Help Microsoft Exchange Activesync question...

[pandacookie]

Right now I am trying to add my college email account to my S3. The school is Bunker Hill Community College. The account is a Microsoft Exchange account. Right when I try to add it I get a message that the administrator account wants to remotely control some settings. When I click ok I get a list of things the administrator account wants to control. It is pretty heavy stuff. It includes stuff like erase all data, lock the screen, disable camera and sd card, etc. This doesn't sound very safe to me. But it's my school! What do you fine folks advise? I have no experience with this sort of thing.

 

[KOLIO]

Right now I am trying to add my college email account to my S3. The school is Bunker Hill Community College. The account is a Microsoft Exchange account. Right when I try to add it I get a message that the administrator account wants to remotely control some settings. When I click ok I get a list of things the administrator account wants to control. It is pretty heavy stuff. It includes stuff like erase all data, lock the screen, disable camera and sd card, etc. This doesn't sound very safe to me. But it's my school! What do you fine folks advise? I have no experience with this sort of thing.

I have a similar account & the permissions are a fairly standard item for this type of account.

If this seems a bit too intrusive,the only other option is to access your Exchange account via the browser,however,you lose the option of syncing your account,notifications,etc... when choosing this option.

 

[pandacookie]

Do I get a chance to remove the account if I feel this is uncomfortable? Are these rules enforced?

 

[KOLIO]

Do I get a chance to remove the account if I feel this is uncomfortable? Are these rules enforced?

You can remove the account from your phone @ any time & still have access to it via the browser.

I'm not sure what you mean by "rules",I'm gonna assume you mean permissions.If you access the account via the browser,your schools' e-mail system will not have access to control these permissions.

Remember,in choosing this option,one of the conveniences you'll lose is push notifications for incoming mail.

 

[pandacookie]

Yeah. I meant permissions. If this is standard then I guess it's okay. But let's say I accept and my school had remote control (if you call it that). Could I remove the account then?

Never mind, duh! You answered that question. :banghead:

 

[KOLIO]

Yeah. I meant permissions. If this is standard then I guess it's okay. But let's say I accept and my school had remote control (if you call it that). Could I remove the account then?

You can remove the account @ any time,regardless of the permissions granted,unless,this was a school-issued phone which they may have locked down to allow only certain uses of the phone.

You shouldn't have to worry about the school doing something "evil" to your phone w/these permissions (don't walk,RUN from this school if that's the case):vroam:,however,if you're still uneasy w/the situation,then,I'd just access the account via browser on a regular basis to stay updated on account activity.

 

[pandacookie]

Thank you very much!

I just accepted the permissions! Whoo hoo! School email on my phone! I tried to do this with my iPhone when I had it and I never could get it to work.

 

[KPW]

Glad you've got it working and are happy with the results. I used to access a corporate Exchange account with the stock application, but I didn't like Exchange having full control over my phone and the various policy hassles. I tried a few of the Google Play apps that work with Exchange and ActiveSync; the apps enforce the Exchange policies to that account and now I just have the hassles when accessing that account. It's all good.

-Ken