Outlook 2007 RPC over HTTP Exchange Access

This document details how to set up your Outlook 2007 account to access the Exchange Server from off-campus using RPC/HTTP. Using this method will allow you to access Exchange without using the VPN.

1. Open Control Panel

Click your Start Menu, then choose Control Panel.  You may have to go to Settings then Control Panel depending upon your Operating System.

2. Bring up the Account Settings

Once you are at the Control Panel, double click your Mail icon (If you don't see this, try switching to Classic View in the sidebar to the left).

The Mail Setup window should appear, in which you want to click on E-mail Accounts...

Once the Accout Settings window appears, you should click New...









Check Manually configure server settings or additional server types and choose Next.







Microsoft Exchange should be checked.  Click Next again.

 

 

 

Next, fill in your account information. Your exchange server should be exmail.domain.com,(Ask from your system administrator) and you should CHECK where it says Use Cached Exchange Mode.  Next, type in your username in the User Name field.  Finally, click More Settings.

Once the "Microsoft Exchange" window appears, go to the Connection tab and check the box that says Connect to Microsoft Exchange using HTTP.  Next, click Exchange Proxy Settings...

After the "Microsoft Exchange Proxy Settings" window appears, enter exweb.domain.com, (Ask from your system administrator) into the first field.  You then want to make sure that Connect using SSL only is CHECKED, and that Only connect to proxy servers that have this principal name in their certificate is UNCHECKED.  Lastly, CHECK both the On fast networks and On slow networks checkboxes and then his OK.  Hit Apply and OK on the "Microsoft Exchange" window, then click Next when you get to the "Add New E-mail Account" window.

Once you hit Next, an box will appear saying "Connecting to exmail.domain.com " Type in domain\username into the username field, then enter your password where requested.  Hit OK when you're done.







Open up Outlook, and you should be prompted for your username and password again.  Enter the same information as before, and check the box that says Remember my password if you don't want this to pop up every time you open Outlook.  Once your information is entered, click OK.  The login box should disappear, and you will see an indicator in your system tray similar to the one below.  Your e-mails should then start appearing.  It may take several minutes before all your mail shows up, depending on how many e-mails you have.