Configure Exchange 2003 ActiveSync with iPhone 3G

Ok, I've made some progress using the first link that ach_patil posted (KB898131).  I added a multiple identity for the default web site (port 80) with my server's NetBIOS name.  Now when I go to http://mydomain.com/oma on my PC, I get the following message:

The device type you are using is not supported. Press Ok to continue.

Ok
Ok, and do not warn me again

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.16) Gecko/20080702 Firefox/2.0.0.16


This is a step in the right direction, I think.  However, I get the same message when I go to mydomain.com/oma on the iPhone's web browser.  Also, the iPhone is still not syncing with Exchange.  I continue to get the error 3005 in the Event Viewer whenever my phone tries to sync.

I'm going to try the second KB article now.

Hmm, the second KB article doesn't seem to be relevant, now that I've fixed the problem with accessing mydomain.com/oma.  Like I said before, the iPhone is still not syncing, and I'm still getting error event 3005 (see original post above) in the event viewer.  Any further ideas on resolving this?

have your tried a different user?
I had this with one user that had hit their quota - oma doesnt like this, even after increasing the quota I needed to restart exchange before the phone would connect.

I tried KB 883380 as suggested (using method 2), and it didn't seem to change anything.

Also, I tried a different user and got the same 3005 error in the Event Viewer for that user.

Any other ideas?

Is your Sync directory empty? i have this problem:
im getting a null error on my exchange 2003 server, the sync directory is empty

on my exchange 2007 server the iphone works and the sync directory has files in it.

I assume you mean this directory:

C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\OMA\Sync


And yes, it is completely empty.  Is that a problem?

If anyone here knows, let us both know.
I can get my iphone working on exch 2007 but not 2003 (tried a 2007 acct and then a 2003 acct)

Which part of this solution solved your problem?

 I checked everything on my server and it all seems to jive with the information above.  I've seen the instructions for creating a new virtual server, but in the KB articl with these instructions, at the end it says that the new virtual server has to be named exchange-oma if you are using SBS2003 (which I am), and there is already a virtual server named exchange-oma, and an entry in the registry equivalent to the one the instructions are telling me to create.

i deleted my exch activesync virutal server and started from scratch

Well, I deleted the exchange-oma virtual server and recreated it according to the instructions above.... and no change.  Still getting the 3005 error.  Frustrating.  *sigh*

I noticed that Apple's configuration instructions include this tidbit:

"On the ISA Server, create a Web listener as well as an Exchange Web client access
publishing rule according to Microsoft documentation. This is a necessary step in enabling Exchange ActiveSync."

I have no idea what this means, but I don't even have an ISA Server installed... Is that a problem, and if so, how do I fix it?

no, i dont have an ISA server either.
I received that 3005 error once during the whole process.

are you rebooting IIS admin when you removed the activesync virtual server? and when you re-add it you need to reboot IIS admin again.

Yes, I've rebooted IIS Admin after every change I make.  I've done it a dozen times today alone.  I just wish there was somewhere I could look up and see precisely what error 3005 means.  I've already followed Microsoft's directions for resolving error 3005 and it didn't work.  Although, Microsoft also lists an alternate solution for this error, in case the other solution didn't work.  It might be the only solution that ends up working:

"If these user actions do not let the user synchronize calendar items, move the mailbox of the user specified in the event description to a different Exchange Server computer."

If only I had another Exchange Server computer at my disposal.

But seriously though, can anyone think of anything else I can check that might be triggering this error?

Does your iphone display any errors when you are trying to configure it for your exchange server?

settings for the iphone:
email: username@yourdomain.com
server: yourdomain.com
username: yourdomain\username

If I try to send an email from my iPhone, it just gives a generic error like "An error occured while delivering this message."  However, it just silently fails when trying to sync.

There were no errors displayed when I was configuring the iPhone.  I don't put the domain in front of my username though.  I've tried it before, but everytime I do that it gives me an error saying that my username or password is incorrect and asks for the correct password.  I took that as a sign that it didn't like the domain in front of my username.

I noticed that you used a backslash between your domain and username, so I just tried that and it doesn't give me an incorrect username/password error, but it still fails like before (and still generates a 3005 error in the event viewer).

Ya, you need to have the yourdomain\username exactly the way i typed it.  it even shows you to type it that way on the iphone itself.
Delete your exchange email account and try again. Do not just edit your settings on the iphone.  After each step pay close attention to the message at the top of the screen every time you hit "next".

The exact same thing was happening to me to where you just get an inbox with nothing in it until i followed the 30 steps I sent you.

I think you are very close to solving it.  

Mine is working with a self-signed certificate, make sure your self-signed is current. I am getting mine using the microsoft cert server.

I tried recreating my account on the iPhone instead of just modifying it, and I used the domain\user format for my username.  The messages at the top of the screen said that the exchange account was verified, no errors, everything is great.  But, still no sync when I go to the mail program.  And, still a 3005 error in the event viewer.

I'm wondering... the iPhone is using wifi right now, and the wireless router it's connecting to is on the same local LAN as the mail server... could that be a problem?  I'm going to try turning off wifi on the iPhone and see if that makes a difference.

Interestingly enough, the last message on the top of the iPhone during configuration is "Configured sync for (null)"  ...  Not sure what that means.

FYI - turning off wifi made no difference.

to recap?
is http:\\localhost\oma  working
is http:\\mail.company.com\oma working from another site - out side of your office?
stupid question perhaps but..i assume you phone can browse the internet?
is outlook web access working - i have read rumours that the iphone uses web access - but i doubt this - but you may as well confirm this functionality.

All of the following sites work, both from inside and outside the network:

http://mail.domain.com/oma
https://mail.domain.com/oma
http://mail.domain.com/exchange    (OWA)
https://mail.domain.com/exchange     (OWA)

The phone definitely can browse the internet.  I've tried configuring the phone's exchange account while connected to wifi and while connected to 3G.

Everything results in the same error:  3005.

I got the "Configured sync for (null)" error also.  did you make the registry change you were suppose to make?

I read somewhere that the "Configured sync for (null)" message only happens if you delete your email profile and then immediately create it again.  If you wait a few minutes after deleting, it will say "Configured sync for Exchange".  I confirmed this on my phone.

I have resolved this issue.  For future reference, here are the instructions I followed (after following all of the KB articles noted above):

http://www.ureader.com/message/47285.aspx

nice!

Just in case anyone else finds the same problem, I followed the directions above and in doing so found the IP address that was already configured in (see step 19) was wrong - once corrected everything worked immediately. My mistake, as  I built the server with a different IP then changed it to it's production IP - leaving the incorrect IP address in certain IIS default settings.

Andy

12.      Right click on the new virtual directory and choose Properties, in this example, Exchange-OMA.
 
13.      Select the Directory Security tab.
 
14.      Click the Edit button in the Authentication and access control section.
 
15.      Verify only the following authentication methods are enabled:
"      Integrated Windows authentication
"      Basic authentication
 
16.      Click OK.
 
17.      Click Edit under IP address and domain name restrictions. 
 
18.      Click Denied access, and then click Add. 
 
19.      Click Single computer (if this option is not already selected), type the IP address of the server that you are configuring, and then click OK.
                                              

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