Helpdesk FYI
Volume 13 - Number 7 * July 2010
By Jonathan "Mac" Edwards, CITC Helpdesk Manager
Checking your work Email via Exchange on Android
In a previous column I outlined the steps for checking work email on an Android device using IMAP. At the time everyone was running 1.6 (donut) or older versions of Android, which did not include native exchange support. Apps that included Exchange support, such as Touchdown, did exist, but at a price. With a new dessert option, éclair this time, the release of 2.0 brought native Exchange support to the Android platform. In this article I will go over the steps for setting up the Android mail client to check mail via Exchange. Note: For this article I will be going through the steps using the HTC Desire, which has a slightly different Mail application than the default Android App; the general settings will still be identical.
- Open the Mail App.
- Choose New Account
- Select: Exchange Active Sync
- Click: Manual Setup
- Email address: first.last@unt.edu
- Server addres: webmail.unt.edu
- Domain: unt
- Password: Your UNT euid password.
- Select: This server requires an encrypted SSL connection.
- Click: Next
- If asked if you want to enable Security choose continue.
- Choose which items you would like to enable ActiveSync for, and then click Finish Setup.
Originally published July 2010 --Please note that information published in Benchmarks Online is likely to degrade over time, especially links to various Websites. To make sure you have the most current information on a specific topic, it may be best to search the UNT Website - http://www.unt.edu . You can also search Benchmarks Online - http://www.unt.edu/benchmarks/archives/back.htm as well as consult the UNT Helpdesk - http://www.unt.edu/helpdesk/ Questions and comments should be directed to benchmarks@unt.edu.