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Hi!
My name is Cine, and in this video I'm going to show you how to synchronize your Zimbra
mailbox and your Android device through ZeXtras Mobile.
First of all, allow me a quick disclaimer: as you all know, Android is a VERY customizable
operating system. As a result of this, many custom Launchers are available, and the user
experience might slightly vary between one and another. In this video I'm using a Nexus
7 tablet running Android 4.3, and while all Android versions starting from 2.3.1 are Exchange
Activesync-capable, the steps to configure an account on other devices might be different.
ZeXtras Suite uses the widespread Exchange ActiveSync protocol, so in order to set up
the synchronization you need to create a new "Corporate" mail account. The naming might
change between different Android versions and Launchers: "Microsoft Exchange" and "Exchange
ActiveSync" are both valid options. You can create the new account by entering
the "Settings" menu, scrolling down to the "Accounts" section, tapping on "New Account",
and finally on "Corporate".
You will be prompted to enter your email address and password. Tap "Next" and, if the Autodiscover
feature of ZeXtras Mobile is correctly configured the device will automatically detect any configuration
data it needs. Otherwise, you will be also prompted to enter your server's URL, your
domain and your username.
After all config informations are gathered and verified you'll be able to set your Account
Options, including the types of items you wish to synchronize and the number of days
to synchronize. Finally, clicking "Next" your account will be created and the synchronization
will begin. You will be asked for a name for the account and, if Mobile Provisioning is
enabled, to authorize the use of remote commands to the device.
Going back to the homescreen and entering the Mail client, you will see that the account
is now configured and Items are being synchronized. Thanks to ZxMobile's Push technology you'll
be able to interact with your emails in real time. You will be able to perform actions
like flagging one or more emails or marking one or more emails as unread/read, and any
change will be synchronized instantly with your Zimbra mailbox.
Same thing goes for the Calendar: you will be able to create, move, edit and delete appointments
exactly as you would do using the Zimbra Webclient, and all changes will be immediately synchronized
with the server.
Furthermore, ZeXtras Mobile's Push technology also applies to Contacts: any kind of change
to the synchronized contacts, even more advanced actions like adding a contact picture, will
be synchronized to and from the server in no time.
Last but not least, searching for a contact will also extend the search to your account's
Global Address List.
This are nothing but a fraction of ZeXtras Suite's features, if you want to know more about it
visit www.zextras.com and download the free 30-days trial.
This is all for this video, thank you for watching and have a nice day!