Windows Phone 7 for Exchange

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Windows Phone 7.5, or "Mango", connects natively to Exchange via Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). While Windows Phone 7 (WP7) is Microsoft's new flagship mobile OS, it does lack significant functionality that was present in Windows Mobile. Windows Phone 7 only supports basic Exchange connectivity, including email, contact, and calendar syncing, as well as remote wipe and PIN policies. The instructions below are provided for connecting Windows Phone 7 to ISC's Exchange service.

Connecting to Exchange via ActiveSync

Before connecting a Windows Phone 7 device via ActiveSync, new ActiveSync users must have EAS enabled by the user's LSP through the Exchange Account Management utility via the 'Enable ActiveSync Feature' option. In order for access to be granted, the user will be requested to "sign" the PDA Terms of Service. After that has been accomplished, the following steps can be performed to begin syncing data to the device:

1. From the Windows Phone 7 Home screen, swipe left to the programs listing.
2. Scroll down and select Settings, then scroll down to and tap advanced setup
3. Enter the email address and Exchange password in the appropriate fields. This is not necessarily the user's PennKey password. Once the password has been correctly entered, select Next.
4. At the Advanced Setup screen that follows, select Exchange ActiveSync.
5. In the Domain field of the next screen, enter Kite. Enter mail.exchange.upenn.edu as the Server address, and ensure that the Server requires encrypted (SSL) connection box is checked. Account name can be set to Exchange or any other descriptive name.
6. The phone will begin syncing. If it does not yet have a PIN applied, the New password needed dialog will appear. Select set and enter a new passcode of at least 4 digits.

Sync should finish in 5-10 minutes. Additional configuration of the account, such as how much historical email should be synced and how frequently sync should be performed, can be changed in account settings.

Changing Exchange Sync Settings

1. From the Windows Phone 7 Home screen, swipe left to the programs listing.
2. Scroll down and select Settings, then scroll down to and tap email+accounts
3. Select the Exchange account.

Keep in mind that Windows Phone 7 has little on-disk protection of sensitive data, and information contained on devices should be considered forfeit. As such, it may be best to limit the amount of email synced to 3-7 days.