New Blitz (Exchange Mode) with Android

2012.08.20

Šarūnas Burdulis, Department of Mathematics, Dartmouth College

Tested with:

• HTC Google Nexus One / Android 2.3
• Motorola Xoom / Android 4.1.1

Exchange mode (Exchange ActiveSync — EAS) enables Calendar and Contacts synchronization, but it comes at the price of allowing remote control of some security features of your Android device. From The Exchange Team Blog “Mobile Device Connectivity to Exchange using IMAP vs Exchange ActiveSync”:

There are a number of these policies supported by EAS today and we continue to add more, some key examples are:

• Requiring a PIN lock on the device
  • IT also has a number of controls dictating the strength of the PIN, timeout, etc. as well as the ability to recover forgotten PINs
• Local and Remote Wipe
  • IT can require that the device erases all data (including data on the SD card) in the event that (1) the PIN is incorrectly entered an IT-specified number of times or (2) IT or the user issues a remote wipe command from the admin console or OWA.
• Blocking attachment download to the device
• Limiting which Sharepoint libraries / UNC shares the user can access

To add new Blitz account as EAS start Email app., then Menu button, Add account:

• Email address: NetID@kiewit.dartmouth.edu (e.g., d12345x@kiewit.dartmouth.edu)
• Password: your Blitz password, Next
• Select “Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync”
• Domain\Username: KIEWIT\NetID@kiewit.dartmouth.edu
• Password: your Blitz password
• Server: pod51008.outlook.com
• Check “Use secure connection” and “Accept all SSL certificates”, Next
• You should get a note similar to “Remote security administration: server requires that you allow it to remotely control some security features” and have a chance to allow it (account will be created) or deny (account creation will be canceled).