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iPhone and iPad Configuration Instructions for ActiveSync

The Zimbra server will be shut down on December 31, 2015.

You will no longer have access to webmail-legacy.stanford.edu and webcal-legacy.stanford.edu after the server is shut down.

View the Office 365 documentation.

There are two ways to configure your iPhone or iPad Mail application to sync to your Stanford email account—using an ActiveSync connection or using a standard IMAP connection. An ActiveSync connection pulls in your calendar and contacts in addition to your email. An IMAP connection can sync email messages only.

The easiest way to set up Zimbra Email and Calendar on your iPhone or iPad using an ActiveSync connection is to use Mobile Device Manager (MDM). University IT strongly recommends using MDM. If, however, you are unable to install MDM please follow the instructions below to configure the iPhone or iPad Mail application to use an ActiveSync connection for email, calendar, and contacts syncing.

Instructions for configuring the Mail application to use IMAP are also available.

If you have migrated to Office 365, please use the configuration instructions on the Office 365 site.

 

  1. From the Home screen go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
  2. Tap Add Account.
  3. Select the option for Microsoft Exchange.

    add an accout
  4. Enter the following and then tap Next.
    • Email: your address@stanford.edu
    • Password: stanford (do not enter your SUNet ID password here)
    • Description: Exchange is entered automatically (you can change this if you wish)
    enter your email address and password
  5. Enter the following and then tap Next.
    • Server: your SUNet ID.pobox.stanford.edu
    • Domain: leave blank
    • Username: your SUNet ID
    • Password: your SUNet ID password
    enter server information
     
  6. Turn the options to ON for the areas you'd like to sync (Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Reminders) and then tap Save.

    select items to sync
  7. Your Exchange account now appears in the Mail, Contacts, Calendars section. Select it to view the Settings.
  8. Tap Account.
  9. Scroll down and verify that Use SSL is turned ON. and then tap Done.

    verify that SSL is turned on
  10. Important: Adjust the Mail days to sync (default is 3) according to your preferences and then tap Mail to return to the Mail, Contacts, Calendar settings. Some users will want to change this setting, as this default would mean only messages received in the last three days would appear in any of your folders.

    select mail days to sync

Your iPhone or iPad should automatically send and receive mail from your Zimbra account as well as sync to the Zimbra Address Book and Calendar.

Last modified December 10, 2015