Email/Exchange for iOS Devices

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Important notes

iTunes will no longer sync contacts and calendars with your desktop computer. However, you can still sync your device wirelessly using MobileMe services.
You can configure more than one Exchange account per device.
By default, the communication between the iOS device and Exchange Server is secure, using 128-bit SSL encryption and X.509 certificates.

 

To Add an Exchange account on an iOS7 & 8 devices:

 

1.On your iOS device, Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then tap Add Account.
2.On the Add Account screen, tap Microsoft Exchange.
3.Enter the account information, then tap Next. The correct account information can be found in the email provided by Skybox.
Email: Enter the full email address.
Username:  Enter the full email address.
Password: The password for the Exchange account.
Description: A descriptive title that identifies this group of settings.

 

The device will try to configure the Exchange server address automatically.

 

After the Exchange account is successfully configured, the server’s password policies are enforced.

 

4.The device offers to immediately sync with the Exchange server. If you choose not to sync at this time, you can turn on calendar and contact syncing later in Settings > Mail, Contacts, and Calendars. Note: Starting from iOS 7, it is possible to synchronize Notes.
By default, Exchange ActiveSync pushes new data to your device as it arrives on the server. If you prefer to fetch new data on a schedule or to only pull new data manually, go to Settings > Fetch New Data to change the settings.
To change how many day’s worth of data is synced to your device, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, and Calendars. The  default setting is three days.
5.To complete the setup process, tap Save and wait for the device to test your incoming and outgoing mail settings and connect to your mailbox.

 

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Please note that not all Exchange features are supported. For example, the following features are not available:

1.Folder management
2.Opening links in email to documents stored on Sharepoint servers
3.Task synchronization
4.Setting an "out of office" autoreply message
5.Creating meeting invitations
6.Flagging messages for follow-up