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December 3, 2024

Activate Email Settings (Knox)

You can configure email settings externally from Exchange Active Sync (EAS) by pushing an Email Settings profile payload.

  1. Navigate to Devices > Profiles & Resources > Profiles > Add > Add Profile > Android (Legacy).

  2. Select Container.

  3. Configure the profile's General settings. These General profile settings determine how the profile is deployed and who receives it.

  4. Select the Email payload.

  5. Configure the Email settings:

    SettingDescription
    Email AccountDefine how the account is labeled in the mail client.
    Email AddressEnter the email address used for the account.
    Sender’s NameDetermine how the sender's name appears.
    Email SignatureDetermine the default signature that appears on all outgoing emails.
    Set As Default AccountSet the email as the primary email account.
    Allow Email ForwardingSet so end users can forward content and HTML Email.
    Use SSLSet to encrypt EAS data.
    ProtocolSet which server the email client uses to receive and send emails.
    Host NameEnter the hostname or IP address for the server.
    PortSet the port number.
    UsernameDefine the Username for the authentication credentials using lookup values.
    PasswordLeave the Passwordblank to allow end users to set their own password.

| |Ignore SSL Errors|Set to ignore certificate errors.| |Use SSL|Set to encrypt EAS data.| |Protocol|Set which server the email client uses to receive and send emails.| |Host Name|Enter the hostname or IP address for the server.| |Port|Set the port number.| |Username|Define the Username for the authentication credentials using lookup values.| |Password|Leave the Passwordblank to allow end users to end-users own password.

| |Ignore SSL Errors|Set to ignore certificate errors.|

  1. Select Save & Publish.

Parent topic:Knox Profiles

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