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  4. Controlling which devices can access Exchange ActiveSync
  5. Create a gatekeeping configuration

Create a gatekeeping configuration

You can create a gatekeeping configuration so that devices that comply with your organization's security policies can connect to the
Microsoft Exchange Server
 or
Microsoft Office 365
.
  1. On the menu bar, click
    Settings > External integration > Microsoft Exchange gatekeeping
    .
  2. In the
    Microsoft Exchange Server
     list section, click The Add icon.
  3. In the
    Server name
     field, type the name of the
    Microsoft Exchange Server
     or
    Microsoft Office 365
     environment that you want to manage access to.
  4. Type the username and password for the account that you created to manage
    Exchange ActiveSync
     gatekeeping.
  5. In the
    Authentication type
     drop-down list, select the type of authentication that is used for the
    Microsoft Exchange Server
     or
    Microsoft Office 365
    .
  6. To enable SSL authentication between
    BlackBerry UEM
     and the
    Microsoft Exchange Server
     or
    Microsoft Office 365
    , select the
    Use SSL
     check box. Optionally, select additional certificate checks.
  7. In the
    Proxy type
     drop-down list, select the type of proxy configuration, if any, that is used between
    BlackBerry UEM
     and the
    Microsoft Exchange Server
     or
    Microsoft Office 365
    .
  8. If you selected a proxy configuration in the previous step, select the authentication type that is used on the proxy server.
  9. If necessary, select
    Authentication required
     and type the username and password.
  10. Click
    Test Connection
     to verify that the connection is successful.
  11. Click
    Save
    .
  12. In the
    Android for Work email client list
     section, click The Add icon.
  13. BlackBerry Hub
    + Services is added to the list by default.
  14. Select an email app and click
    Next
    .
  15. In the
    Device ID
     drop-down list, select the field from the app configuration that maps to the device ID.
  16. In the
    Email address
     drop-down list, select field from the app configuration that maps to the user email address.
  • Create a gatekeeping profile and assign it to user accounts, user groups, or device groups. See "Create a gatekeeping profile" in the Administration content..
  • If you configured a server group with one or more active instances of the
    BlackBerry Gatekeeping Service
    , associate the gatekeeping profile with the appropriate server group. Any user that is assigned that gatekeeping profile can use any active instance of the
    BlackBerry Gatekeeping Service
     in that server group.