Syncing Hosted Microsoft Exchange Server with my Nokia E71 device

• 05 August 2010
• in: Exchange,Exchange Server set up on mobile devices

Nokia E71 is a Smartphone from the Eseries range with a QWERTY keyboard targeting business users worldwide. It runs on Symbian OS v9.2, with a Series 60 3rd Edition, second generation Feature Pack 1. Configuring Nokia E71 to sync with Microsoft Exchange Server is easy. Here it is how to do it …

Syncing Microsoft Exchange Server with my Nokia E71 device

In Nokia E71, the Mail for Exchange comes pre-installed (built into the firmware), so no files need to be downloaded and installed (.sisx files). Perform the following steps to create a Mail for Exchange mailbox:

1. Press Menu.
2. Select Email.
3. Select New.
4. Select Start.
5. Enter your Email address for your corporate email account.
6. Enter Password.
7. Select Mail for Exchange.
8. Enter User name.
9. Enter Domain.
10. Enter Mail for Exchange server name (web address for Exchange server).
11. Select Ok.

The PIM data (Contacts, Calendar and To-do’s) synchronization is disabled by default perform the following to enable:

1. Select Menu.
2. Select Email.
3. Select Settings.
4. Select Personal Information Manager.
5. Select Applications (the following steps will give a general configuration for any of the 3 items).
6. Select each of the items (Calendar, Contacts, To-do) that you desire and change as needed.
7. Select item sync – change to Yes if desired.
8. Select Initial sync – delete from phone will erase all items from the device and replace with those on the Microsoft Exchange server.