Email: IMAP Account (iOS)

The IMAP Account email configuration enables you to configure IMAP account settings for your devices when you are:

General Settings

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.
Allow Recent Email Address Sync to iCloud Enable syncing to iCloud of new email addresses from recently sent email.
Enable S/MIME Enables you to use 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 defines the MIME type application/pkcs7-mime with the smime-type parameter set to enveloped-data for data encryption. In this process, the entire prepared MIME entity is encrypted and encapsulated into an object, which is then embedded within 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.
Allow Per-Message Encryption Switch Enables the user to decide whether to send encrypted emails.

Account Description

Account Name Enter the account name of your organization.
IMAP Prefix Specify the incoming IMAP server prefix.

Incoming Server

Server Enter the IP address or hostname, and (optionally) the incoming mail port number, of the IMAP email server.
Note: This field is case sensitive.
Use SSL This option enables the end user to SSL for communication with the email server.
User Enter the user name associated with your email account. Supports macros.
Authentication Type Select the type of authentication for this account. Available options are:
  • None
  • Password
  • MD5 Challenge-Response
  • NTLM
  • HTTP MD5 Digest
Important: MD5 Challenge-Response and HTTP MD5 is compatibility with legacy devices. However, their continued use is strongly discouraged.
Password Enter the account password here.
Email Configuration Enter the email address associated with the email account. Supports macros.

Outgoing Server

Server Enter the IP address or hostname, and (optionally) the port number, of the SMTP server.
Note: This field is case sensitive.
Use SSL This option enables the end user to select SSL for communication with the email server.
User Enter the user name associated with your email account. SOTI MobiControl selects Auto and Use Incoming Server Password/Phrase by default. This option use the information provided in the Incoming Server settings automatically for outgoing email. Once you remove the check mark, you can then specify a different account or pass phrase for outgoing email.
Authentication Type Select the type of authentication for this account. Available options are:
  • None
  • Password
  • MD5 Challenge-Response
  • NTLM
  • HTTP MD5 Digest
Important: MD5 Challenge-Response and HTTP MD5 is compatibility with legacy devices. However, their continued use is strongly discouraged.
Use Incoming Server Password/Phrase Use same password/phrase for incoming and outgoing server.
Password Enter the account password here.