Getting Mobile in Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007

To get working on the mobile part of MOSS, what you'll need to do is download the Microsoft Windows Mobile Emulator. Follow steps for downloading the emulator, there are three download files. It's best that you install the emulator on the server hosting MOSS. Don't have to worry too much about the networking.

The emulator will allow you to emulate a PDA or Smartphone. I'm more interested in the PDA for now. So below are the steps to get the emulator working and having your first peek at MOSS on a mobile device.

1. To setup the emulator- install the Virtual Machine Network Services Driver, Emulator Images for Windows Mobile 5.0 with Messaging and Security Feature Pack, Microsoft Device Emulator 1.0 .
2. Start the PocketPC-ColdBoot from the Start menu.
3. Map your physical network card to the device [File > Configure > Network Tab > Enable ‘NE2000 PCMCIA adapter and bind to’ and click ‘OK’].
4. In the Windows Mobile interface [Start > Settings > Connections > Network Cards].
5. Choose 'The Internet' on the 'My netword card connects to' drown down list.
6. Click on 'NE2000 Compatible Adapter'
7. Configure the IP Address and Name Servers to be in the same network environment as the MOSS server (ensure that the subnet mask is the same).
8. Click on 'OK' till you're all completed and back at the home screen.
9. On the Emulator application, disable and enable the network card mapping [ File > Configure > Network Tab > Enable ‘NE2000 PCMCIA adapter and bind to’] , the icon will change briefly on the mobile device screen.
10. Once you've been reconnected, launch Internet Explorer from the Start menu in the mobile device.
11. Type your portal url with a /m at the end. E.g. http://moss2007/m
12. Enter your login credentials and the mobile home of the portal will appear!