How to Disable Exchange ActiveSync for a User

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will reach end of support on April 11, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

 

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP3

By default, in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, users are enabled for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. This topic describes how to disable Exchange ActiveSync for a user.

Before You Begin

To perform this procedure, the account you use must be delegated the Exchange Organization Administrator role.

For more information about permissions, delegating roles, and the rights that are required to administer Exchange 2007, see Permission Considerations.

Also, before you perform these procedures, confirm that you have enabled Exchange ActiveSync on the Exchange 2007 server that has the Client Access server role installed.

Note

By default, Exchange ActiveSync is enabled on a Client Access server.

Procedure

To disable Exchange ActiveSync for a user by using the Exchange Management Console

  1. Open the Exchange Management Console.

  2. Under Recipient Configuration, select Mailbox.

  3. Select Properties from the action pane or right-click the user's mailbox, and then click Properties.

  4. Click the Mailbox Features tab.

  5. Select Exchange ActiveSync, and then click Disable.

  6. Click OK.

To disable Exchange ActiveSync for a user by using the Exchange Management Shell

  • Run the following command:

    Set-CASMailbox -Identity<SMTP Address of user> -MobileSyncEnabled $false
    

For more information about syntax and parameters, see Set-CASMailbox.

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