Set-CASMailbox
Applies to: Exchange Online, Exchange Server 2016
Topic Last Modified: 2017-05-03
This cmdlet is available in on-premises Exchange Server 2016 and in the cloud-based service. Some parameters and settings may be exclusive to one environment or the other.
Use the Set-CASMailbox cmdlet to configure client access settings on a mailbox. For example, you can configure settings for MicrosoftExchange ActiveSync, MicrosoftOutlook, Outlook on the web, POP3, and IMAP4.
For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.
Set-CASMailbox -Identity <MailboxIdParameter> [-ActiveSyncAllowedDeviceIDs <MultiValuedProperty>] [-ActiveSyncBlockedDeviceIDs <MultiValuedProperty>] [-ActiveSyncDebugLogging <$true | $false>] [-ActiveSyncEnabled <$true | $false>] [-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy <MailboxPolicyIdParameter>] [-ActiveSyncSuppressReadReceipt <$true | $false>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DisplayName <String>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-ECPEnabled <$true | $false>] [-EmailAddresses <ProxyAddressCollection>] [-EwsAllowEntourage <$true | $false>] [-EwsAllowList <MultiValuedProperty>] [-EwsAllowMacOutlook <$true | $false>] [-EwsAllowOutlook <$true | $false>] [-EwsApplicationAccessPolicy <EnforceAllowList | EnforceBlockList>] [-EwsBlockList <MultiValuedProperty>] [-EwsEnabled <$true | $false>] [-IgnoreDefaultScope <SwitchParameter>] [-ImapEnabled <$true | $false>] [-ImapEnableExactRFC822Size <$true | $false>] [-ImapForceICalForCalendarRetrievalOption <$true | $false>] [-ImapMessagesRetrievalMimeFormat <TextOnly | HtmlOnly | HtmlAndTextAlternative | TextEnrichedOnly | TextEnrichedAndTextAlternative | BestBodyFormat | Tnef>] [-ImapSuppressReadReceipt <$true | $false>] [-ImapUseProtocolDefaults <$true | $false>] [-IsOptimizedForAccessibility <$true | $false>] [-MAPIBlockOutlookExternalConnectivity <$true | $false>] [-MAPIBlockOutlookNonCachedMode <$true | $false>] [-MAPIBlockOutlookRpcHttp <$true | $false>] [-MAPIBlockOutlookVersions <String>] [-MAPIEnabled <$true | $false>] [-MapiHttpEnabled <$true | $false>] [-Name <String>] [-OWAEnabled <$true | $false>] [-OWAforDevicesEnabled <$true | $false>] [-OwaMailboxPolicy <MailboxPolicyIdParameter>] [-PopEnabled <$true | $false>] [-PopEnableExactRFC822Size <$true | $false>] [-PopForceICalForCalendarRetrievalOption <$true | $false>] [-PopMessagesRetrievalMimeFormat <TextOnly | HtmlOnly | HtmlAndTextAlternative | TextEnrichedOnly | TextEnrichedAndTextAlternative | BestBodyFormat | Tnef>] [-PopSuppressReadReceipt <$true | $false>] [-PopUseProtocolDefaults <$true | $false>] [-PrimarySmtpAddress <SmtpAddress>] [-ResetAutoBlockedDevices <SwitchParameter>] [-SamAccountName <String>] [-ShowGalAsDefaultView <$true | $false>] [-UniversalOutlookEnabled <$true | $false>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]
This example disables Outlook on the web and POP3 access for the user adam@contoso.com.
Set-CASMailbox adam@contoso.com -OWAEnabled $false -PopEnabled $false
This example enables Exchange ActiveSync debug logging and specifies the Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy named Management for the user adam@contoso.com.
Set-CASMailbox adam@contoso.com -ActiveSyncDebugLogging $true -ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy Management
This example sets the display name and disables Outlook Anywhere access for the user tony@contoso.com.
Set-CASMailbox tony@contoso.com -DisplayName "Tony Smith" -MAPIBlockOutlookRpcHttp $true
You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Client protocol settings" entry in the Recipients Permissions topic.
