Create a configuration profile for the Native Mail Client.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Resources > Profiles & Baselines > Profiles > Add > Add Profile > Android (Legacy).
  2. Select Device to deploy your profile to a device.
  3. Configure the profile's General settings.
  4. Select the Exchange ActiveSync payload.
  5. Configure Exchange ActiveSync settings:
    Setting Description
    Mail Client Select Native Mail Client as the account type.
    Account Name Enter a description for the mail account.
    Exchange ActiveSync Host

    Enter the external URL of your company's ActiveSync server.

    The ActiveSync server can be any mail server that implements the ActiveSync protocol, such as IBM Notes Traveler, Novell Data Synchronizer, and Microsoft Exchange.
    Ignore SSL Errors Enable to allow devices to ignore SSL errors for Agent processes.
    Domain

    Enter the end-user's domain.

    You can use the Lookup Values instead of creating individual profiles for each end user.
    User

    Enter the end-user's username.

    You can use the Lookup Values instead of creating individual profiles for each end user.
    Email Address

    Enter the end-user's email address.

    You can use the Lookup Values instead of creating individual profiles for each end user.
    Password

    Enter the password for the end user.

    You can use the Lookup Values instead of creating individual profiles for each end user.
    Identity Certificate

    Select (if desired) an Identity Certificate from the drop-down if you require the end user to pass a certificate in order to connect to the Exchange ActiveSync, otherwise select None (default).

    For more information needed to select a certificate for this payload, see Deploying Credentials profile.

    Past Days of Mail to Sync Select the number of days worth of past mail to sync with device.
    Past Days of Calendar to Sync Select the number of past days to sync on the device calendar.
    Sync Calendar Enable to allow calendars to sync with device.
    Sync Contacts Enable to allow contacts to sync with device.
    Allow Sync Tasks Enable to allow tasks to sync with device.
    Maximum Email Truncation Size Specify the size beyond which e-mail messages are truncated when they are synced to the devices.
    Email Signature Enter the email signature to be displayed on outgoing emails.
    Allow Attachments Enable to allow attachments with email.
    Maximum Attachment Size Specify the maximum attachment size in MB.
    Allow Email Forwarding Enable to allow email forwarding.
    Allow HTML Format

    Specify whether e-mail synchronized to the device can be in HTML format.

    If this setting is set to false, all e-mail is converted to plain text.
    Disable screenshots Enable to disallow screenshot to be taken on the device.
    Sync Interval Enter the number of minutes between syncs.
    Peak Days for Sync Schedule
    • Schedule the peak week days for syncing and the Start Time and End Time for sync on selected days.

    • Set the frequency of Sync Schedule Peak and Sync Schedule Off Peak.

      • Choosing Automatic syncs email whenever updates occur.
      • Choosing Manual only syncs email when selected.
      • Choosing a time value syncs the email on a set schedule.
    • Enable Use SSL, Use TLS and Default Account, if desired.
    S/MIME Settings
    Select Use S/MIME From here you can select an S/MIME certificate you associate as a User Certificate on the Credentials payload.
    • S/MIME Certificate – Select the certificate to be used.
    • Require Encrypted S/MIME Messages – Enable to require encryption.
    • Require Signed S/MIME Messages – Enable to require S/MIME signed messages.

    Provide a Migration Host if you are using S/MIME certificates for encryption.

    Select Save to save the settings or Save & Publish to save and push the profile settings to the required device.
  6. Select Save to save the settings or Save & Publish to save and push the profile settings to the required device.