Setting up Exchange Activesync on PocketPC 2003 devices

Before starting, you will need ActiveSync installed and a guest or standard partnership established with your PDA.
It's recommended that the latest firmware be installed onto the device, the catch is this will delete any data already on the device!
It is also assumed that the PDA is already connected to the college wireless network (RCGuest) or your home wireless network.
The clock must also be set on the device, or you'll get a certificate error telling you to set the time.

SSL Certificate setup

1. On your desktop PC, download this file, save it to the desktop

Double click on the file you just downloaded (ips-cert.zip), drag the file ips.cer out of the folder and onto your desktop

With your PDA in the cradle (and Activesync running) go to My Computer and double click on Mobile Device

Drag the ips.cer file from your desktop into the Mobile Device window you just opened.
Click OK on the prompt asking to convert the file.

The file should now appear in the Mobile Device file listing:

On the PDA, go to the Start Menu, tap on Programs, then File Explorer

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Tap on My Documents

Tap on the ips file, then YES on the resulting dialog box:

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Configuring Activesync on the PDA

Tap the Start Menu, then Activesync

In Activesync, tap Tools, then Options

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Click on the Server tab on the resulting screen. Enter the information shown. When checking the calendar/contacts/inbox boxes, you may get a prompt if there's already data on the device. At that point you have a decision to make: replace everything on the PDA with what's in your Outlook account (Delete the items) or merge the PDA's information with your Outlook account (Keep the items).

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Tap the Options button, enter your network username and password, and "ridgewater.local" for the domain

Tap ok, then ok again to get back out to the main Activesync window. Tap the Sync button, if everything works out, you should see a blue progess bar. When it's finished, you should see "Last Sync:" with the current time and date.

Each time you want to syncronize, tap the Start Menu, go to Activesync, and tap Sync.

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Dave Fischer 9-22-2007