Sysadmin Lab

My lab environment and my findings

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  • In my previous post, I tested all the ActiveSync policies on iPhone 4.0 and figured out what worked and what didn’t.
    I decided to do the same tests on an HTC Desire running Android 2.2 (Software version 2.09.405.8, Kernel version 2.6.32.15-gf9c0527 htc-kernel@and18-2 #1). Keep in mind that I tested this on Exchange 2007 (SP1, 8.2 build 176.2), running through a TMG 2010, behind a Cisco ASA.
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    Allow non-provisionable devices – Easily put, if you select this, you don’t care about checking [...]

  • There are so many different ways and articles out there on how to configure NTP in Windows and every time I had to look it up. So i decided to write my own article for my own reference for the setup in my lab so I don’t have to Google it myself next time
    This article is for Windows 2008 R2 and that’s all I’ve tested it on so far…
    First, the basics. This is all you need if you [...]

  • Updated 2nd July 2010: Clarified the alphanumeric password description.
    Updated 1th July 2010: Added that iPhone supports password expiration.
    Updated 27th August 2010: Changed “Enforce password history” since it works (Thanks Hans and Doctor Osos).
    There has been a lot of discussion regarding the iPhone and the support for the EAS (Exchange ActiveSync Policies). With the new iPhone OS 4.0 out, I decided to test the policies out in my lab. Please feel free to comment if I got something wrong or [...]

Android 2.2 and ActiveSync policies – a complete guide what works

Posted by Admin On August - 23 - 2010 0 Comment

In my previous post, I tested all the ActiveSync policies on iPhone 4.0 and figured out what worked and what didn’t.
I decided to do the same tests on an HTC Desire running Android 2.2 (Software version 2.09.405.8, Kernel version 2.6.32.15-gf9c0527 htc-kernel@and18-2 #1). Keep in mind that I tested this on Exchange 2007 (SP1, 8.2 build 176.2), running through a TMG 2010, behind a Cisco ASA.
General tab

Allow non-provisionable devices – Easily put, if you select this, you don’t care about checking [...]

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Configuring NTP on Windows 2008 R2

Posted by Admin On July - 12 - 2010 2 Comments

There are so many different ways and articles out there on how to configure NTP in Windows and every time I had to look it up. So i decided to write my own article for my own reference for the setup in my lab so I don’t have to Google it myself next time
This article is for Windows 2008 R2 and that’s all I’ve tested it on so far…
First, the basics. This is all you need if you [...]

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iPhone OS 4 and Exchange ActiveSync Policies (EAS) – what really works?

Posted by Admin On June - 30 - 2010 19 Comments

Updated 2nd July 2010: Clarified the alphanumeric password description.
Updated 1th July 2010: Added that iPhone supports password expiration.
Updated 27th August 2010: Changed “Enforce password history” since it works (Thanks Hans and Doctor Osos).
There has been a lot of discussion regarding the iPhone and the support for the EAS (Exchange ActiveSync Policies). With the new iPhone OS 4.0 out, I decided to test the policies out in my lab. Please feel free to comment if I got something wrong or [...]

READ FULL STORY