Configuring AkrutoSync to sync over your home Wi-Fi network
Last update: July 11, 2022
For most users we recommend that before your first sync you make sure that your phone has no Contacts, Appointments, Tasks or Notes. This is not strictly necessary if you have good understanding of how your phone handles data from multiple accounts. Any data that existed on the phone before the first sync will remain on the phone and will not be synchronized to Outlook or participate in the two-way synchronization between Outlook and your phone. For this reason, we recommend that most users make sure that all of their Contacts, Appointments, Tasks and Notes are in Outlook and none are on the phone before the first sync.
Start configuration wizard by clicking “Configure AkrutoSync” link as shown below.
You will be presented with a choice to sync using the internet or your home network. Select the option to sync over the over your home network.
The next screen gives you a choice between Android, iOS and Windows Phone. This selection allows AkrutoSync to better guide you through subsequent configuration steps. This selection does not affect operation of AkrutoSync. In fact, it is possible to synchronize the same computer with Android, iOS and Windows Phone devices at the same time.
On the next screen, AkrutoSync will list all Outlook Contact, Calendar, Task and Note folders on your computer. Select the folders that you want to sync.
You can come back to this screen at any time and change your selection by clicking the “Select what to sync” link in the main screen of AkrutoSync.
Click “Save” to save your selection.
Depending on your computer’s network configuration, the following screen may or may not be displayed.
If the screen is displayed, click “Test”.
Technical Detail
If your computer has multiple network adapters (for example, a wired connection and a wireless one, or a VPN connection) we display this screen to determine which network adapter to use. In order to do this, we establish a test connection to a web site URL (any web site will work) and check the local IP address of the connection. Then we close the connection. No information is transmitted to or from the test web site. You can use any web site for this test, as long as you provide a valid URL.
Make sure Wi-Fi on your phone is turned on and connected as shown in the screenshot below.
ATTENTION: It is not enough that Wi-Fi is on. You should see the word connected. As shown in the screenshots above. If you do not see the word connected, you will not be able to use Wi-Fi, even if Wi-Fi is on. The images above are samples only; your Wi-Fi name might be different.
Make sure that the network you are connecting to (in red in the screenshot) is the network created by your router. There should be no wireless access point device, just the wireless router. Also make sure your phone is not connected to some other Wi-Fi network when you want to sync. If your computer is also connected to a Wi-Fi network, your phone and your computer must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
After making sure that Wi-Fi on your phone is on and connected, click “Continue” to go to the next screen.
Akruto will ask you to choose between Simple and Advanced.
Simple method allows AkrutoSync to manage a DNS name for you. The advantage of choosing Simple method is it allows you to sync anywhere as long as both devices are on the same network. This also enables AkrutoSync to automatically adjust for IP changes on your computer.
Advanced method allows AkrutoSync to use your local IP address of your computer. However, once your computer’s IP changes, you may need to manually update your phone to reflect the new IP address of your computer.
If you use the standard Windows Firewall (part of the Windows Operating System) you do not need to configure it manually, because it is configured as part of AkrutoSync installation.
If you have a third party firewall (such as Symantec, ESET, etc…) on your computer, you need to configure it to allow AkrutoSync to use the network. Our firewall configuration guide is available at https://www.akruto.com/firewall-configuration/. AkrutoSync configuration wizard tells you that you need to configure your firewall and provides a link to our firewall configuration instructions.
If you use the standard Windows Firewall (part of the Windows Operating System) you do not need to configure it manually, because it is configured as part of AkrutoSync installation.
Next, import an SSL certificate into your phone. Start the web browser on your phone and browse to the URL shown in AkrutoSync. As you type the URL into your web browser, the browser will suggest some web sites to you. It is important that you ignore the suggestions and type in the URL exactly as shown in AkrutoSync screen. The following two screenshots illustrate this step.
If you are setting up sync with an Android phone, AkrutoSync screen may looks like shown below.
If you are setting up Outlook sync with iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, AkrutoSync screen looks like shown below.
If you are setting up sync with the Windows Phone, AkrutoSync screen looks like shown below.
The web browser on your phone should load a web page. Once the page loads, do one of the following.
Android: Tap SKIP on the web page.
iOS:Return to AkrutoSync on your computer and click on the “Continue” button in AkrutoSync.
Windows Phone Tap “Install on your phone” link.
After installing the certificate, click “Continue” in AkrutoSync.
We recommend that before your first sync you make sure that your phone has no Contacts, Appointments, Tasks or Notes. This is not strictly necessary if you have good understanding of how your phone handles data from multiple accounts. Any data that existed on the phone before the first sync will remain on the phone and will not be synchronized to Outlook or participate in the two-way synchronization between Outlook and your phone. For this reason we recommend that most users make sure that all of their Contacts, Appointments, Tasks and Notes are in Outlook and none are on the phone before the first sync.
Next, AkrutoSync will ask you to choose credentials for your phone to connect to your computer. Note that at present, AkrutoSync does not check the user name; it only checks the password.
Decide what username and password you would like you use, enter them, and click “Continue”. The username must not contain any spaces or special characters. The password must be at least 6 characters long and must not contain spaces.
The last step is to add an Outlook or Exchange account to your phone using the email address shown in AkrutoSync screen.
Instructions for adding an account vary from phone to phone. Instructions are available at https://www.akruto.com/phone-setup/
ATTENTION: When prompted for an email address, use the email address shown in AkrutoSync screen. Do not use your actual email address, or the address shown in our screenshots.
After a few seconds, your phone should start syncing and AkrutoSync should show sync progress.
