ActiveSync

Updated: Jun 3, 2026

ActiveSync profile allows you to configure automatically an email profile on device to connect to the email server like Microsoft Exchange and data synchronization, etc. email, calendar, contacts.

2.1 Domain

• Enter the domain name of the Exchange server
• Maximum length of the text is 32

2.2 Gateway

• Choose the gateway profile from the list, which will secure traffic between the mobile device and internal e-mail systems

2.3 Port

• Enter the protocol port by means of which the connection is made to the service (port 443 is used by default for connection using TLS / SSL)
• Maximum value is 65535
• Required

2.4 E-mail server

• Enter the name of the server on which the account was created
• Maximum length of the text is 32
• Required

2.5 Synchronization time frame

• Specifies from which period of time the data will be synchronized
• One of:
  • 1 day
  • Week
  • 2 weeks
  • Month
  • All

2.6 Synchronization interval

• Specifies the frequency of data synchronization (Automatically or time period)
• One of:
  • Automatic - Push
  • Never
  • 5 min
  • 10 min
  • 30 min
  • 1 hour

2.7 Authentication

• Choose the password for authentication
• One of:
  • Password
  • Certificate
  • SCEP profile

2.8 Certificate

• Choose the Certificate profile which will be used for authentication

2.9 SCEP profile

• Choose the SCEP profile which will be used for authentication

3.1 e-mail

• Enter an e-mail address for which the profile will be configured
• Global variables available
• Maximum length of the text is 255
• Required

3.2 Username

• Username that matches the name for the Exchange account
• Global variables available
• Maximum length of the text is 32
• Required

3.3 Account name

• Global variables available
• Maximum length of the text is 32

3.4 Use OAuth for Authentication

• If checked, allows user to authorize automatically
• Available only on devices with iOS 12.0 or higher

3.5 OAuth Sign in URL

• URL to the endpoint that authenticates user credentials
• Available only on devices with iOS 12.0 or higher
• Available if "Use OAuth for Authentication" is checked
• Maximum length of the text is 512

3.6 OAuth Token Request URL

• Authorization tokens to prove an identity between consumers and service providers
• Available only on devices with iOS 12.0 or higher
• Available if "Use OAuth for Authentication" is checked
• Maximum length of the text is 512

4.1 Use SSL

• If checked, using SSL when connecting is allowed. It ensure that connection is secure by SSL certificate.

4.2 Accept all SSL certificates

• If checked, all the certificates for the connection will be accepted

4.3 Sync Calendar

• If checked, calendar data will be downloaded during account synchronization

4.4 Synchronize contacts

• If checked, contacts will be downloaded during account synchronization

4.5 Automatic sync in roaming

• If checked, the Exchange account data will be automatically synchronized (with a specified interval) also using roaming data, this may result in additional costs being charged

4.6 Allow edit account settings

• If checked, changing the account settings from the application will be allowed

4.7 Use S/MIME

• If checked, mail will be encrypted with S/MIME standard

4.8 Always sign e-mails with a S/MIME certificate

• If checked, mails always will be signed with S/MIME certificate. It ensure that the message in receiver inbox is the exact message that started with the sender.
• Available if "Use S/Mime" is checked

4.9 Default encrypt e-mails with a S/MIME certificate

• If checked, mails will be encrypted with S/MIME certificate. It ensure that the message content will be only shown for persons with right key.
• Available if "Use S/Mime" is checked

4.10 Ask the user whether to encrypt message

• If checked, user has the option of choose whether the message should be encrypted
• Available if,"Use S/Mime" is checked