[commits] [Wiki] changed: ActiveSync

[Michael Rubinsky]

mrubinsk  Thu, 30 May 2013 19:18:01 +0000

Modified page: http://wiki.horde.org/ActiveSync
New Revision:  189
Change log:  Some notes on connecting with Outlook 2013

@@ -161,8 +161,18 @@

  A special note for the iPhone/iPod (and possibly others) - if you do  
not use a SSL enabled site you may receive errors about not being able  
to find the !ActiveSync server. If this happens, just continue, or  
save, or whatever your option is to continue.  On the iPhone, after  
everything is completely set up, you must go back into the account  
settings and disable SSL.

  After the connection particulars are entered, you should choose to  
enable the folders that you want synchronized.
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+++ Outlook Connectivity
+
+Starting with Outlook 2013, Outlook has the ability to synchronize  
via Exchange !ActiveSync. This requires at least version 14.0 of the  
EAS protocol, which Horde supports starting with Horde 5.1 (the  
ActiveSync library supports this starting with 2.4.0 if you are not  
using it with Horde). It's important to remember that connecting via  
ActiveSync does not provide all the same functionality of Outlook as  
you would get when connecting directly to an Exchange server.
+
+If you have correctly setup your server to handle Autodiscover  
requests, you should be able to create the Outlook account using the  
basic "Email Account" screen. If you have trouble, or you don't have  
Autodiscover setup, you should select manual setup and then  
"Outlook.com or Exchange !ActiveSync compatible service". Do *NOT*  
select "Microsoft Exchange Server or compatible service".
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++++ Issues/Workarounds
+
+For some reason, Outlook 2013 doesn't use EAS to provide Free/Busy  
lookup, even though the version of the EAS protocol it uses supports  
it. If you want Outlook to be able to lookup Free/Busy information  
using Horde/Kronolith you need to provide it with the Free/Busy URL.  
Under //File -> Options -> Calendar Options// select the "Free/Busy  
Options" button. Enter Kronolith's Free/Busy URL:  
http://example.com/horde/kronolith/fb.php?u=%NAME%. The %NAME% string  
will be replaced by the user portion of the SMTP mailing address used  
in the meeting request.

  ++ What to do if you have problems (or How to help us help you)

  **First off, you should check the list of  
((ActiveSync/KnownIssues|known issues)) to see if your problem is  
expected or not**. You can also check the Horde bug tracker to see if  
your issue has been reported already.