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Connecting Entourage to an Exchange Server from Home
Instead of using Outlook Web Access corporate users can configure Microsoft Entourage 2004 to read and send email from home. Home Exchange access is recommended only for broadband connections such as DSL or Cable. Dial-up use is not recommended. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection is not required.
The following instructions should work for most basic setups.
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Launch Entourage 2004 and close the Entourage Setup Assistant window if it appears.
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Select About Entourage from the Entourage menu and verify that Entourage is at least version 11.2.1. Close the About Entourage window.
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Select Accounts from the Tools menu and select Exchange... from the New menu.
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In the Account Setup Assistant window, click the Configure account manually button.
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In the Edit Account window under Account Settings, enter the following information
(Some of this information must be provided by the Exchange Server administrator.):- Account name: A descriptive name for you to identify your account
- Name: Your first and last name as you prefer others to see it
- E-mail address: Your Exchange Server email address
- Account ID: Your Exchange Server login ID
- Domain: Your Windows NetBios domain name
- Exchange server: Your OWA server address
Most servers will require This DAV service requires a secure connection (SSL) to be selected.
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In the Edit Account window under Advanced, enter the following information.
- Public folders server: Your OWA server addressed followed by "/public"
- Select: This DAV service requires a secure connection (SSL)
An LDAP server will most likely be unavailable for corporate Exchange Server accounts, which means Global Address List lookups will be unavailable. For an alternative see Accessing the Global Address List from Home.
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Click the OK button. The Exchange Server email account will appear in the folders list in the Entourage Mail window and will begin to synchronize.
Initial synchronization from the Exchange Server to Entourage may take several minutes before complete.
