Oliver had lots of questions on mobility. Jason kindly filled in the blanks for me, and answered Oliver's mail. I was in an all day meeting and couldn't respond. Here's Oliver's original mail, with answers. The Persistent Storage feature is one of the huge benefits of WM 5.0 and well worth migrating to...
We are trying to roll-out many of the new HP iPAQ 6900 series WM5.0 devices but the following answers are needed; (We understand the iPAQ 6900 series to have MSFP loaded as standard)
1). On the iPAQ devices connecting to the Exchange 2003 SP2 server, under the schedule section. The ‘As items arrive’ option is not available to set. Only ‘Manually’ option and time interval ‘5,10,15 minutes’ etc. How can I enable this option on the device ?
First check your device that you have the feature pack enabled (you should) – go to Start Settings About... check the build no is > 14847.2.0.0
The only other reason you may not be getting the As Items Arrive option is because the feature may not have been enabled when your device talks to the server. Exchange ActiveSync capabilities (including Direct Push) via the HTTP OPTIONS command. By default, ISA 2000 does not allow the OPTIONS command http://support.Microsoft.com/?ID=304340
2). Am I right in saying to ensure HTTPS check box option under configure server section in WM5.0 is enabled, I must use a Public paid for certificate e.g. Verisign cert ? Or can you generate and use one from Microsoft Certificate services already used with OWA for company?
Our recommended approach is to use a public certificate from one of the approved vendors. You can use a self generated certificate however you will then need to get that signed by your mobile operator to install it.
3). Once ActiveSync is all working with Direct push, I have read several times that this feature does not work when using over wifi or in cradle. And only when GPRS/3g mode used can direct push work ? Can you confirm.
It does not work over wifi as it switches to scheduled 5 minute sync to extend battery life.
4). I have heard that the new WM5.0 devices have built in as standard a feature called Persistent Storage (PC) to ensure if battery completely dies, that all info is held on device like the Blackberry. Is this feature on by default ? Is there an area that it can be configured in WM5.0 ?
Persistent Storage is a default feature of Windows Mobile 5.0. It is present in all memory.
5). Lastly, is there a link, newsgroup or Blog where best to visit to gain most up-to-date knowledge of configuring / fire fighting WM5.0 devices ?
I've got to say that Jason's blog is the best resource around for mobility info. Thanks Jason for helping me out...