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Posted by Chris De Herrera on June 28, 2006, 3:21 pm
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I do not know a way to administer the access to select the option to sync
items in ActiveSync.
As for the ability to access the internet via the USB cable, it could be
that the user is restricted to local IPs and that the device is requesting
the internet IP for the Exchange server. You can try using nslookup on the
PC and install vxutil from www.cam.com to see what IP the Pocket PC is using
for the host name.
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> OK, but I do have access the internet through the USB cable when I use the
> registry setting... just not to the exchange server. ActiveSync gui on the
> device is non responsive when I try to sync, but I am able to surf the net
> with IE on the device.
>
> When I set the GuestOnly registry setting to false, and cancel the create
> partnership wizard, and with this method enter a guest partnership with
> the host computer, ActiveSync works fine on the device, and I am able to
> sync with the exchange server. This is what puzzled me. Apparently the
> GuestOnly registry key is an unsupported key, so anything would be called
> a feature and not a bug :-)
>
>
>
> To approach my problem from a different angle, is it possible for me to
> disable the users' ability to select items to synchronize with? So he/she
> only can create an "empty" partnership with the host computer.
>
>
>
> yvind Hjulstad
>
>
>
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>
>> Hi,
>> GuestOnly is a hold over from ActiveSync 3.x. The device will not have
>> access throug the USB cable to the internet. This is by design.
>>
>> A workaround is to setup a partnership for the device and choose not to
>> synchronize anything. Another option is to use Wi-Fi to sync in the
>> office and not use ActiveSync at all. This would reduce the security
>> risk that the users can install applications in GuestOnly mode.
>>
>>
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>> Chris De Herrera
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>> ActiveSync 4.x Troubleshooting Guide -
>> http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/faqs/activesync/tshoot-as4x.htm
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I would really like to be able to synchronize my windows mobile 5.0
>>> device
>>> when I use the GuestOnly = 1 registry setting.
>>> When I cancel the "setup partnership" wizard and then get Guest
>>> partnership
>>> I am able to sync with my exchange server. But when I set the GuestOnly
>>> registry setting, all synchronization through USB cable stops. The
>>> device
>>> does have access to the internet through the USB cable (removed all
>>> connection settings from the device just to be sure that it didn't use
>>> GPRS).
>>>
>>> My case is this:
>>> We are about to deploy Windows mobile devices to our users and we use
>>> MobileManager to send configurations and initial applications to the
>>> devices.
>>> To save cost (not send several Mb of data through the GPRS network) we
>>> have
>>> pushed ActiveSync 4.1 to the users with GuestOnly registry key set to
>>> true.
>>> This is to reduce the complexity if the system, so when a user connect
>>> the
>>> device to the computer with USB, it charges the device, and it
>>> synchronizes
>>> with the exchange server through the USB cable (internet) without the
>>> "setup
>>> partnership" wizard.
>>>
>>> There is apparently a difference between the GuestOnly registry key, and
>>> canceling the setup partnership wizard, does anyone have a workaround
>>> for
>>> this?
>>>
>>> yvind Hjulstad
>>
>>
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>
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