Sync with exchange server over WiFi

[Guest jm012a9749]

Ok so i've set up my push email account and exchange server on mail2web.com but it uses ridiculous ammounts of data.. so until i get my WnW plan i was wondering if it is possible to sync with the exchange server over a WiFi connection because active sync keeps telling me i need a celluar data connection :) . Can it be done and if not why not? btw have a qtek 8310 with latest qtek ROM

Phil

[Guest chucky.egg]

My Wizard can sync over WiFi or GPRS, but I have to use different settings for each - so you can't easily swap between the two

[Guest jm012a9749]

My Wizard can sync over WiFi or GPRS, but I have to use different settings for each - so you can't easily swap between the two

how do i go about setting my qtek 8310 up for syncing over WiFi then?

Thanks in advance

Phil

[Guest jimbouk]

As long as you have set your device up to sync directly with the server, then it should manually sync (or sync at preset intervals) over a valid wifi connection.

As long as you can browse the web via wifi, you can sync. (Its a good idea to turn off direct push though to stop it using the existing gprs connection).

[Guest turbominor]

As long as you have set your device up to sync directly with the server, then it should manually sync (or sync at preset intervals) over a valid wifi connection.

As long as you can browse the web via wifi, you can sync. (Its a good idea to turn off direct push though to stop it using the existing gprs connection).

over wifi to a server over the internet is no problem, just enable wifi, make sure the wifi has connected(ie check you can browse web) then press sync.

problem comes if you are in the office/home trying to sync to you own server via wifi.. as you wont be able to connect.. as most routers wont allow you to go in and out of port 80 so your phone wont be able to see the exchange..

you can get round this by setting the dns routing tables to internaly point your domain or external ip to the static ip of your server... took me ages to work out.. was driving me mad not being able to check my mail on my own network :)

[Guest jm012a9749]

over wifi to a server over the internet is no problem, just enable wifi, make sure the wifi has connected(ie check you can browse web) then press sync.

problem comes if you are in the office/home trying to sync to you own server via wifi.. as you wont be able to connect.. as most routers wont allow you to go in and out of port 80 so your phone wont be able to see the exchange..

you can get round this by setting the dns routing tables to internaly point your domain or external ip to the static ip of your server... took me ages to work out.. was driving me mad not being able to check my mail on my own network :)

thanks guys ;) but why doesn't push email work over wifi?

Phil

[Guest AximMarkSD]

thanks guys :) but why doesn't push email work over wifi?

Phil

i think b/c it can't maintain a connect or at least any wifi connection is a manual one.

[Guest jimbouk]

Firstly - the directpush environment is designed specifically for mobile devices and MS's thinking apparently is that if you are connected to a wifi network, you wouldnt need push email as you can connect to your office anyway, secondly the networks would not be happy if they gve you a device that was used to bypass their gprs service permanently and thirdly who leaves their wifi on all the time?

If I am at work/home, I read my emails on my laptop, and only use directpush when out and about.