Setting up Activesync automatically for a domain

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#115408 25-Mar-2013 12:32

Hi There!

Does anyone know how you can configure dns so that when someone grabs their iPhone or other mobile phone and enters their email address the server settings are correctly populated?

Thanks in advance.

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#786618 25-Mar-2013 12:35

I think you need to have an autodiscover or something like that?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc511507.aspx

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#786620 25-Mar-2013 12:37

Smartphone attempt to connect to Autodiscover by performing a DNS lookup for “autodiscover.smtpdomainname"

The smartphone will then attempt to autodiscover the Exchange server by looking up “autodiscover.smtpdomainname” in DNS. If it can resolve that name it will then connect to https://autodiscover.smtpdomainname/Autodiscover/Autodiscover.xml to retrieve Exchange server information.

Do whatever you want to do man.

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#786630 25-Mar-2013 12:53

billgates is correct.

Just to add that autodiscover is a CNAME record

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#786632 25-Mar-2013 12:54

and you can test with

Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer

https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com/