SBS Exchange Certificate Expired
KB ID 0000535 Problem When you setup SBS2008 (and Exchange 2007) it creates and uses a self signed certificate, which is fine. But by default it only lasts two years. The best option is to buy a proper certificate, but if you simply want to generate a new one here’s how to do it. Solution 1. Here you can see your certificate has expired. 2. Normally you need to access your certificate services web enrolment console to carry this...
Deploying Exchange 2013
Part Three – Deploying Exchange 2013 On a ‘Greenfield Site’ KB ID 0000730 Problem In part one and part two we looked at what to consider, and what you need to be doing before you reach for the install DVD. Now we will run through a complete Exchange deployment on a fresh site with no existing mail system. Items covered below Install Exchange Server 2013 Exchange 2013 Post Install Configuration Tasks – Enter the...
Exchange 2010 – Working with Certificates
KB ID 0000453 Problem Exchange 2010 installs with it’s own (self signed) certificate. To stay free of security errors and warnings, the best bet is to purchase a “publicly signed” digital certificate and use that. The following process uses the Exchange Management console to create a CSR (Certificate Signing Request). Then what to do with the certificate, when it has been sent back to you. Solution Certificate...
Exchange 2007 & 2010 – Setup and Deploy Outlook Anywhere
KB ID 0000519 Problem What used to be a fiddly job, is now very simple to do, setting up Outlook Anywhere (formally known at RPC over HTTP) takes about 10 minutes. What is Outlook Anywhere? This is a system that lets you connect Microsoft Outlook to to your Exchange server over the web, this means you can connect to to your email, calendaring and tasks etc, without the need for a VPN connection. Solution Outlook Anywhere with...
Cisco PRSM – Replace the Certificate Using Microsoft Certificate Services
KB ID 0001023 Problem Cisco PRSM gives you the ability to import certificates into it, but like other Linux distros does not give you the tools to generate the actual certificate request. The documentation tells you to use OpenSSL to this. I was just about to fire up a CentOS box when I remembered I did something similar for VMware 5.5 not so long ago, would the same procedure work here? Yes it did, and it’s a lot easier than...