If you are using Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003, you can connect to the
computer running Windows® Small Business Server through the Internet using the
feature called RPC over HTTP. This means you can remotely access your server
e-mail account from the Internet when you are working outside your
organization's firewall. You do not need security-related hardware or software
(such as smart cards or security tokens), and you do not have to establish a
virtual private network (VPN) connection to the server.
Comparing RPC over HTTP and Outlook Web Access
When using RPC over HTTP to access your mailbox, you get the full
functionality of Outlook 2003. For example, you can work offline, use Microsoft
Office Word 2003 as your e-mail editor, and easily organize your mailbox.
To use Outlook via the Internet
Ensure that the following requirements have been met on the client computer:
Verify that the computer is running Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 or
later
- Click Start, right-click
My Computer, and then click Properties.
The version of the operating system and service pack is displayed under
System. If you do not see a service pack version, there is no service
pack installed.
Verify that Windows update Q331320 is installed on the computer (not
required if you are running Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later)
- Click Start, click
Control Panel, and then open Add or Remove Programs.
- Under Currently installed
programs, search for the item Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q331320.
- If the item is not present, go
to the
Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=18651) and
follow the instructions to download and install it.
Verify that the computer is running Outlook 2003 or later
- Open Outlook.
- Click the Help menu, and
then click About Microsoft Office Outlook. The version number appears
at the top of the box.
Verify that the computer trusts the certificate used by the server
- Open Internet Explorer, and
then in the address bar type:
https://www.swestcom.com/exchange
- If the certificate is
trusted, a certificate warning does not appear. In this case, continue
with step 1 under Ensure that you have an Outlook profile configured
for the server.
- If the certificate is not
trusted, a warning appears. Click View Certificate, click
Install Certificate, and then follow the instructions.
Ensure that you have an Outlook profile configured for the server
- Click Start, and then
click Control Panel.
- If you are viewing Control
Panel in the default Category view, switch to Classic view, and then
double-click Mail.
- If you are viewing Control
Panel in Classic view, double-click Mail.
- In the Mail Setup dialog
box, click Show Profiles. If your profile appears in the list, select
your profile, click Properties, click E-mail Accounts, select
View or change existing e-mail accounts, and then click Next.
If your profile does not appear, open Outlook and follow the instructions to
create a profile before proceeding.
- If Microsoft Exchange
Server does not appear in the list, the existing profile is not
associated with a Microsoft Exchange Server e-mail account. Click
Cancel, and then click Close. Continue with step 3 to add a
profile.
- If there is an existing
Microsoft Exchange Server profile, continue with step 3 under
Configure the computer for RPC over HTTP.
- Click Add. The New
Profile dialog box appears.
- In the Profile Name box,
type a name for the new profile, and then click OK. The E-mail
Accounts dialog box appears.
- Under E-mail, select
Add a new e-mail account, and then click Next. The Server Type
dialog box appears.
- Click Microsoft Exchange
Server, and then click Next.
- Continue with step 4 under
Configure the computer for RPC over HTTP.
Configure the computer for RPC over HTTP
- Click Start, and
then click Control Panel.
- If you are viewing
Control Panel in the default Category view, switch to Classic view,
and then double-click Mail.
- If you are viewing
Control Panel in Classic view, double-click Mail.
- In the Mail Setup
dialog box, click E-mail accounts, click View or change
existing e-mail accounts, and then click Next.
- In the E-mail accounts
dialog box, click Microsoft Exchange Server, and then click
Change.
- In the Microsoft
Exchange Server box, type the local name of the Exchange server:
main.STARIKOV.local
- In the User Name
box, type the user name that you use to log on to the Remote Web
Workplace. Do not click Check Name.
- In the Exchange Server
settings page, click More Settings.
- On the Connection
tab, under Exchange over the Internet, select Connect to my
Exchange mailbox using HTTP, and then click Exchange Proxy
Settings. The Exchange Proxy Settings dialog box appears.
- Under Use this URL to
connect to my proxy server for Exchange, type the following URL:
www.swestcom.com
- Select Connect using SSL
only, and then select Mutually authenticate the session when
connecting with SSL.
- In the Principal name
for proxy server box, type the following text:
msstd:www.swestcom.com
- Select On slow networks,
connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP.
- Under Proxy
authentication settings, select Basic Authentication.
- Click OK, and then
click OK again. Click Next, and then click Finish.
Click Close.
- In the Mail dialog
box, if Always use this profile is selected, choose the newly
configured profile.
- Open Outlook and type your
Windows Small Business Server user name (in the format STARIKOV\user
name) and password. You can now work with your Outlook mailbox.