functions/service/Connect-FAIExchange.ps1

function Connect-FAIExchange
{
<#
    .SYNOPSIS
        A brief description of the Connect-FAIExchange function.
     
    .DESCRIPTION
        A detailed description of the Connect-FAIExchange function.
     
    .PARAMETER MailboxName
        A description of the MailboxName parameter.
     
    .PARAMETER Credentials
        A description of the Credentials parameter.
     
    .EXAMPLE
        PS C:\> Connect-FAIExchange -MailboxName 'value1' -Credentials $Credentials
#>

    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = $true)]
        [string]
        $MailboxName,
        
        [Parameter(Position = 1, Mandatory = $true)]
        [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]
        $Credentials
    )
    Begin
    {
        ## Load Managed API dll
        ###CHECK FOR EWS MANAGED API, IF PRESENT IMPORT THE HIGHEST VERSION EWS DLL, ELSE EXIT
        $EWSDLL = (($(Get-ItemProperty -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Path Registry::$(Get-ChildItem -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Exchange\Web Services' | Sort-Object Name -Descending | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty Name)).'Install Directory') + "Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.dll")
        if (Test-Path $EWSDLL)
        {
            Import-Module $EWSDLL
        }
        else
        {
            "$(get-date -format yyyyMMddHHmmss):"
            "This script requires the EWS Managed API 1.2 or later."
            "Please download and install the current version of the EWS Managed API from"
            "http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=255472"
            ""
            "Exiting Script."
            $exception = New-Object System.Exception ("Managed Api missing")
            throw $exception
        }
        
        ## Set Exchange Version
        $ExchangeVersion = [Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ExchangeVersion]::Exchange2010_SP2
        
        ## Create Exchange Service Object
        $service = New-Object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ExchangeService($ExchangeVersion)
        
        ## Set Credentials to use two options are availible Option1 to use explict credentials or Option 2 use the Default (logged On) credentials
        
        #Credentials Option 1 using UPN for the windows Account
        #$psCred = Get-Credential
        $creds = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential($Credentials.UserName.ToString(), $Credentials.GetNetworkCredential().password.ToString())
        $service.Credentials = $creds
        #Credentials Option 2
        #service.UseDefaultCredentials = $true
        #$service.TraceEnabled = $true
        ## Choose to ignore any SSL Warning issues caused by Self Signed Certificates
        
        ## Code From http://poshcode.org/624
        ## Create a compilation environment
        $Provider = New-Object Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider
        $Compiler = $Provider.CreateCompiler()
        $Params = New-Object System.CodeDom.Compiler.CompilerParameters
        $Params.GenerateExecutable = $False
        $Params.GenerateInMemory = $True
        $Params.IncludeDebugInformation = $False
        $Params.ReferencedAssemblies.Add("System.DLL") | Out-Null
        
        $TASource = @'
  namespace Local.ToolkitExtensions.Net.CertificatePolicy{
    public class TrustAll : System.Net.ICertificatePolicy {
      public TrustAll() {
      }
      public bool CheckValidationResult(System.Net.ServicePoint sp,
        System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate cert,
        System.Net.WebRequest req, int problem) {
        return true;
      }
    }
  }
'@

        $TAResults = $Provider.CompileAssemblyFromSource($Params, $TASource)
        $TAAssembly = $TAResults.CompiledAssembly
        
        ## We now create an instance of the TrustAll and attach it to the ServicePointManager
        $TrustAll = $TAAssembly.CreateInstance("Local.ToolkitExtensions.Net.CertificatePolicy.TrustAll")
        [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::CertificatePolicy = $TrustAll
        
        ## end code from http://poshcode.org/624
        
        ## Set the URL of the CAS (Client Access Server) to use two options are availbe to use Autodiscover to find the CAS URL or Hardcode the CAS to use
        
        #CAS URL Option 1 Autodiscover
        $service.AutodiscoverUrl($MailboxName, { $true })
        Write-host ("Using CAS Server : " + $Service.url)
        
        #CAS URL Option 2 Hardcoded
        
        #$uri=[system.URI] "https://casservername/ews/exchange.asmx"
        #$service.Url = $uri
        
        ## Optional section for Exchange Impersonation
        
        #$service.ImpersonatedUserId = new-object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ImpersonatedUserId([Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ConnectingIdType]::SmtpAddress, $MailboxName)
        if (!$service.URL)
        {
            throw "Error connecting to EWS"
        }
        else
        {
            return $service
        }
    }
}