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
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| Identity | Required | Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MailboxIdParameter | The Identity parameter specifies the mailbox that you want to configure. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the mailbox. For example:
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| ActiveSyncAllowedDeviceIDs | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty | TheActiveSyncAllowedDeviceIDs parameter specifies one or more Exchange ActiveSync device IDs that are allowed to synchronize with the mailbox. A device ID is a text string that uniquely identifies the device. Use the Get-MobileDevice cmdlet to see the devices that have Exchange ActiveSync partnerships with the mailbox. To enter multiple values and overwrite any existing entries, use the following syntax: To add or remove one or more values without affecting any existing entries, use the following syntax: To clear the list of device IDs, use the value |
| ActiveSyncBlockedDeviceIDs | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty | The ActiveSyncBlockedDeviceIDs parameter specifies one or more Exchange ActiveSync device IDs that aren't allowed to synchronize with the mailbox. A device ID is a text string that uniquely identifies the device. Use the Get-MobileDevice cmdlet to see the devices that have Exchange ActiveSync partnerships with the mailbox. To enter multiple values and overwrite any existing entries, use the following syntax: To add or remove one or more values without affecting any existing entries, use the following syntax: To clear the list of device IDs, use the value |
| ActiveSyncDebugLogging | Optional | System.Boolean | The ActiveSyncDebugLogging parameter enables or disables Exchange ActiveSync debug logging for the mailbox. Valid input for this parameter is This parameter is primarily for troubleshooting and will revert to $false in 48 hours for Exchange Online, and in 72 hours for Exchange Server. |
| ActiveSyncEnabled | Optional | System.Boolean | The ActiveSyncEnabled parameter enables or disables Exchange ActiveSync for the mailbox. Valid input for this parameter is |
| ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MailboxPolicyIdParameter | The ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy parameter specifies the Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy for the mailbox. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy. For example:
The name of the default Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy is |
| ActiveSyncSuppressReadReceipt | Optional | System.Boolean | The ActiveSyncSuppressReadReceipt parameter controls the behavior of read receipts for Exchange ActiveSync clients that access the mailbox. Valid values are:
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| Confirm | Optional | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on if the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.
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| DisplayName | Optional | System.String | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The DisplayName parameter specifies the display name of the mailbox. The display name is visible in the Exchange admin center and in address lists. The maximum length is 256 characters. If the value contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks ("). |
| DomainController | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016.
The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name (FQDN). For example, |
| ECPEnabled | Optional | System.Boolean | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The ECPEnabled parameter enables or disables access to the Exchange admin center (EAC) for the specified user. Valid input for this parameter is |
| EmailAddresses | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Data.ProxyAddressCollection | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The EmailAddresses parameter specifies all the email addresses (proxy addresses) for the recipient, including the primary SMTP address. In on-premises Exchange organizations, the primary SMTP address and other proxy addresses are typically set by email address policies. However, you can use this parameter to configure other proxy addresses for the recipient. For more information, see Email address policies in Exchange 2016. Valid syntax for this parameter is
If you don't include a <Type> value for an email address, the value To specify the primary SMTP email address, you can use any of the following methods:
To replace all existing proxy email addresses with the values you specify, use the following syntax: To add or remove specify proxy addresses without affecting other existing values, use the following syntax: |
| EwsAllowEntourage | Optional | System.Boolean | The EwsAllowEntourage parameter enables or disables access to the mailbox by Microsoft Entourage clients that use Exchange Web Services (for example, Entourage 2008 for Mac, Web Services Edition). Valid input for this parameter is |
| EwsAllowList | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty | The EwsAllowList parameter specifies the Exchange Web Services applications (user agent strings) that are allowed to access the mailbox. To enter multiple values and overwrite any existing entries, use the following syntax: To add or remove one or more values without affecting any existing entries, use the following syntax: This parameter is meaningful only when the EwsEnabled parameter is set to |
| EwsAllowMacOutlook | Optional | System.Boolean | The EwsAllowMacOutlook parameter enables or disables access to the mailbox by MicrosoftOutlook for Mac clients that use Exchange Web Services (for example, Outlook for Mac 2011 or later). Valid input for this parameter is |
