When adding a calendar shared using the iCal publishing features in Exchange Server 2010 to an iOS device, very little configuration is necessary on the part of the end user, or when creating a configuration profile to get access to the Calendar.
In the following sections, we'll examine how a user who has been sent links to a published calendar by another user connects to a shared calendar and also how as an administrator, it's possible to provision devices with access to published calendars pre-configured.
As Apple devices such as the iPhone natively support iCal and can recognize the links sent in messages by other Exchange Server users, connecting to a calendar shared by the iCal protocol is very straightforward.
A user receives an e-mail containing the link to subscribe to the calendar, and by tapping the link, the iOS device automatically attempts to add the calendar, giving the option to Subscribe or Cancel...