About the only thing that's difficult in setting up Exchange ActiveSync on a mobile device is getting the server certificate on it. Of course, this is a non-issue if you're using a trusted certification authority like Verisign, Thawte, GoDaddy, etc. I wrote these procedures for those of you who don't want the trouble or expense of buying an SSL cert and want to use the Exchange self-signed certificate.Export the Certificate
- Log into the Exchange server with administrative rights and run IIS Manager
- Expand Local Computer Web Sites
- Right-click Default Web Site and select Properties
- Click the Directory Security tab
- Click View Certificate
- On the Details tab click Copy to File..., Next, Next, Next
- Enter the path and filename to use for the certificate export (i.e., C:\server.cer)
- Click Finish to export the certificate
Option 1, Using Windows ActiveSync
- Download and install ActiveSync 4.5 on a PC (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9e641c34-6f7f-404d-a04b-dc09f8141141&DisplayLang=en)
- Dock the phone
- Use Explorer in ActiveSync to drop the cert into My Documents on the phone
- Use File Explorer on the phone to navigate to My Documents
- Select the server.cer file to import it
- If there is an alternate form of email on the device, email the cert to your device
- Open the attachment and import it
Option 3, Using a Website
- Send server.cer to a compressed folder (zip file)
- Put the zip file on a web server
- Use Internet Explorer on the phone and navigate to the URL of the zip file to open it (i.e., http://www.myserver.com/cert.zip)
- Download, open and import it
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