Exchange 2013: Configuration F5 APM 11.6 for Exchange 2013

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In this howto, F5 APM is used for the publication of Exchange 2013. First, a brief overview of the test environment: I have 2 Exchange servers and a DC in the internal network, the servers have 172.16.100.1 entered as the default gateway. F5 APM has 2 network cards, one is directly connected to the Internet (the Internet provides ... Read more

Exchange Monitor 2.1 released

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As announced, I have released version 2.1 of the Exchange Monitor one month after the beta version. A few more changes have been incorporated into the final version. Exchange Monitor 2.1 is available for download here: https://www.frankysweb.de/exchange-monitor/ Many thanks to all readers who helped to improve the Exchange Monitor. Update: There had been ... Read more

Exchange Reporter 2.1 released

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I have just released version 2.1 of the Exchange Reporter. The most important changes: Integration in Exchange Monitor or as a standalone website Information on the Active Directory is now displayed separately Revised documentation Support for F5 Big IP LTM (Local Traffic Manager) Various bug fixes have also been incorporated, the most noticeable of which was probably the confusion in the ... Read more

Exchange 2013: Deactivate mailbox features (Scripting Agent)

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Exchange Server 2013 (and also Exchange 2010) provides a function to influence the behavior of standard CMDlets. In this small example, the scripting agent is used to deactivate OWA, OWA for devices and ActiveSync for all newly created mailboxes. In the default setting, these mailbox functions are activated, which may not always be desired. Read more

Exchange Monitor 2.1 Beta

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I have just uploaded the new Exchange Monitor version 2.1. The new version contains various bugfixes that have been reported by users. Many thanks at this point to everyone who reported problems. Version 2.1 of the Exchange Monitor now loads the Exchange snapins from the normal PowerShell. This should avoid problems with the task. ... Read more

Exchange 2010/2013: Query the calendar of a room mailbox with EWS

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Here again a small script from the Quick&Dirty corner. Querying the calendar of a room mailbox via EWS and Powershell. The script retrieves all calendar entries from the current time to 365 days in the future, or a maximum of 200 entries. The results are saved in the variable $results and can then be processed further. $MailboxName = "Besprechungsraum@frankysweb.de" ... Read more

Exchange 2010/2013: Block Outlook app for iOS and Android

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I have already written a howto for setting up the Outlook app for iOS. However, the app has the "small" disadvantage that the user name and password are transmitted to Microsoft: https://blog.winkelmeyer.com/2015/01/warning-microsofts-outlook-app-for-ios-breaks-your-company-security/ To prevent users from using the app and passwords from leaving the company, an ActiveSync policy can be created on the Exchange server to block the app: ... Read more

Setting up Exchange with Outlook for iOS (iPad / iPhone)

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Outlook has also been available for iOS and Android since 29.01.15. Here is a short howto for setting it up in conjunction with Exchange Server. However, caution is advised when using Outlook for iOS and Android: https://blog.winkelmeyer.com/2015/01/warning-microsofts-outlook-app-for-ios-breaks-your-company-security/ If you still want to use Outlook for iOS, please read on now: The introduction can be canceled with the "X". ... Read more

Exchange 2013: Shell does not start (EventID 23, MSExchange RBAC)

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After a new installation of Exchange 2013, the following error could occur, which prevents ECP and Shell from working, EventID 23: Source: MSExchange RBAC ID: 23 (process w3wp.exe, PID 13160) "Exchange-AuthZPlugin cannot execute the method "GetApplicationPrivateData" due to the application exception "Microsoft.Exchange.Diagnostics.SetupVersionInformationCorruptException: The installed file version cannot be determined from the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PowerShell\1\PowerShellEngine'. at Microsoft.Exchange.Diagnostics.ExchangeSetupContext.get_PSHostPath() at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Authorization.InitialSessionStateBuilder.InitializeWellKnownSnapinsIfNeeded(ExchangeRunspaceConfigurationSettings settings, Boolean isPowerShellWebServiceSession) ... Read more

Reports on the certification body by e-mail

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Another addition to the *Reporter family, the CA Reporter is ready. CA Reporter creates a report on the certification authority and its certificates in a very similar way to Exchange Reporter. The following functions are included so far: Status of the CA Status of the root certification authority certificate Status of the revocation lists Users with access to the CA Overview of certificate templates Overview of certificates that have already expired ... Read more