Exchange ActiveSync Comparison Chart
Introduction
In this table you will find the Exchange Features and Policies available in ActiveSync.
Using this table you can identify whether or not that feature or policy is actually enabled in the version of Exchange Server that you have deployed.
The following Exchange Server versions are documented in this chart:
- Exchange 2003 SP2 (EAS 2.5)
- Exchange 2007 (EAS 12.0)
- Exchange 2007 SP1 (EAS 12.1)
- Exchange 2010 (EAS 14.0)
- Exchange 2010 SP1 (EAS 14.1)
- Exchange 2013 (EAS 14.1)
- Exchange 2016 (EAS 16.0)
- Office 365 (EAS 16.0)
Exchange Features
Exchange Server Version |
2003 SP2 |
2007 |
2007 SP1 |
2010 |
2010 SP1 |
2013 |
2016 | Office 365 |
Exchange EAS Protocol Version |
2.5 |
12 |
12.1 |
14.0 |
14.1 |
14.1 |
16.0 | 16.0 |
Direct Push |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Email sync |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Drafts Folder sync | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Calendar sync |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Calendar attachments | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Contacts sync |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Tasks Sync |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Remote wipe initiated by |
Admin |
Admin and user |
Admin and user |
Admin and user |
Admin and user |
Admin and user |
Admin and user | Admin and user |
Sync multiple folders |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
GAL lookup |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
SSL encrypted transmission |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Link Access |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
HTML email |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Server Search |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Set Out of Office (OOF) |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Set follow-up flags |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Meeting attendee information |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Password reset |
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AutoDiscover |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Bandwidth reductions (compressed/ removed headers) |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
S/MIME |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
Reply state |
|
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Free/Busy lookup |
|
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
Nickname cache |
|
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
SMS sync |
|
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
Notes sync |
|
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
GAL photo |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
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IRM support |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Block/Allow/Quarantine List |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Exchange Policies
Exchange Server Version |
2003 SP2 |
2007 |
2007 SP1 |
2010 |
2010 SP1 |
2013 |
2016 | Office 365 |
Exchange EAS Protocol Version |
2.5 |
12 |
12.1 |
14 |
14.1 |
14.1 |
16.0 | 16.0 |
DevicePasswordEnabled |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
AllowSimpleDevicePassword |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
DevicePasswordExpiration |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
DevicePasswordHistory |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
PasswordRecoveryEnabled |
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AttachmentsEnabled |
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
MaxAttachmentSize |
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
RequireStorageCardEncryption |
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowDesktopSync |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
AllowStorageCard |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowCamera |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowTextMessaging |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowWiFi |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowBluetooth |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowIrDA |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
AllowInternetSharing |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowRemoteDesktop |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowPOPIMAPEmail |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowConsumerEmail |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowBrowser |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowUnsignedApplications |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowUnsignedInstallationPackages |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
ApprovedApplicationList |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
UnapprovedInROMApplicationList |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
RequireSignedSMIMEMessages |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
RequireEncryptedSMIMEMessages |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
RequireSignedSMIMEAlgorithm |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
RequireEncryptionSMIMEAlgorithm |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowSMIMEEncryptionAlgorithmNegotiation |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AllowSMIMESoftCerts |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
RequireDeviceEncryption |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
MinDevicePasswordComplexCharacters |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
AllowHTMLEmail |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
MaxEmailAgeFilter |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
MaxEmailBodyTruncationSize |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
MaxEmailHTMLBodyTruncationSize |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
MaxCalendarAgeFilter |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
RequireManualSyncWhenRoaming |
|
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
AlphanumericDevicePassword |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
MaxDevicePasswordFailedAttempts |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
MinDevicePasswordLength |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Table last update on Feb 29, 2016