If you inherited an already configured server which is running Exchange Server 2003: where would you locate the settings on the server that you would need to configure Exchange on iPhone 2.0?
Exchange ActiveSync is on by default in Exchange 2003 and later, although there may be things that you need to set up to get EAS access through your firewall.
The iPhone is out and it now has a
place in the corporate world. In this
episode we discuss the Exchange
ActiveSync features such as the new
autodiscover, remote wipe and
enforceable security policies and then
take you step by step through the
configuration of Exchange 2007, DNS
and the iPhone itself. Oh yeah and
this feature is provided out of the
box, no BlackBerry licenses required!
Then, read Apple's PDF document which also explains the details on how to configure your Exchange server for the iPhone:
iPhone 2.0 software communicates
directly with your Microsoft Exchange
Server via Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync, giving users push email,
contacts, and calendar. Exchange
ActiveSync maintains a connection
between Exchange Server and iPhone so
when a new email message or meeting
invitation arrives, iPhone is
instantly updated.
If your company currently supports
Exchange ActiveSync on Exchange Server
2003 or 2007, you already have the
necessary services in place to support
iPhone 2.0 software—no additional
configuration is required. If you have
Exchange Server but your company is
new to Exchange ActiveSync, review the
following steps to enable Exchange
ActiveSync.
You would need to be running Exchange ActiveSync somewhere to allow the iPhone to connect to exchange, much in the same way that the RIM software integrates with Blackberry. Installing the Client Access server role on your exchange server effectively enables ActiveSync.
Once that is up and running, David's answer is effectively correct. You point the device at the server, and use a username and password which exists, and has a mailbox on, your domain.
This will allow the iPhone to sync email, calendars, contacts, etc.
A walkthrough of the iPhone side of things can be found here.
To setup an Exchange account on iPhone, all you need to know is:
The iPhone (or any other ActiveSynch capable device) doesn't care about anything else.
Exchange ActiveSync is on by default in Exchange 2003 and later, although there may be things that you need to set up to get EAS access through your firewall.
Apple's so-called Enterprise Integration web page has two docs that may help: this one covers the setup steps required for Exchange 2003, and this one covers what the iPhone user has to do.
There is a nice video podcast which explains in detail what steps you have to follow on your server and the iPhone in order to allow Exchange access.
IT Idiots - Episode 69: Exchange, ActiveSync and the iPhone
Then, read Apple's PDF document which also explains the details on how to configure your Exchange server for the iPhone:
iPhone and Microsoft Exchange Server (PDF)
You would need to be running Exchange ActiveSync somewhere to allow the iPhone to connect to exchange, much in the same way that the RIM software integrates with Blackberry. Installing the Client Access server role on your exchange server effectively enables ActiveSync.
You can read more about it on Microsoft's site.
Once that is up and running, David's answer is effectively correct. You point the device at the server, and use a username and password which exists, and has a mailbox on, your domain.
This will allow the iPhone to sync email, calendars, contacts, etc.
A walkthrough of the iPhone side of things can be found here.
You really should purchase an SSL certificate for your Exchange server so to say it's licensee free is a tidge untrue.
Cheers, Rob.