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Managing Exchange ActiveSync for Gmail

You can manage Exchange ActiveSync settings for Gmail in device owner mode.

To open the Exchange ActiveSync section:

1. In the console tree, in the Managed devices folder, select the administration group to which the Android devices belong.
2. In the workspace of the group, select the Policies tab.
3. Open the policy properties window by double-clicking any column.
4. In the policy Properties window, select the Device owner mode > Exchange ActiveSync section.
5. Specify the following settings:
   • Exchange ActiveSync server address

     The Exchange ActiveSync email server URL. You don't need to use HTTP:// or HTTPS:// in front of the URL.

   • Force use of SSL

     Selecting or clearing this check box specifies whether SSL communication to the server port that you specified in the Exchange ActiveSync server address field will be used.

     The checkbox is selected by default.

   • Disable SSL certificate validation

     Selecting or clearing this check box specifies whether validation checks on SSL certificates used on Exchange ActiveSync servers will be performed. Performing a check is useful if certificates are self-signed.

     The checkbox is cleared by default.

   • Allow unmanaged accounts

     Selecting or clearing the check box specifies whether the device user is allowed to add other accounts to Gmail.

     The checkbox is selected by default.

   • Authentication type

     The authentication type used to verify a device user's email credential. Possible values:

     • Modern token-based authentication. Uses a token-based identity management method. This value is selected by default.
     • Basic authentication. Prompts the device user for their password and stores it for future use.
   • Device ID

     A string used by Kaspersky Security Center proxy or a third-party gateway to identify the device and connect it to Exchange ActiveSync. You can either enter the value or select it from the Available macros drop-down list.

   • Username

     A username that will be used to pull the username from Microsoft Active Directory. It might be different from a user's email address. You can either enter the value or select it from the Available macros drop-down list.

   • Email address

     An email address that will be used to pull the user's email address from Microsoft Active Directory. You can either enter the value or select it from the Available macros drop-down list.

   • Available macros

     A macro that will be used to replace values in the corresponding fields. Possible values:

     • %email%. Specifies the email address of the user to whom the device is registered. The value is retrieved from a mobile certificate.
     • %email_domain%. Specifies the email address domain of the user to whom the device is registered. The value is retrieved from a mobile certificate.
     • %email_user_name%. Specifies the username from the email address to which the device is registered. The value is retrieved from a mobile certificate.
     • %user_name%. Specifies the username under which the device is registered. The value is retrieved from a mobile certificate.
     • %device_id%. Specifies the ID of the device.
     • %group_id%. Specifies the ID of the administration group to which the device belongs to.
     • %device_platform%. Specifies the device platform.
     • %device_model%. Specifies the device model.
     • %os_version%. Specifies the operating system version on the device.
   • User certificate

     The string alias that represents a certificate with a private key. The certificate can be a user certificate for authentication to the Exchange ActiveSync servers.

   • Default synchronization interval

     The default time interval when the Exchange ActiveSync servers synchronize mail items to Gmail. Possible values:

     • 1 day
     • 3 days
     • 1 week (default)
     • 2 weeks
     • 1 month
   • Default email signature

     The default email signature that is automatically added at the bottom of emails.

6. Click Apply to save the changes you have made.

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