click Enable when complete.  You will receive a warning that Outlook Anywhere will not be available for up to 15 minutes.  Click Finish to clear that warning.

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]]> http://exchangeserverpro.com/configuring-the-exchange-server-2007-client-access-server/feed 1 Test your Exchange Server remote connectivity http://exchangeserverpro.com/test-your-exchange-server-remote-connectivity http://exchangeserverpro.com/test-your-exchange-server-remote-connectivity#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:18:54 +0000 Paul Cunningham http://www.capslockassassin.com/?p=529 When deploying or troubleshooting Exchange servers I regularly encounter the need to jump onto a host outside of the customer network to perform remote access testing.  Over the years I’ve gotten into the habit of maintaining a host running 24/7 on my home internet connection that I can RDP to and perform these test.  While this has been useful in the past it is also a massive pain (not to mention costs me electricity) to manage this host and keep it running so that it is always available when I need it.

A few days ago I learned about the Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer, and this morning I had cause to give it a try for the first time.

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The Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer lets you perform useful tests such as ActiveSync, Autodiscover, Outlook Anywhere, and inbound SMTP.  I ran through the ActiveSync test to verify for one of our remote staff that it was working properly.

The test required valid network credentials in order to perform its analysis.  Though the site is owned and run by Microsoft and the credentials are transmitted via SSL if you had any security or privacy concerns you could simply create a temporary account for the tests and then change its password or delete it immediately afterwards.

In summary, a great tool and one that goes a long way to solving the headache of properly testing new Exchange Server deployments at customer networks.

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