[commits] [Wiki] changed: ActiveSync

[Michael Rubinsky]

mrubinsk  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:30:48 +0000

Modified page: http://wiki.horde.org/ActiveSync
New Revision:  221
Change log:  Tweak description, more consistant format with the other  
sync pages.

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  [[toc]]

  + !ActiveSync

-Library for synchronizing mobile devices via the Microsoft Exchange  
!ActiveSync (EAS) protocol.
+Exchange !ActiveSync (EAS) is a protocol designed for client  
synchronization of Email, Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, and Memo data  
with a groupware/messaging server. EAS is a  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBXML WAP Binary XML (WBXML)] based  
protocol and is communicated over HTTP/HTTPS. It was originally  
developed by Microsoft for synchronizing !PocketPC devices with  
Microsoft Exchange servers, but has since become widely adopted as the  
preferred synchronization method. Just about every modern device  
capable of synchronization includes out of the box support for EAS.  
Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry, even current versions of  
Microsoft Outlook and Windows Mail include support for EAS.
+
+In addition to synchronization, the protocol provides some device  
management and security related features.

  ++ People

  [MichaelRubinsky Michael Rubinsky]
@@ -13,11 +15,13 @@
  See the [http://bugs.horde.org/queue/sync bug tracker] and the list  
of ((ActiveSync/KnownIssues|known issues)).

  ++ Description

-The Horde !ActiveSync implementation provides over the air  
synchronization of contacts, calendar, task, notes, and Email to  
devices supporting Exchange !ActiveSync such as the iOS, Android, and  
Windows Mobile. For the specific versions and features supported in  
different Horde versions, see the ((ActiveSync/FeatureGrid|ActiveSync  
Feature Grid)).
+The Horde_ActiveSync library provides the framework for synchronizing  
a groupware server with an EAS client. This page describes the use of  
this library for synchronizing a Horde Groupware stack.  For the  
specific versions and features supported in different Horde versions,  
see the ((ActiveSync/FeatureGrid|ActiveSync Feature Grid)).

  As of Horde 5, !ActiveSync support passes  
[https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com Microsoft's Remote  
Connectivity Analyzer] - though you must disable provisioning on the  
account you use for testing since the analyzer doesn't respond to the  
449 Header that is sent when Provisioning is required.
+
+For information on using this library in your own groupware stack,  
see the [http://dev.horde.org/api/master/lib/ActiveSync developer  
documentation].

  ++ Server Setup

  To activate the server, it needs to be enabled in Horde's  
configuration, on the !ActiveSync tab. The SQL tables that horde uses  
are created as usual from the Horde configuration screen.