Configuring iPhone and iPad (IOS 7) devices to connect to Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes.

By | October 2, 2013

Please follow the instructions below for connecting your iPhone or iPad to an Exchange server (the screen shots below are taken from an iPad running iOS 7 so may differ slightly from your own device).

At section 8 you get the choice of what to synchronise in terms of Mail, Contacts and Calendars.

1. From the Home screen, click the Settings icon.

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2. In the Settings screen, click Mail, Contacts, Calendars


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3. Click Add Account


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4. Click Exchange


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5. Enter your Email address, Password and, optionally, a Description for the account:
Tap Next


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6. The device will show ‘Verifying’ as it attempts to ‘autodiscover’ the correct settings

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7. Should the device fail to automatically discover the correct settings you will be prompted to enter the information below

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Email: Enter you email address
Server: server address
Domain: Leave blank
Username: Enter your username
Password: Enter your password
Tap Next

8. Once the account has been validated, select which Exchange features you wish to synchronize with your phone, tap Save.

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At this point, your device will start to synchronize information with your Exchange account.