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(Exchange) ActiveSync is a client protocol developed by Microsoft that lets you synchronize a mobile device with a Microsoft Exchange mailbox.

The Exchange ActiveSync protocol is based on HTTP and XML and lets mobile phones access an organization's information on a server that's running Microsoft Exchange. Exchange ActiveSync enables mobile phone users to access their email, calendar, contacts, and tasks, and to continue to access this information while they're working offline.

Exchange ActiveSync provides the following:

  • Support for HTML messages
  • Support for follow-up flags
  • Conversation grouping of email messages
  • Ability to synchronize or not synchronize an entire conversation
  • Synchronization of Short Message Service (SMS) messages with a user's Exchange mailbox
  • Support for viewing message reply status
  • Support for fast message retrieval
  • Meeting attendee information
  • Enhanced Exchange Search
  • PIN reset
  • Enhanced device security through password policies
  • Autodiscover for over-the-air provisioning
  • Support for setting automatic replies when users are away, on vacation, or out of the office
  • Support for task synchronization
  • Direct Push
  • Support for availability information for contacts
  • remote wipe to clear all data from a lost or stolen mobile phone
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ActiveSync devices causing accounts to lockout

When a user changes his account password for whatever reason (read: expired), and the old password is stored in his mobile device connected through EAS. This will cause his account to lockout almost immediately - as it should according to the…
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how to disable remote wipe for Exchange 2010 ActiveSync?

When connecting android mobile devices to Exchange ActiveSync some require granting device administrator privileges which permit an exchange administrator to remotely wipe the phone. The warning messages are scaring some mobile users and turning…
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How to turn off MS Exchange Server requests for “Activate Device Administrator” permissions on mobile devices

I have a Microsoft Exchange server for a small business and we just upgraded to 2010. It's now prompting people on Android with: Activate device administrator? - Erase all data: Perform a factory reset, deleting all of your data without any…
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How to determine if remote wipe succeeded?

Environment: Office 365 online. Exchange v15.1.933.16. One of our global administrators performed a remote wipe on a mobile device via the exchange admin centre, and then 'deleted' the device from the EAC. As a result, it is no longer possible to…
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How to set up Exchange ActiveSync + iPhone?

If you inherited an already configured server which is running Exchange Server 2003: where would you locate the settings on the server that you would need to configure Exchange on iPhone 2.0?
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Extend Dovecot/Postfix setup with Calendar/Contact Sync

I am currently running a mailserver with dovecot (maildir) and postfix. Now one user has to sync his contacts and calendar with outlook and iOS using our service. The only way to do this seems to be with exchange, right? I dont really want to change…
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Email from IOS with attachments larger than 7.5Mb gets stuck in outbox and constantly tries to resend. Costs us hundreds in data fees

We have an on premise Exchange 2013 server. When sending email with large attachments from ActiveSync accounts on IOS devices, the email gets stuck in the outbox and won't send. It keeps trying to resend and can cause our users to blow their data…
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ActiveSync Audit: Who sent the Remote Wipe command to a device?

I need to perform and audit of how many Remote wipe commands have been sent, who sent them, and to which user's devices? Can someone let me know if this is possible? I get lots of Google hits for Transaction logging for Exchange 2003 but none for…
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Is there an AD property that will tell me if an account uses ActiveSync?

I know that Exchange needs to hold onto sync status information for mailboxes, so I'm hoping I can use a related property to know who's using a smartphone to check mail. We're still on Exchange 2003 so far. It seems like the nicest method would be…
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Does Android version 2.2 locally encrypt Activesync messages?

I am a sysadmin for company X. They are interested in allowing ActiveSync access to devices that support local offline encryption of the downloaded attachments and email data. Considering how the iPhone encrypts local data, where you need to have a…
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Blackberry Enterprise server questions

Hopefully this belongs here instead of serverfault... I've been asked to evaluate smartphones and smartphone management software, including the blackberry (which is likely the winner of the evaluation even before the evaluation gets started). The…
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Exchange reply all copying sender

Symptom: Users sending emails in Outlook or on a mobile device connected via ActiveSync or Outlook Anywhere reply all to an email message. The sender ends up also being copied on the reply as well as having it show up in the sender's Sent…
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Allow ActiveSync to former domain administrator in Exchange 2010

So as you all know security provisions of Exchange Server 2010 and up prohibit active sync access for members of schema admins. Since domain admins are schema admins, members of domain admins can't have active sync access. I have a user who, when he…
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Exchange 2013 Throttling Policy with Windows Server Backup

We have an Exchange 2013 Server having issues after the daily backup procedure from Windows Server Backup. Clients (mainly ActiveSync devices) try to access the Exchange Server during the backup process and after, they get locked out due Throttling…
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Configure Exchange ActiveSync Mailbox Policy to Enable Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Sensor

I just got the first Samsung Galaxy S5 in our Exchange 2010 organization (I also happen to be the Exchange admin). I'd like to use the S5's fingerprint sensor to unlock the phone, but it appears the Exchange Server's ActiveSync mailbox policy is…
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