Exchange ActiveSync Mailbox Policy in Exchange Server 2007

Support for ActiveSync was first added in Exchange Server 2003 SP2. Exchange ActiveSync synchronizes browser-enabled phones or Microsoft Windows Mobile users to access their mails, contacts, and calendar offline.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 supports multiple EAS mailbox policies which can be applied to different set of users.

Here are the steps to apply EAS policy:-

1.  Create an EAS Policy

New-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy Techpeoples Mobile Policy.

  

2.  Configure EAS Policy

Set-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy TechpeoplesMobile Policy “AllowNonProvisionableDevices:$True DevicePasswordEnabled:$True “MinDevicePasswordLength:8 “MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock: 00:30:00

Above example sets the Techpeoples Mobile Policy to:

 AllowNonProvisionableDevices   = True (Legacy Devices allowed to sync)

  DevicePassEnabled  = True (Password Required)

  MinDevicePasswordLength   = 8

 MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock   = 30 minutes

3.  Assign EAS Policy to individual user 

This example applies Techpeoples Mobile Policy to user Sachin 

Set-CASMailbox Sachin -ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy(Get-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy Techpeoples Mobile Policy).Identity

4.  Assign EAS policy to mailbox

Get-Mailbox | Set-CASMailbox “ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy(Get-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy Techpeoples Mobile Policy).Identity

How to Create New EAS Policy from Exchange Console

1.  Open the Exchange Management Console.

2.  Expand Organization Configuration and click on Client Access.

3.  In the result pane, right-click and select New Exchange ActiveSync Mailbox Policy.

4.  Enter the name of the new Exchange ActiveSync Mailbox policy. Select the password settings as per your requirements.

5.  Click on New to create this policy. Once policy is created, you can see it in the Exchange Console as shown below.

6.  You can open the Properties of this new Policy to configure more settings.

7.  To apply this policy on individual user, open the Properties of any user as shown below.

8. Click on Mailbox Features, select Exchange ActiveSync and click on Properties.

9.  Select the Apply an Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy checkbox and click on Browse to select the policy create above.