[sdw2003] iphone exchange (calendar, contacts)

[Dave Becker]

Currently you can setup your exchange server to sync with the IPhone but
you have to enable IMAP on your exchange server.

Configuring IMAP for iPhone Sync Microsoft Exchange 2003 - Non-Clustered
Configuration
Submitted by Doug Roberts on August 14, 2007 - 08:48. Doug Roberts |
exchange 2003 | IMAP | IMAP4 | iPhone 
The iPhone has arrived and the corporate world is now starting to
configure their existing messaging infrastructure allowing employees to
sync up their iPhone's.
I want to stress that IMAP4 should not be enabled without using SSL!
Sending information in clear text is not recommended. I will be
referencing the IMAP4 port 993 later in this article. I will step
through the different actions taken for a non-clustered Exchange 2003
system.
Enabling IMAP:
By default, IMAP4 is disabled on Exchange 2003. If your organization has
one or many Exchange 2003 servers(front-end and back-end) you will need
to go to each one and enable the "Microsoft Exchange IMAP4" service.


In a non-clustered environment enable the service with startup type of
Automatic.

Configuring Exchange 2003 IMAP Virtual Server SSL(port 993):
If you don't have an Exchange front end server, make sure that the
server you use for IMAP contains the mailbox's that you want to sync up
with the iPhone. Note, if you have multiple back-end servers with no
front-end then you will need to either designate one of your back-end
servers as your IMAP4 service provider and house all your iPhone users
on that server or you will need to manually direct each iPhone user to
their homed Exchange server. In this case it is recommended practice to
use a front-end server as it will locate which server your users mailbox
resides on and proxy the IMAP session to that server. If you do have a
front-end make sure the back-end server/servers are configured with an
IMAP Virtual server and are started. Then configure the front-end IMAP
Virtual server to use SSL.

If you already have an SSL Certificate installed on your Exchange Server
for Outlook Web Access(OWA), then you are ready to configure the virtual
server. If you don't have an SSL certificate installed on your Exchange
server you must either install Certificate Services on Windows Server
2003 and issue an SSL certificate or purchase a commercial certificate
through an SSL provider. The process of installing an SSL certificate
has been documented, so for simplicity of this article we will not
expand on that topic. To configure Secure IMAP, perform these steps. 

1. Open Exchange System Manager (ESM) and select , Administrative Group,
Servers, Protocols, IMAP4.
2. Right-click the Default IMAP4 Virtual Server and select Properties.
3. Select the Access Tab, and click the Certificate button.
4. Click Next.
5. Select Assign an existing Certificate and click Next.
6. Select the appropriate SSL Certificate and select Next.
7. Click Next, then click Finish.
8. Stop and restart the Default IMAP4 virtual server. You have now
enabled the use of the SSL certificate with IMAP4

The Firewall between the Exchange 2003 IMAP server and the internet will
need to be configured to allow traffic on port 993 to the Exchange
server you have setup to be the IMAP SSL entry point.

Configuring the Client Software

1. Get the Exchange Alias. Start Active Directory Users and Computers,
and right-click the user account and select Properties for the user who
wants to use an iPhone with Exchange. Click the Exchange General Tab and
note the Alias name.
2. Verify that you have IMAP and SSL working properly. Using Outlook
Express with a computer that's located on the internal network. This
will verify that you have IMAP and SSL properly working Internally.
Start Outlook Express and set up an account. When you specify your
Incoming and Outgoing servers, make sure to specify that your incoming
mail server is an IMAP server. When you specify your login account, it
must be in the format of "netbios_domain_name/user_name/exchange_alias"
Enter the password for the user.
3. Enable SSL with IMAP in Outlook Express. After you have set up the
account for the user, right-click the profile you just established,
select Properties, and click the Advanced tab. Select the "This server
requires a secure connection (SSL)" checkbox for both inbound and
outbound mail and click OK. Click the Account you just created and then
click the IMAP folders button to obtain a list of folders from the
Exchange server. If you have difficulty connecting to your Exchange
server with IMAP, double-check your settings specified in the previous
steps and make certain that you have the correct for the account.
4. Make sure the firewall TCP port 993 is open to your Exchange server.
Connect to your Exchange server with IMAP4 using Outlook Express on a
computer that's outside of your firewall. If you have difficulty
connecting, double-check your firewall settings.

5. Configure your iPhone. Set up the IMAP profile on the iPhone. For the
IMAP server use "netbios_domain_name/user_name/exchange_alias". For the
password use the users network "password".

-----Original Message-----
From: sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com [mailto:sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com]
On Behalf Of Joshua Penix
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 4:01 PM
To: San Diego Windows 2003 User Group
Subject: Re: [sdw2003] iphone exchange (calendar, contacts)

On Mar 18, 2008, at 3:29 PM, TJ Galati wrote:
> Does anyone have a solution for this yet, or is it simply wait for
> iphone 2.0?


Current iPhone can sync calendar and contacts against Outlook at the  
desktop.  But if you want over the air synchronization, you'll have to  
wait for 2.0 software in ~June which will implement ActiveSync and  
should give you the whole enchilada.

-- 
Joshua Penix                                http://www.binarytribe.com
Binary Tribe           Linux Integration Services & Network Consulting

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