SBS2008: accessing Exchange 2007 mails from external client

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hi there,

not sure if that thread title is clear :
Something i have seen done (i think) but not tried before....I'd like to have an external outlook 2007 client access mails as if they were on the domain except they would be working remotely and without VPN.a colleague of mine seems to have exactly that but i have only ever used VPN for remote clients.

i would be very greatful if someone could give a name to my requirement and perhaps even point me to a guide - thats of course if i have gotten my facts straight.

thanks for reading - any help much appreciated :)

edit: am I right in thinking this is called Outlook Anywhere?

edit 2: would this configuration also allow tasks and appointments to be access remotely also?
 
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It shouldn't be too bad, but I've not setup Exchange 2007 as part of SBS 2008 yet - I've only configured it as a standard alone product.

The first thing you'll probably need to organise is the SSL certificate. If you're on a budget, then GoDaddy offer cert's for 30USD/year. If you're not on too tight a budget, then the UCC for 90USD/year (for 5 domains) gives you some extra flexability.

Single name SSL (30USD option) > http://www.amset.info/exchange/singlenamessl.asp

UCC SSL (90USD option) > http://blog.sembee.co.uk/archive/2008/05/30/78.aspx

I've got Exchange 2007 boxes setup in both ways.
 
There is a wizard for it in SBS2008 but it requires and ssl cert - can't remember if it takes you through generating the cert request as part of it.

The built in help on the SBS console to do list should detail it
 
First of all you need to get a DNS A Record for remote added to your domain as follows:-

remote.domain.co.uk

Then you need to either create a certificate on your Server that matches the above or purchase a certificate and add the registarion code to your server, the wizards do all of this.

Then when you connect a client to your domain, the certificate is installed automatically and the connections to Outlook anywhere is setup automatically, or if the client is remote then copy the certificate installation package to a USB Pen and then install it on the client, then add the connections to Outlook anywhere using remote.domain.co.uk and msstd:remote.domain.co.uk and NTLM Authentication in the Exchange Proxy Settings.
 
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please forgive my ignorance but i have a question regarding dns records

in order to purchase and register my ssl certificate i must enter the FQDN.

I would like to test out this entire process and so would like to get hold of a 30-day trial SSL cert and register it against one of my own domains

e.g. i propose to enter remote.superficial.co.uk as the FQDN to register it against - can i do this for a test?

if so can i update my A records on my superficial.co.uk cpanel to point to the static IP of the server which id like to use outlook anywhere with? or am completely off-base?

also do i need to configure my firewall to allow the outlook anywhere service to work - it is currently set at default settings.
 
You can either create an A host record for the server (if it's got a public address) or to your firewall and then use port forwarding for the required services to your mail server.

...and yes- this would work as a test. I just bought a 3 year one from here:

http://www.rapidsslonline.com/rapidssl.php

I'd be tempted to just buy one as they're so cheap and the system works, it's just a case of setting it up properly :)

Outlook anywhere uses port 443 which I'd imagine would already be allowed outbound on your firewall.
 
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