ActiveSync 4.5 and Windows Mobile 5 with Presentation Server 4.5 Hotfix Rollup Pack 01

Summary

This document describes how to set up ActiveSync and Windows Mobile 5 with Presentation Server 4.5 Hotfix Rollup Pack 01.

CTX821115 - How to Configure ActiveSync for PDA Synchronization

Note: This enhancement has been tested only on client devices running Windows XP and Version 10.100 of the Presentation Server Client.

Presentation Server Setup

1. Install Presentation Server 4.5.

2. Download and install CTX112618 – Hotfix Rollup Pack PSE450W2K3R01 - For Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 and Citrix Access Essentials 2.0 for Windows Server 2003 .

3. From the Presentation Server Console, create the following policies:

Client Devices > Resources > PDA devices > Turn on automatic virtual COM port mapping > ENABLED
Client Devices > Resources > Ports > Turn off COM ports > DISABLED

4. Assign these policies to the server.

5. Download Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 and install it on the server.

6. Publish /program files/Microsoft Activesync/wcesmgr.exe.

7. Install and publish Outlook (Outlook 2003 and 2007 have been tested).

8. Restart the server.

9. When the server comes up, run taskmgr and stop rapimgr, wcescomm, and wcesmgr.
Note: To configure your server so that these processes to not start up automatically, run msconfig and clear them from the Startup tab. Restart the server and verify that the processes did not start up.

10. To synchronize Desktop Outlook, add the following registry key:

sz:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\CtxHook\AppInit_Dlls\VIPHook\outlook.exe\FilePathName="D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\outlook.exe" –Embedding
Note: Where the path is the location of outlook.exe on your system. In this example, Outlook is stored on drive D. To synchronize Desktop Outlook, Outlook must be running in the ICA session with ActiveSync. The –Embedding command line parameter runs Outlook without showing the Outlook User Interface.

11. You need to create three domain users with access to the Exchange server you are using – for example, user1, user2, and user3.

12. Log on to the Presentation Server as each user:

Create and save user1.txt in user1’s My Documents folder. Repeat for user2 and user3.
Browse to a few Web pages and save them as Favorites for user1. Repeat with user2 and user3 using different Web pages.
Confirm that the file and Favorites synced from the server belong specifically to the user logged on.

Client Setup

1. Download and install Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5.

2. Connect your PDA to a USB port.

3. Restart the client machine.

4. When the client comes up, run taskmgr and stop rapimgr, wcescomm, and wcesmgr.
Note: To configure your server so that these processes to not start up automatically, run msconfig and clear them from the Startup tab. Restart the server and verify that the processes did not start up.

5. Install the Citrix client using ica32pkg.msi.

Windows Mobile 5 Device Setup

1. Verify that Settings > Connections > ActiveSync Mode = USB Serial Sync Mode. The device requires a restart if this setting is changed.

2. In Settings > Connections > Connections > Advanced > Select Networks, verify that both the Internet and Private networks are using a profile that does not have any custom proxy or modem settings.

3. Delete all profiles from Programs > Active Sync > Menu > Options.

More Information

For more information about Windows Mobile, see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/default.mspx