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Step 1 - Open the Settings App
Step 2 - Open the Email App Settings
Click on "Applications" and then select "Email". If you have an account already, select "Add account". If you do not have an account, skip to the next step.
Step 3 - Configure Your Account
Enter the syr.edu email and password and click "Done". If you are greeted by the error below, click "Edit Details" and select "Manual Setup".
Select "Microsoft Exchange Activesync".
The android mail app automatically inputs a "\" in the Domain/username. Remove this and enter the full email address. You'll want to have the student enter the netid password.
The server will be outlook.office365.com. Be sure to also leave "Use secure connection (SSL)" checked. Click "Next".
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Some students (usually grad students) can have an AD account. If so, use the same process while using the server exchange.syr.edu. |
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You'll be prompted to activate the mail application. Click "OK".
Approve remote security administration. This is a requirement to sync your account.
Step 5 - Select Sync Options
Select the desired account options and sync-able items and hit "Next".
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Exchange account users are required to have a screen lock enabled. Hitting next will prompt the screen unlock settings window. Enabling any of the options will allow the account to be synced to the device. |
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The email account can be named anything. Select "Next" when done.
If this is your first email account, you'll be prompted to active the device administrator.
You will automatically be entered into the account. If not, return to the home screen and select the mail application. If multiple accounts are synced, the student should select the one with the name they just created.
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