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Outlook Anywhere - does laptop has to be setup in LAN first?

Hi experts,

I have a question regarding Outlook Anywhere.

We are using Exchange 2010 and most clients are on Outlook 2013, only a handful on Outlook 2010.

I know how to setup Outlook Anywhere, which has already been enabled in Exchange and firewall. My question is that, if I want to setup Outlook to use Outlook Anywhere, do I need to set the PC/laptop up inside the network first, before configuring Outlook to connect using HTTP?

The reason I am asking, is that I want to know if I can configure my home PC to use Outlook Anywhere without bringing it in the office.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Manikandan Narayanswamy

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Manikandan Narayanswamy

Hi,

Here is the below description for the same.

Use the Enable Outlook Anywhere wizard on the Exchange Server 2010 Client Access server to allow users to connect to their Exchange mailbox from the Internet. Outlook Anywhere eliminates the need for users in remote offices or mobile users to use a virtual private network (VPN) to connect to their Exchange servers.
Outlook Anywhere will be enabled on your Client Access server after a configuration period of approximately 15 minutes. To verify that Outlook Anywhere has been enabled, check the application event log on the Client Access server.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123542%28v=exchg.141%29.aspx

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Manikandan

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Leroy Luff

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Manikandan Narayanswamy

Hi,

Well no need to install manually when we configure Outlook account on non-domain joined system. Exchange Autodiscover over the internet automatically identifies the location of Mailbox and configures the Outlook account and outlook anywhere settings no need for the user manual intervention

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Manikandan

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Thanks guys for ideas. I haven't had chance to test on a non domain computer which isn't connected to LAN (or via Wi Fi).

Otherwise Outlook Anywhere is working fine, Just take a bit more time to launch when starting Outlook.