KB17857 - [PCS] How to configure ActiveSync on IVE for mobile clients

This article provides information on how to configure ActiveSync on PCS for mobile clients. The Authorization Only Access ActiveSync option in PCS can be used to synchronize email/data between mobile devices and an Exchange server, without installing any additional client application, such as WSAM or the Junos Pulse client, on a mobile device.

• How to configure the Authorization Only Access ActiveSync option on the PCS

 

• The Clientless ActiveSync option has to be configured to sync e-mail data between an iPhone, Android, or Windows Mobile device and an Exchange server.

PCS configuration for ActiveSync:

1. In the PCS admin console, go to Authentication > Signing In > Sign-in Policies.

 

• Click New URL and select the Authorization Only Access radio button:
  
  

 

• In the Virtual Hostname field, type a unique name that maps to the PCS’s IP address. The hostname is used to access the exchange server that is provided in the Backend URL field. Do not include the protocol (for example, HTTP:) in this field.

 

• For Backend URL, type the URL for the web server.  It should include the protocol, hostname, and port of the server. For example, http://www.domain.com:8080/*.

 

• Select [No Authorization] from the Authorization Server drop-down menu.

 

• Select a user role from the Role Option drop-down menu.

 

• Select the Allow ActiveSync Traffic only option to perform a basic validation of the HTTP header to ensure that the request is consistent with the ActiveSync protocol.
  
  Note: If 'Allow ActiveSync Traffic only' is selected, then only the ActiveSync protocol requests will be processed.

 

• Click Save changes.

Mobile configuration:

To configure Exchange ActiveSync on an iPhone, perform the following procedure:
 

1. Tap Settings and then select Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

 

• Tap Add Account.

 

• Select Microsoft Exchange from the list.

 

• Configure the User account and Server details.
  
  Note: Type the 'Virtual Hostname' (that was configured on PCS) in the 'Server' field.
  
  

To configure Exchange ActiveSync on an Android 2.0 mobile, perform the following procedure:
 

1. Tap Settings.

 

• Select Accounts & sync.

 

• Tap Add account.

 

• Configure the User account and Server details.
  
  Note: Type the 'Virtual Hostname' (that was configured on PCS) in the 'Server' field.
  
  

To configure Exchange ActiveSync on a Windows mobile, perform the following procedure:
 

1. Click Start > Programs.

 

• Select ActiveSync.

 

• Click Menu and select Configure Server.

 

• Configure the User email address and then click Next.

 

• Specify the Server Address.

 

• Configure the User name, Password, and Domain.

 

• Select the type of data that you want to synchronize and click Finish.