| EwsAllowOutlook | Optional | System.Boolean | The EwsAllowOutlook parameter enables or disables access to the mailbox by MicrosoftOutlook clients that use Exchange Web Services. Outlook uses Exchange Web Services for free/busy, out-of-office settings, and calendar sharing. |
| EwsApplicationAccessPolicy | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.EwsApplicationAccessPolicy | The EwsApplicationAccessPolicy parameter controls access to the mailbox by using Exchange Web Services applications. Valid values for this parameter are:
This parameter doesn't affect access to the mailbox by using Entourage, Outlook for Mac, and Outlook. Access to the mailbox by using these clients is controlled by the EwsAllowEntourage, EwsAllowMacOutlook and EwsAllowOutlook parameters. |
| EwsBlockList | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty | The EwsBlockList parameter specifies the Exchange Web Services applications (user agent strings) that aren't allowed to access the mailbox by using Exchange Web Services. To enter multiple values and overwrite any existing entries, use the following syntax: To add or remove one or more values without affecting any existing entries, use the following syntax: This parameter is meaningful only when the EwsEnabled parameter is set to |
| EwsEnabled | Optional | System.Boolean | The EwsEnabled parameter enables or disables access to the mailbox by using Exchange Web Services clients. Valid input for this parameter is |
| IgnoreDefaultScope | Optional | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The IgnoreDefaultScope switch tells the command to ignore the default recipient scope setting for the Exchange Management Shell session, and to use the entire forest as the scope. This allows the command to access Active Directory objects that aren't currently available in the default scope. Using the IgnoreDefaultScope switch introduces the following restrictions:
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| ImapEnabled | Optional | System.Boolean | The ImapEnabled parameter enables or disables access to the mailbox by using IMAP4 clients. Valid input for this parameter is |
| ImapEnableExactRFC822Size | Optional | System.Boolean | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The ImapEnableExactRFC822Size parameter specifies how message sizes are presented to IMAP4 clients that access the mailbox. Valid values for this parameter are:
The default value is We don't recommend changing this value unless you determine that the default setting causes problems for IMAP4 clients. To change the value of this parameter, you also need to set the value of the ImapUseProtocolDefaults parameter to |
| ImapForceICalForCalendarRetrievalOption | Optional | System.Boolean | The ImapForceICalForCalendarRetrievalOption parameter specifies how meeting requests are presented to IMAP4 clients that access the mailbox. Valid values for this parameter are:
The default value is To change the value of this parameter, you also need to set the value of the ImapUseProtocolDefaults parameter to |
| ImapMessagesRetrievalMimeFormat | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.SystemConfiguration.MimeTextFormat | The ImapMessagesRetrievalMimeFormat parameter specifies the message format for IMAP4 clients that access the mailbox. You can use an integer or a text value. Valid values are:
The default value is To change the value of this parameter, you also need to set the value of the ImapUseProtocolDefaults parameter to |
| ImapSuppressReadReceipt | Optional | System.Boolean | The ImapSuppressReadReceipt parameter controls the behavior of read receipts for IMAP4 clients that access the mailbox. Valid values for this parameter are:
The default value is To change the value of this parameter, you also need to set the value of the ImapUseProtocolDefaults parameter to |
| ImapUseProtocolDefaults | Optional | System.Boolean | The ImapUseProtocolDefaults parameter specifies whether to use the IMAP4 protocol defaults for the mailbox. Valid input for this parameter is You need to set the ImapUseProtocolDefaults parameter to
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| IsOptimizedForAccessibility | Optional | System.Boolean | The IsOptimizedForAccessibility parameter specifies whether the mailbox is configured to use the light version of Outlook on the web. Valid values are:
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| MAPIBlockOutlookExternalConnectivity | Optional | System.Boolean | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The MAPIBlockOutlookExternalConnectivity parameter enables or disables external access to the mailbox in Outlook by removing the external URLs from the Autodiscover response. This setting affects Outlook Anywhere, MAPI over HTTP, and Exchange Web Services (EWS). Valid values are:
Note: If your organization uses the same Autodiscover URL values for internal and external clients, setting this parameter to |
| MAPIBlockOutlookNonCachedMode | Optional | System.Boolean | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The MAPIBlockOutlookNonCachedMode parameter controls access to the mailbox by using Outlook in online or offline mode. Valid values for this parameter are:
The default value is |
| MAPIBlockOutlookRpcHttp | Optional | System.Boolean | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The MAPIBlockOutlookRpcHttp parameter enables or disables access to the mailbox in Outlook by using Outlook Anywhere. Valid values are:
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| MAPIBlockOutlookVersions | Optional | System.String | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The MAPIBlockOutlookVersions parameter blocks access to the mailbox for specific versions of Outlook. For example, if you specify the value The default value is blank. To reset this parameter, use the value |
