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Corporate access

PostPosted: January 24th, 2011, 5:16 pm
by idlemarvel
Having got my scroll into a nice working state, I'm now trying to connect it to my company systems.
Immediately hit two brick walls:
1 - although android supports ssl active sync with exchange, our exchange server checks to see if your device is pin lockable, which android 2.1 isn't, so I really need 2.2!
2 - although android supports some VPN protocols it doesn't support IPSEC -this seems to be a well known issue in the android world (it's the number 2 most requested feature) and the solution seems to be wait for Cisco to release anyconnect for android (no date for that yet), or root your device and have a go with openvpn
Bummer.
If I can get VPN I can at least use OWA until we get 2.2.
Has anyone got any experience with openvpn? Or any other ideas?
Thanks

Re: Corporate access

PostPosted: January 24th, 2011, 7:21 pm
by Panrider
I've used OWA over our company VPN.

Not used openvpn though - we use an appliance based solution hosted by an external company for us.

Works well although you get the same "emulation" as with Firefox - ie OWA only looks like tru Outlook when running IE on the desktop.

Mark