How to Enable or Disable Exchange ActiveSync for Your Organization

 

The following procedure describes how to enable or disable user-initiated synchronization for your organization.

Before You Begin

This procedure does not explain other Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® options such as up-to-date notifications. For a procedure that explains how to enable all Exchange ActiveSync features (including up-to-date notifications) at the organizational level, see How to Enable and Disable Exchange ActiveSync Features at the Organizational Level.

Procedure

To enable or disable Exchange ActiveSync for your organization

  1. On the Exchange front-end server that is running Exchange ActiveSync, log on with the Exchange administrator account, and then start Exchange System Manager.

  2. Expand Global Settings, right-click Mobile Services, and then click Properties.

  3. On the Mobile Services Properties page, in the Exchange ActiveSync pane, select or clear the check box next to Enable user initiated synchronization.

  4. Click OK.

For More Information

For detailed steps for enabling ActiveSync features at the user level, see How to Enable and Disable Exchange ActiveSync Features at the User Level.

For detailed steps for how to configure a mobile device to use Exchange ActiveSync, see How to Configure a Mobile Device to Use Exchange ActiveSync.