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I am trying to setup MS outlook to connect to exchange server over the VPN connection to the office. When I add account to outlook it fails. The FQDN is mail.companyname.com which resolves. I am running exchange 2007 on SBS2008. should the FQDN be remote.companyname.com or mail.companyname.com.
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I am trying to setup MS outlook to connect to exchange server over the VPN connection to the office. When I add account to outlook it fails. The FQDN is mail.companyname.com which resolves. I am running exchange 2007 on SBS2008. should the FQDN be remote.companyname.com or mail.companyname.com.

Setup MS Outlook to connect to exchange server over VPN connection

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.

Exchange

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note-taker, journal, and web browser.

Outlook

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.