Setting up Outlook Connection to Exchange 2010 using Outlook Anywhere

Use Outlook Anywhere to connect to your Exchange server without VPN.  To use outlook anywhere there are server setting that need to be made on the exchange server.   Why enable Outlook Anywhere?   Outlook can connect to Exchange through the Internet by using remote procedure call (RPC) over HTTPS. The Outlook Anywhere feature allows you to access your Exchange account remotely from the Internet when you are working outside your organization’s firewall.

Before you attempt to use outlook anywhere check with your exchange administrator to make sure this is set up.

To make the connection
Open up the control panel

Click the Mail icon

Click on Show Profiles

Click Add

Enter name and press “OK”

Check “Manually configure Server settings” Click Next

Check “Microsoft Exchange” Click Next

Enter Server name,  Username and click More Settings
This should popup a window asking for the connection information to the exchange server

Enter in your username as “Domain name\username”
Then Enter your password. Check remember password if you wish. Click OK
This will bring up the more settings Window

Click on the Connection Tab

Check the box for “Connect to Microsoft Exchange using HTTP”
Then Click on “Exchange Proxy Settings”

Enter Server name and click OK.
This will take you to the following screen.

Click OK.

Now you can click next.

Click finish.

If I have more than 1 profile I always have Outlook ask me to choose on startup
Click OK and open up outlook

Select your new user and click OK

This will ask for the login credentials again.

Enter in your username as “Domain name\username”
Then Enter your password. Check remember password if you wish. Click OK

This should open up Outlook and you should be all set, now enjoy working remote and VPN Free with Exchange!

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RIM Now Offering BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for Free

“Most organizations that use Microsoft Exchange as their corporate communication tool have staff that uses a BlackBerry device as well. Our clients are no different. During each deployment that I work on, I ask the question, “How many BlackBerry users do you have?”  Knowing that the high cost for BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server) licensing usually leads to sticker shock, I cringed each time.

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