IMAP Email Configuration

With MobiControl, you can now configure IMAP Email settings for your enrolled devices. Use a Profile to add an IMAP email configuration to your iOS devices.


Incoming Server Settings

Option Description
Account Name Enter the account name of your organization.
IMAP Prefix Specify the incoming IMAP Server prefix.
Server

Enter the IP address or hostname for the IMAP email server.

Note: This field is case-sensitive.

Port Enter the incoming (IMAP) mail port for the account. 110 is the default port for POP3
Use SSL This option allows the end user to select whether or not SSL is used for communication with the Email server.
User Enter the user name associated with your Email account.
Authentication Type Select the type of authentication to be used for this account. Options are:
  • None
  • Password
  • MD5 Challenge-Response
  • NTLM
  • HTTP MD5 Digest
Password Enter the account password here.
Re-type Password Re-type the account password here to verify accuracy.
Email Configuration Enter the Email address associated with the email account.

Outgoing Server Settings

Option Description
Server

Enter your SMTP server address.

Note: This field is case-sensitive.
Port Enter the incoming (SMTP) mail port for the account. 25 is the default port for SMTP (Outgoing mail)
Use SSL This option allows the end user to select whether or not SSL is used for communication with the Email server.
User Enter the user name associated with your Email account. Auto and Use Incoming Server Password/Phrase is selected by default. This option will use the information provided in the Incoming Server settings automatically for outgoing Email. Once the checkmark is removed you can then specify a different account or passphrase for outgoing Email.
Authentication Type Select the type of authentication to be used for this account. Options are:
  • None
  • Password
  • MD5 Challenge-Response
  • NTLM
  • HTTP MD5 Digest
Password Enter the account password here.
Re-type Password Re-type the account password here to verify accuracy.
Email Enter the Email address associated with your Email account.

iOS 5 and 6 only options

Option Description
Allow Moving Messages Between Email Accounts Permits the users to move Email messages between the different configured Email accounts on the device.
Allow 3rd Party Applications to Send Email Permits 3rd party applications on the device to use this Email account for sending Email.
Enable S/MIME Allows you to utilize the following S/MIME cryptographic security services for Emails accounts:
  • authentication
  • message integrity
  • non-repudiation of origin (using digital signatures)
  • privacy and data security (using encryption)

S/MIME specifies the MIME type application/pkcs7-mime (smime-type "enveloped-data") for data enveloping (encrypting) where the whole (prepared) MIME entity to be enveloped is encrypted and packed into an object which subsequently is inserted into an application/pkcs7-mime MIME entity.
Signing Certificate Select the existing S/MIME Signing Certificate from the certificate library on the device.
Encryption Certificate Select the existing S/MIME Encryption Certificate from the certificate library on the device.
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