Configure Nokia E-Series with Mail for Exchange

If you're using the wizard within MfE, just try to macth up the info below, or skip wizard to configure manually:

Connection TAB:
Exchange server: mail.server.com - this is externally visible address of your server
Secure connection: Yes -will use port 443 for SSL synchronization, No -will use port 80 and information will pass unencrypted. If you're struggling with certificate import etc. this may be your only option. However if your server is behind NAT, what I found useful- configure alternative port on your router to hide communications by obscuring. E.g. forward port 8181 to port 80 of your server internally.

Use default port: Yes -will use port 80 or 443 depending on the setting above. If you implemented non-standard port as per above, specify port 8181 here, by changin this to No

Access point: choose your wireless or GPRS/EDGE/3G access point. If you're paying for data as for exammple I am using Pay and Go service you may wish to consider application such as Psiloc Connect. It costs around £7 and allows you to use multiple Wi-Fi access points so you're not paying for data whilst changing your geographical position.


Credentials TAB:

Username: specify it as username, or if your company uses UPS suffixes specify it with suffix. However so far I havent had to do this.
Password: password
Domain: I usually specify it in FQDN format. E.g. company.local

Sync content TAB:
Configure as you wish, however you may want to consider setting up Server wins in case of conflict, if your maint operations are done mailnly within Outlook.

Certificate management:
Now you need a certificate. If you're not using third party cert like I do (I use cheap Class 2 Cert from GoDaddy for about £10 a year, which saves the hassle below if you have many devices to connect) File browser on Nokia does not understand .cer, .der or other certificate files. You need to install it using web browser on your phone.

On the PC go to mail.domain.com/exchange. Install the certificate. Export certificate in DER format to .cer file.
go to http://www.redelijkheid.com/symcaimport/index.cfm
upload your .cer file.

Link with converted file will be given to you. Download this .der file. Upload it to your website (any http server where you can reach it, preferrably IIS). Then on your phone go to www.yourwebsite.com/certificate_filename.der and install the certificate. (if you're using Apache the MIME type on the webserver should be defined, otherwise you'll end up reading contents of the certificate file, rather than installing it)

If link does not work certificate needs to be converted to .der using openssl. I did not do it as above method worked, but it is straight forward as I read.

Also: Problems with certificate, that it contains multiple CN.(SANs) It should contain only one. It is not fixed by Nokia yet.

Nokia Mail for Exchange. Blackberry BES, Windows Mobile, Hosted Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007/2010 Central Scotland. Stirling, Glasgow, Ediburgh. www.lanos.co.uk