Working with Smartphones

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Another type of mobile device is a hybrid Windows CE device and mobile phone. Unlike a Pocket PC device that has a touch screen display and looks more like a PDA than a telephone, the Smartphone is a mobile phone that has a Windows interface for viewing inbox messages, calendar appointments, contacts, and other Outlook information.

As with Pocket PC devices, an organization can purchase a Smartphone and test the functionality, or it can download a Smartphone emulator and test the functionality of the Smartphone device to Exchange 2003.

Using a Smartphone Wireless Device

There are several vendors that have adopted the Smartphone technology into their mobile phone device. The benefit to Exchange administrators is that a Smartphone by definition comes with mobile connectivity, so the device is Internet-ready from the time the device is powered on. Besides being able to use the phone as a mobile phone, a user can also access the Internet using the built-in Internet Explorer browser.

If users have problems with Internet connectivity with a Smartphone, they contact the wireless phone carrier for support. The carrier typically has technical support that helps users connect the Smartphone to the Internet for general browsing. When they can browse the Internet, the Smartphone can be configured to access Exchange 2003 for synchronization of email, contacts, calendar appointments, and other Outlook information.

Using a Smartphone Emulator

The Smartphone 2003 emulator (the SDK) is a free download from Microsoft. Go to http://www.microsoft.com, search on the words Smartphone 2003 SDK , and download the Microsoft Smartphone 2003 SDK.msi file (55MB).

In addition to downloading the Smartphone 2003 emulator, you also need to download a copy of the eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 and the eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 Service Pack 2 or higherunless you installed the eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 and Service Pack when you installed the Pocket PC 2003 SDK. The eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 and Service Pack should be installed before the SDK emulator to provide the core driver and libraries needed to run the software development kit. The eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 and Service Pack can be found at

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/device/embedded/download.aspx .

The eVC4.exe is 333MB and the evc4sp2.exe (Service Pack 2) is 42MB.

Requirements to Run the Smartphone 2003 Emulator

To install eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0, Microsoft states its requirement is a system running Windows 2000 or Windows XP, 450MHz or faster Pentium-II class system, 128MB192MB or more of available memory, 200MB of available disk space, network adapter, VGA video, and a mouse. The host workstation also needs a network adapter connected to a network connection that will access the Exchange 2003 server.

It is typically recommended to first test the Smartphone emulation on an internal backbone segment to make sure the connection to the Exchange server is not blocked by external firewalls, routers, or other external perimeter devices. The host workstation needs network connectivity, and although it's not a requirement to run the Smartphone emulator, the system should be able to connect to the Exchange server using Outlook Web Access or from an Outlook client. This ensures that the host workstation has the appropriate network connectivity for the emulator to connect to the server.

NOTE

The Smartphone 2003 emulator does not require its own IP address on the network, and there is no network connectivity configuration required on the emulator. The emulator simply passes through the existing LAN connection of the host workstation. If the workstation has connectivity to Exchange for Outlook or Outlook Web Access, that same connection is used by the emulator.


Installing eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0

After downloading the eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 and Smartphone 2003 SDK, install the two applications using the following steps:

  1. Launch the eVC4.exe executable for the eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 to install it on the host workstation. This extracts the files to a temporary directory (for example, c:\evc4\ ) and launches the installation wizard.

  2. Go into the temporary directory and run setup.exe . The installation wizard displays a welcome screen; click Next to continue.

  3. After reading the end-user license agreement and agreeing to the information, click I accept the agreement and then click Next.

  4. When prompted for the product license number and user ID, enter the evaluation ID that is noted on the main Web page where you downloaded the eMbedded Visual Tools. The product ID noted is TRT7H-KD36T-FRH8D-6QH8P-VFJHQ.

  5. When prompted, select to install all the eMbedded tools and then click Next.

    NOTE

    Unlike with the eMbedded Visual Tools 3.0 that also installed the Pocket PC 2002 and the Smartphone 2002 SDKs, the eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 installs only the eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 tools. Install the Pocket PC 2003 emulator and the Smartphone 2003 emulators separately.

  6. Choose a folder you want to install the software in (the default is c:\Windows CE Tools ) and then click Next. The Windows CE Platform Manager 4.0 will begin to install.

  7. Click OK past the eMbedded tools setup product ID information.

  8. Click on Continue when prompted to confirm the installation of the eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 Setup, which includes the eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 and Common Components.

  9. After the installation of the eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 tools, click OK when the setup notes it was completed successfully.

  10. The installation wizard for the Standard SDK for Windows CE .NET setup begins to extract and install. Click on Next past the welcome page, read and accept the license agreement, and then click on Next.

  11. Enter your name and company name and click on Next.

  12. Select to have a Complete Install and click on Next.

  13. Choose to install in the default destination folder and click on Next.

  14. Click on Install to complete the installation of the Standard SDK for Windows CE .NET.

  15. When the installation of the Standard SDK for Windows CE .NET has completed its installation, click on Finish.

After the base eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 has been installed, install eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 Service Pack 2 or higher using the following steps:

  1. Run evc4sp2.exe . Choose a directory where you want to expand the files (for example, c:\evcsp2\ ).

  2. Go to the directory you selected, go into the DISK1 directory, and run the setup.exe program.

  3. At the eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 SP2 setup welcome screen, click Next.

  4. Read and accept the end-user license agreement and click on Next.

  5. Click on Install to begin the installation of the Service Pack.

  6. When the Service Pack has completed installation, click on Finish.

Installing the Smartphone 2003 Emulator

After the eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 and Service Pack have been installed, install the Smartphone 2003 SDK using the following steps:

  1. Launch the Microsoft Smartphone 2003 SDK.msi package.

  2. At the welcome screen, click on Next.

  3. Read the end-user license agreement, select I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click on Next.

  4. Enter your name and organization and click on Next.

  5. Click on Complete for the type of installation.

  6. Click on Next to select the default destination folder information.

  7. Click on Install to initiate the installation.

  8. When the installation has completed, click on Finish.

Launching the Smartphone 2003 Emulator

After the Smartphone 2003 SDK has been installed, launch the emulator by selecting Start, Programs, Microsoft Smartphone 2003 SDK, and the Smartphone 2003 Emulator. By default, the Smartphone emulator establishes a link to the Internet as long as the host workstation that the emulator is installed on has Internet connectivity.

Synchronizing Data Between the Smartphone and Exchange 2003

A user's Outlook information can be synchronized between Exchange 2003 and a Smartphone device. The user can choose to synchronize email, calendar, and contact information. To synchronize information between the Pocket PC 2003 device and the Exchange 2003 server, use the following steps:

  1. Configure ActiveSync by selecting Options in the ActiveSync window.

  2. Select Server Settings, Connection, and enter the username, password, and domain. Enable the Save password setting and server name, and then select Done.

  3. Select Inbox and enable the check box to synchronize the Inbox with the server.

  4. Select Calendar and enable the check box to synchronize the Calendar with the server.

  5. Select Contacts and enable the check box to synchronize the Contacts with the server.

  6. Select the Sync option to begin synchronization, as shown in Figure 24.11.

    Figure 24.11. Synchronizing Smartphone with Exchange 2003.

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Unleashed
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Unleashed (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0672328070
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 393
Authors: Rand Morimoto

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