Autodiscover for External Users
I have few questions related to Autodiscover in Exchange 2007 and Outlook 2007/2010 1) If my machine is connected to office network and I try to configure my outlook it will be configured automatically but 2) If my machine is connected over internet and user is logged in with Active Directory credentials then how autodiscover will work? and 30 If my machine is connected over the internet but user is not logged in with Active Directory credentials but wants his outlook to be configured automatically using autodiscover feature and also wants to user OOF feature. How autodiscover is going to work here?Best Regards, Parveen Email- prvpnr@hotmail.com
April 30th, 2012 1:39pm

On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:39:51 +0000, Prvpnr wrote: > > >I have few questions related to Autodiscover in Exchange 2007 and Outlook 2007/2010 > >1) If my machine is connected to office network and I try to configure my outlook it will be configured automatically but > >2) If my machine is connected over internet and user is logged in with Active Directory credentials then how autodiscover will work? and It will use the domain name of the user's e-mail address to query DNS for domain/autodiscover/... or autodiscover.domain/... >30 If my machine is connected over the internet but user is not logged in with Active Directory credentials but wants his outlook to be configured automatically using autodiscover feature and also wants to user OOF feature. How autodiscover is going to work here? The same way. It isn't the credentials, it's the e-mail address that autodiscover uses. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP
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April 30th, 2012 10:05pm

Hello, I think the article is very useful. Exchange 2007 Autodiscover Service http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb332063(v=exchg.80).aspx But if you dont use domain account, autodiscover will be failed. Best Regards, Lisa
April 30th, 2012 10:13pm

Hi Rich, Thanks for the reply. I have one more question. Is it necessasry that Outlook anywhere should be working fine if I am trying to use autodiscover from outside? Actually what is happening that if I connect my laptop through Dragnet then autodiscover is working fine but if I try to configure my outlook automatically without connecting dragnet then it is not working. Although I am logged in with my Active Directory credentials. Best Regards, Parveen Email- prvpnr@hotmail.com
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May 1st, 2012 2:34am

On Tue, 1 May 2012 06:34:24 +0000, Prvpnr wrote: >Thanks for the reply. I have one more question. Is it necessasry that Outlook anywhere should be working fine if I am trying to use autodiscover from outside? Outlook Anywhere works perfectly well from the Internet -- provided your DNS is pubishing the correct information. You can visit https://testexchangeconnectivity.com and check to see whether yours is working or not. The diagnostics from the site are very helpful. >Actually what is happening that if I connect my laptop through Dragnet then autodiscover is working fine but if I try to configure my outlook automatically without connecting dragnet then it is not working. Besides being a TV police drama, I don't know what "Dragnet' is. >Although I am logged in with my Active Directory credentials. If you're "logged in" then you're using a VPN, right? You don't have to be using your domain credentials on the machine for AutoDiscover to work. If the credentials aren't those for the mailbox you'll be asked to provide the credentials. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP
May 1st, 2012 10:35pm

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