With the AppGate solution for Mobile Phones and PDAs the device is
turned into something that more resembles a PC then an ordinary
phone. Without problems the users can now access their e-mail account
and reach their their Intranet much the same way as they would do on
their PC. The information is send directly to device and do not pass
any third parties and is always encrypted. There is no need for
installation of new e-mail clients or additional web-browsers.
The user can authenticate themselves the same way that they usually
do, using passwords, tokens etc.
In this guide assumes that the user authenticates
using passwords, there are other authentication methods
supported as well. Please contact your system administrator for
more information.
The Sony Ericsson P910i Smart phones can be used together with
an AppGate Security Server to achieve secure communication to
E-mail servers located on an organisations internal networks.
Prerequisites
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A Username and Password for the AppGate Security
Server. This should be obtained from the administrator of
the AppGate Security Server.
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IP-number or hostname of the AppGate Security Server.
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A Username and Password for the E-mail account on the E-mail
server (Exchange server). You may already have this
information if you have previously used the same E-mail
server, otherwise you should obtain this from the
administrator of the E-mail server.
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The E-mail address of your E-mail account.
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Information on which of POP3 or IMAP the E-mail server can
handle or prefers.
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A P800/P900 or P910 with a GSM subscription with GPRS enabled
which must provide plain IP-access to the Internet. Warning:
There are certain GPRS subscriptions that are limited to
web traffic only. Those will not work; make sure you have
full IP-access.
The easiest way to install the AGCMobile.SIS is via the Web and
through the Internet using the P910i GPRS/Internet connection.
On the P910i:
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Among all the Applications select Internet.
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In the menu select "Internet -> Open page"
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In the Location field type: http://www.appgate.com/downloads/AGCMobile.SIS
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Observe that upper and lowercase characters are significant.
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When you press "Open" the AGCMobile.SIS will be downloaded to your phone.
Follow the instructions to install it as a new application.
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When the installations is finished you should be able to find a
new application called AppGate mobile client
In order for your phone to be able to handle E-mail it must
be told a few things about your E-mail account. Do as follows:
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Choose "Control panel" and then "Messaging accounts"
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At the tab "Email" press "New"
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At the tab "Basic" fill in something in the field "Account
name:" e.g. "My Email"
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Fill in "Your name:"
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Fill in your Email address Select "Connection type" POP3 or IMAP
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Select the tab "Inbox" and give the Username and Password
for the E-mail account.
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Set "Incoming server address" to 127.0.0.1
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Select the tab "Outbox" and set "Outgoing server address" to 127.0.0.1
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Check "Use SMTP authentication" and check "Use Inbox login details".
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Press "Done" and the E-mail account is ready.
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Start the "AppGate mobile client".
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In the "Server" field give the AppGate Security Server IP-number or
hostname.
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Give your username for the AppGate Security Server.
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Set "Authentication" to "Password".
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Give your password.
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Press "Connect"
AppGate mobile client will now establish a secure, encrypted and
compressed connection with the AppGate Security Server. You may
encounter a few questions about what Internet connection you
want use and, at the first time, a question about accepting the
AppGate Security Server "Host Key".
When the phone is connected to the Security Server it is
indicated by the text "Connected" on the screen.
Using E-mail:
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Start the application "Messaging"
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Select your newly created E-mail account, e.g. "My Email"
under AppGate You are now communicating with the E-mail
account in a secure way and can get and send E-mails as you
like.
Roaming
All the AppGate clients have a unique feature called Roaming,
which is very useful when using GPRS/3G. The Roaming feature will
maintain the secure connection with the Security Server even if
the GPRS connection is temporary lost or inactivate. You will
remain logged in on the AppGate Security Server while the client
do "Suspend" and "Resume". This will save you from tedious
login/password dialogues and unnecessary GPRS traffic. The
AppGate client will automatically do "Suspend" after a while of
inactivity The AppGate client will automatically do "Resume" if
the E-mail reader tries to get or send E-mail.
Using Web/intranet
If your AppGate Security Server is setup for access to
an intranet web site you may access it this way:
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Start the application "web"
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Enter the address: http://127.0.0.1
This requires you to have an AppGate Security Server which
has the Sync4j Module installed and configured. Contact your sys admin
before you try this.
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Enter the "Tools" folder on the desktop and start the "Sync" application.
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Edit the listed synchronisation profile.
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Set the "Connection type" to "Internet".
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The "Access point" should be set to the Internet access method
you will use, probably the same one as used for e-mail.
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Set "Host address" to "127.0.0.1/sync4j/sync"
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Set the "Port" to "8090".
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Go to the "User" panel and configure your Exchange server user
name and password. Disable "HTTP authentication" .
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Go to the "Contents" panel.
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Enable "Contacts" synchronisation (by changing it to "Yes"
(Ja)) and open the settings window.
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On the settings window for contacts configure the "Remote
database" to "./contacts".
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Go back to the Contents panel by pressing "Done".
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Enable "Calendar" synchronisation (by changing it to "Yes"
(Ja)) and open the settings window.
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On the settings window for calendar configure the "Remote
database" to "./calendar".
Performing a remote sync
Log in with the AppGate client before synchronising. The AppGate
client may be in the suspended mode if it is configure to resume
automatically (which it is by default).
To perform a synchronisation just open the "Sync" application,
under "Tools", and select "Sync".