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ActiveSync

Note: This service may not be offered by your service provider.

This chapter introduces the basic features of Microsoft® ActiveSync® technology. It describes how to use ActiveSync for synchronizing information on your Smartphone with your desktop computer and/or a server running Microsoft® Exchange® Server.

For detailed information about using ActiveSync, see ActiveSync Help on your desktop computer.

Understanding ActiveSync

ActiveSync synchronizes information stored on your Smartphone with Microsoft® Outlook® information on your desktop computer or Microsoft Exchange Server. It also allows you to share files between your Smartphone and your desktop computer.

When you synchronize, ActiveSync compares the information on your Smartphone with the information on your desktop computer and/or Exchange Server and updates all locations with the most recent information.

With ActiveSync, you can:

Synchronize Outlook email, Contacts, Calendar, and Tasks information on your Smartphone with your desktop computer.

Synchronize Outlook email, Contacts, and Calendar on your Smartphone with the Outlook information on a server running Microsoft Exchange Server so that you have the latest information, even when your desktop computer is turned off. You can synchronize with an Exchange server if your company or service provider is running Microsoft Exchange Server with Exchange ActiveSync. You can synchronize Tasks information with your desktop computer, but not with a server.

Copy (rather than synchronize) files between your Smartphone and your desktop computer.

Synchronize on a schedule to control when synchronization occurs.

Select which types of information are synchronized and specify how much information is synchronized. For example, you can choose how many weeks of past appointments to synchronize.

Setting up ActiveSync

Using Microsoft ActiveSync, you can synchronize information on the Smartphone with your desktop computer and/or Microsoft Exchange Server. This section explains how to:

Install ActiveSync on your desktop computer.

Create a partnership between your desktop computer and the Smartphone.

Configure an Exchange Server connection (if you will be synchronizing with a corporate or service provider server running Microsoft Exchange Server with Exchange ActiveSync).

Set up a synchronization schedule.

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