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  6. 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. Perform one of the following actions:
    • If you have 
      BlackBerry UEM
       in an on-premises environment, on the menu bar, click 
      Settings > External integration > Microsoft Exchange gatekeeping
      .
    • If you have 
      BlackBerry UEM Cloud
      , in the 
      BlackBerry Connectivity Node
       console (http:/localhost:8088), click 
      General settings > BlackBerry Gatekeeping Service
      .
  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. 
  • 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.