Manually Configuring Apple iPhone


As of version 2.0, the Apple iPhone includes a pre-installed ActiveSync client, with which you can synchronize your emails, contacts, appointments and tasks between your iPhone and the Groupware Server.

To configure your Apple iPhone:

  1. From the home screen, select Settings.

  2. Select Mail, contacts, calendar.

  3. Select Add an account.

  4. Select Microsoft Exchange.

  5. On the Exchange page, enter the following data:

    • the email address you use for the email account on the Groupware Server

    • your server name: OX_DOMAINNAME Note: The input field for the Groupware Server address might not be displayed here. In this case proceed with the next step. When having completed the next step, the input field for the Groupware Server address is displayed.

    • your access information (username and password) for the Groupware Server. Note that the username and the password are case-sensitive. If your username contains the @ character, enter the characters preceding the @ in the User name field, and the characters following the @ in the Domain field. Example: For the username mike@ox.io enter mike as user and ox.io as domain. If your user name does not contain the @ character, enter the user name in the User name field. In Domain field either enter defaultcontext or leave the field empty. Select Next.

  6. Select the data that should be synchronized. Select Finish.

Result: Your iPhone is configured to use the Groupware Server. Your first synchronization starts immediately automatically. Depending on the amount of data and the network connection, the first synchronization can take a long time.

For the everyday use please read the following information.