Smartphones & PDAs
A PDA or smartphone is a great way to keep track of vital communications
when you are away from the computer! You can access and respond to electronic
mail, view and update your calendar, and even work with your contacts and tasks.
University Purchases
Purchases for official university use must be in compliance with the cellular
phone policy. Devices must be approved by the IT group for compatibility.
Personal Devices
Although the IT Operations Group is unable to provide official support for
personally-owned telephone or PDA devices, we will make our best-effort to
provide you information on using devices that are compatible with our systems.
We are unable provide or install desktop synchronization software for devices.
In order to access divisional e-mail services, the device must
support the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol and security policies.
ActiveSync allows you to
synchronize your your e-mail, calendar, tasks, and contacts anywhere you can get a
network connection.
Most phone manufacturers have devices that support this protocol. Contact
your cellular telephone provider to see what options they provide.
We support Exchange ActiveSync because it is compatible with our mail server
and is available on a wide variety of devices from a variety of manufacturers.
Most mobile operating systems now have ActiveSync support built-in or available
through a third-party add-on. It also allows us to implement special security measures that are required by
campus data security policies if your device is lost or stolen.
Connection Instructions
Choose the operating system for your device:
Data Security
All users synchronizing university electronic mail with a portable device are
required to abide by data security policies. Users must also notify the IT
Operations Group immediately in the event of loss or theft of the
device. All university data must be removed from the device before it is
released or disposed.