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Using Your Mobile Device with UBmail Powered by Exchange

Learn about the ways you can use your mobile device to access UBmail Powered by Exchange (Exchange mail).

Read Instructions for Your Mobile OS

Apple iOS with UBmail Powered by Exchange

Ensure Network Connectivity:

Make sure that you see one of the following icons at the top of the iPhone screen to verify that you are connected to a data network.  Connecting to a Wi-Fi (wireless) network is preferred prior to setup as it is the fastest connection and does not account against your cell phones data plan (some plans may vary).

3G cellular data network, EDGE cellular data network, GPRS cellular data network and Wi-Fi data network

Cellular data network icons

Ensure Push is Enabled

Press Settings from the Home screen, then Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then Fetch New Data and ensure that Push is set to “On,” and Fetch is set to “Manually.”

Step 1. Ensure Push is enabled.

Screenshot of Ensure Push is Enabled (click to enlarge)

Setup Microsoft Exchange Account

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Contacts > Calendars > Add Account > Microsoft Exchange.

 

Adding a Microsoft Exchange Account

Screenshot of Step 1 (click to enlarge)

2. Enter your Exchange account information and press Next. Enter the following information in the fields:

  • Enter UBITName@buffalo.edu for Email.
  • Enter AD for Domain.                                    
  • Enter your UBITName for Username.                                  
  • Enter your UBIT Password for Password.                                                    
  • Enter UB Exchange for Description.
Entering your Exchange account information

Screenshot of Step 2 (click to enlarge)

3. If prompted enter Server name or verify server name: exchowa.buffalo.edu and press Next.

Enter server or verify your server name.

Screenshot of Step 3 (click to enlarge)

4. If you want to activate your Exchange Contacts set the button to ON.

Activate your Exchange Contacts.

Screenshot of Step 4 (click to enlarge)

5. If you turn your Exchange Contacts ON, choose Keep on My iPhone – to keep your existing local contacts:

Keeping Your Existing Contacts

Screenshot of Step 5 (click to enlarge)

6. Press Keep on My iPhone to the duplicate entries pop-up message.

Keeping duplicate contacts on your iPhone

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7. Review the information to Synchronize with your Exchange Mail Account and press Save.

Review information to synchronize with your Exchange Mail Account.

Screenshot of Step 7 (click to enlarge)

If you choose to synchronize an iPhone with your Exchange Contacts, and Calendar, all existing Contact and Calendar information on the iPhone will be OVERWRITTEN.  Additionally, iTunes will no longer sync contacts and calendars with your desktop computer. You can still sync your iPhone or iPod touch wirelessly with Apple’s iCloud service.

By default, 50 Recent Messages will be shown on your iPhone. To synchronize more, go into Settings, then Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and select your Exchange account, and press Show.  Syncing more than 50 Recent Messages can degrade your iPhone’s performance.

Android with UBmail Powered by Exchange

Set up Your Android

  • By default, the devices will try to use Wi-Fi when a wireless access point is in range.
  • Use these settings to configure your phone for online access
    to your UB Microsoft Exchange mail:
    • Exchange server address: exchowa.buffalo.edu
    • Domain: ad
    • Security: SSL
    • Email address & password: Your UBITName & password

Procedures vary among vendors:

  1. From the Applications menu, touch Email.
  2. Enter your UBITName and password. Check the box only if you want this to be your default email  account. Touch Next.
  3. Touch Exchange Account.
  4. Enter your Exchange Server information. Touch Next.
  5. Select Accept all SSL certificates.
  6. Your phone will check the incoming server settings.
  7. If your setup is correct, the Account Options screen will display so you can customize your settings. You can synchronize your calendar and contacts here.
  8. Enter the name that will be displayed on your outgoing messages.
  9. Touch Done when complete.

BlackBerry OS with UBmail Powered by Exchange

Set up new account on UB's BlackBerry Enterprise Service.

Confirm with your department/Carrier that you are eligible for the BES service.
Your local IT support staff must:

  1. Submit a request using the Request Enterprise Infrastructure Services form, select BlackBerry from the service pull down list and request a new BES account.
  2. Activate phone. Be sure you can connect to the network.
  3. Execute the Enterprise Activation on the phone using the email address UBITName@buffalo.edu and the activation password.

Windows Mobile 6.1 with UBmail Powered by Exchange

  1. Select Start > Programs > ActiveSync.
  2. Select Add Server Source.
  3. Enter exchowa.buffalo.edu for Server Address.
  4. Select This server requires an encrypted (SSL) connection.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Enter your your UBITName, UBIT password, ad for domain, and select Save password (required for automatic sync).
  7. Click Advanced and select If there is a conflict replace item on my device.
  8. Set Event logging to None. Click Next.
  9. Edit Server Settings > Choose the data you want to synchronize. Select Contacts, Calendar, E-mail and Tasks.
    • For Windows Mobile 6 Professional:
      1. Select Calendar.
      2. Click Settings > Synchronize only the past: (your choice) of appointments and all future appointments. Enter number of months (Recommended 1 to 3 months.)
      3. Click OK.
      4. Click Finish.
    • For Windows Mobile 6 Standard:
      1. Select Calendar.
      2. Click Menu-Setting > Select Calendar. Click Settings > Synchronize only the past: (your choice) of appointments and all future appointments. Enter 1 to 3 months.
      3. Click Done.
      4. Click Finish.
  • Your device will synchronize with the Exchange server. This may take about 5 minutes and is dependent on the amount of data and dates involved.
  • After your device has synchronized select Menu > Schedule. From here you can view the Sync Options. We recommend that you select the option Send outgoing items immediately.

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