How To: Set up Outlook Anywhere

The ‘Outlook Anywhere’ feature for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 allows Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003 clients to connect to their Exchange servers over the Internet by using the RPC over HTTP Windows networking component.  This feature—connecting to an Exchange account by using Outlook Anywhere—enables Outlook users to access their Exchange Server accounts from the Internet when they are traveling or are working outside their organization's firewall. 

There are several requirements for this feature:

• Microsoft Windows Vista, or Windows XP with Service Pack 2.  You can also use it with Windows XP with Service Pack 1 ONLY if you also installed the Q331320 hotfix.
• Office Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2003. 
  

How to set it up using Office 2003:

1) Open up Outlook 2003.

2) Either the E-mail Accounts wizard comes up automatically or if you setup an account in Outlook before you will need to click the <Tools> menu item and select <E-mail Accounts> from the list.

 

3) In the E-mail Accounts wizard window select "Add a new e-mail account" and then click <Next>.

4) The next window of the wizard asks for server type.  Select "Microsoft Exchange Server" and click <Next>.

5) In the Exchange Server Settings window, enter mail.repc.com for the Microsoft Exchange Server and for User Name enter your email user name.  Do not click "Check Name" yet.  Before we can do that we have to setup more settings.  Click the "More Settings" button to do this.

 

 6) In the More Settings window click the "Connection" tab.  Make sure that "Connect using my Local Area Network (LAN)" is selected and check "Connect to my Exchange mailbox using HTTP".  Now click the "Exchange Proxy Settings" button.

7) In the Exchange Proxy Settings window input mail.rushelec.com (note the difference from the previous server name) as the URL to the proxy server for Exchange.  Also make sure to check both "On fast networks, ..." options and under "Proxy authentication settings", use the drop-down box and select "Basic Authentication" option.  Once done, click <OK>.

 

8)  You are taken back to the More Settings window.  Now click and go to the "Security" tab.  Here you need to check "Encrypt data between Microsoft Office Outlook and Microsoft Exchange Server" and click <Apply> and then <OK>.

9) Now you will be back at the main Exchange Server Settings window again.  This time you need to click the "Check Name" button.  You will be asked for your user name and password to authenticate.  Make sure to put repc\ in front of your user name.  Click <OK>.

11) Once you get authenticated your User Name should change and become underlined.  Now you are ready to click <Next>  and then <Finish> to finish.

 

 

 How to set it up from home using Office 2007:

1) Open up Outlook 2007.

2) Either the E-mail Accounts wizard comes up automatically or if you setup an account in Outlook before you will need to click the <Tools> menu item and select <Account Settings> from the list.

 

3) Select <New> to start the Add E-mail Accounts wizard.

4) Select "Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP" and click <Next>.

5) Don't put any of your info into this next form/window.  We want to setup everything manually since we are off campus connecting in.  Check "Manually configure server settings or additional server types" at the bottom and click <Next>. 

6)  Select "Microsoft Exchange" from the list and click <Next>.

7) In the Exchange Server Settings window, enter mail.repc.com (note the difference from the previous server name) for the Microsoft Exchange Server and for User Name enter your email user name.  Do not click "Check Name" yet.  Before we can do that we have to setup more settings.  Click the "More Settings" button to do this.

 

8)  In the More Settings window click the "Connection" tab.  Make sure that "Connect using my Local Area Network (LAN)" is selected and check "Connect to my Exchange mailbox using HTTP".  Now click the "Exchange Proxy Settings" button.

 

9)  In the Exchange Proxy Settings window input mail.rushelec.com as the URL to the proxy server for Exchange.  Also make sure to check both "On fast networks, ..." options and under "Proxy authentication settings", use the drop-down box and select "Basic Authentication" option.  Once done, click <OK> to close and then <OK> again on the More Settings screen.

 

10)  Now you will be back at the main Exchange Server Settings window again.  This time you need to click the "Check Name" button.  Note: If this computer was previously setup to NOT use Outlook Anywhere, you will need to clear the email username box, enter the username again, and click Check Name again. You will be asked for your user name and password to authenticate.  Make sure to put repc\ in front of your user name.  Click <OK>.

 

11)  Once you get authenticated your User Name should change and become underlined.  Now you are ready to click <Next>  and then <Finish> to finish.