| MAPIEnabled | Optional | System.Boolean | The MAPIEnabled parameter enables or disables access to the mailbox by using MAPI clients (for example, MicrosoftOutlook). Valid input for this parameter is |
| MapiHttpEnabled | Optional | System.Boolean | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The MapiHttpEnabled parameter enables or disables access to the mailbox in Outlook by using MAPI over HTTP. Valid values are:
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| Name | Optional | System.String | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The Name parameter specifies the unique name of the mailbox. The maximum length is 64 characters. If the value contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks ("). |
| OWAEnabled | Optional | System.Boolean | The OWAEnabled parameter enables or disables access to the mailbox by using Outlook on the web. Valid input for this parameter is |
| OWAforDevicesEnabled | Optional | System.Boolean | The OWAforDevicesEnabled parameter enables or disables access to the mailbox by using Outlook on the web for devices. Valid input for this parameter is |
| OwaMailboxPolicy | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MailboxPolicyIdParameter | The OwaMailboxPolicy parameter specifies the Outlook on the web mailbox policy for the mailbox. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the Outlook on the web mailbox policy. For example:
The name of the default Outlook on the web mailbox policy is |
| PopEnabled | Optional | System.Boolean | The PopEnabled parameter enables or disables access to the mailbox by using POP3 clients. Valid input for this parameter is |
| PopEnableExactRFC822Size | Optional | System.Boolean | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The PopEnableExactRFC822Size parameter specifies how message sizes are presented to POP3 clients that access the mailbox. Valid values for this parameter are:
The default value is We don't recommend changing this value unless you determine that the default setting causes problems for POP3 clients. To change the value of this parameter, you also need to set the value of the PopUseProtocolDefaults parameter to |
| PopForceICalForCalendarRetrievalOption | Optional | System.Boolean | The PopForceICalForCalendarRetrievalOption parameter specifies how meeting requests are presented to POP3 clients that access the mailbox. Valid values for this parameter are:
The default value is To change the value of this parameter, you also need to set the value of the PopUseProtocolDefaults parameter to |
| PopMessagesRetrievalMimeFormat | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.SystemConfiguration.MimeTextFormat | The PopMessagesRetrievalMimeFormat parameter specifies the message format for POP3 clients that access the mailbox. You can use an integer or a text value. Valid values are:
The default value is To change the value of this parameter, you also need to set the value of the PopUseProtocolDefaults parameter to |
| PopSuppressReadReceipt | Optional | System.Boolean | The PopSuppressReadReceipt parameter controls the behavior of read receipts for POP3 clients that access the mailbox. Valid values for this parameter are:
The default value is To change the value of this parameter, you also need to set the value of the PopUseProtocolDefaults parameter to |
| PopUseProtocolDefaults | Optional | System.Boolean | The PopUseProtocolDefaults parameter specifies whether to use the POP3 protocol defaults for the mailbox. Valid input for this parameter is
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| PrimarySmtpAddress | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Data.SmtpAddress | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The PrimarySmtpAddress parameter specifies the primary return email address that's used for the recipient. If it's available on this cmdlet, you can't use the EmailAddresses and PrimarySmtpAddress parameters in the same command. |
| ResetAutoBlockedDevices | Optional | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The ResetAutoBlockedDevices switch resets the status of blocked mobile devices that have exceeded the limits defined by the Set-ActiveSyncDeviceAutoblockThreshold cmdlet. You don't need to specify a value with this switch. |
| SamAccountName | Optional | System.String | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2016. The SamAccountName parameter (also known as the pre-Windows 2000 user account or group name) specifies an object identifier that's compatible with older versions of Microsoft Windows client and server operating systems. The value can contain letters, numbers, spaces, periods (.), and the characters !, #, $, %, ^, &, -, _, {, }, and ~. The last character can't be a period. Unicode characters are allowed, but accented characters may generate collisions (for example, o and ö match). The maximum length is 20 characters. |
| ShowGalAsDefaultView | Optional | System.Boolean | The ShowGalAsDefaultView parameter shows the global address list (GAL) as the default recipient picker for messages. Valid input for this parameter is |
| UniversalOutlookEnabled | Optional | System.Boolean | This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service. The UniversalOutlookEnabled parameter enables or disables access to the mailbox by using Mail and Calendar. Valid values are:
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| WhatIf | Optional | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | The WhatIf switch simulates the actions of the command. You can use this switch to view the changes that would occur without actually applying those changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch. |
To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.
To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.
