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Outlook managed configuration

This page lists the managed configuration settings you need to add a mail account to Microsoft Outlook for Android and iOS. The information applies to Exchange Online and Exchange Server accounts.

For a complete list of Microsoft Outlook managed configuration settings, see the following documents:

Outlook for Android

Requirement

You must add Outlook for Android to Sophos Mobile as managed Google Play app. See Add managed Google Play app.

You edit the Outlook for Android managed configuration on the app’s Managed configuration page in Sophos Mobile. For a general description, see Edit managed configuration.

The table below shows the settings for adding an Exchange Online or Exchange Server mail account. When Sophos Mobile installs Outlook on a device, it replaces $EMAILADDRESS with the email address of the user assigned to the device.

Select the tab for your mail server.

Name Value
email address $EMAILADDRESS
description for account $EMAILADDRESS
exchange server url outlook.office365.com
username $EMAILADDRESS
account type ModernAuth

outlook.office365.com applies to the worldwide Microsoft 365 cloud. If you’re using a different Microsoft 365 cloud, such as Office 365 Germany, see the Microsoft document Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges.

Name Value
email address $EMAILADDRESS
description for account $EMAILADDRESS
exchange server url

Your Exchange Server host name.

Example: mail.example.com

domain of user account

The user’s account domain.

Example: mycompany.com

username $EMAILADDRESS
server authentication method Username and Password
account type BasicAuth

Outlook for iOS

Requirement

You must add Outlook for iOS to Sophos Mobile as managed app. See Managed apps for iPhones and iPads.

You edit the Outlook for iOS managed configuration on the app’s Edit settings and VPN page in Sophos Mobile. For a general description, see Edit managed configuration of iPhone and iPad apps.

The table below shows the settings for adding an Exchange Online or Exchange Server mail account. When Sophos Mobile installs Outlook on a device, it replaces %_EMAILADDRESS_% with the email address of the user assigned to the device.

Select the tab for your mail server.

Name Value Type
com.microsoft.outlook.EmailProfile.EmailAccountName %_EMAILADDRESS_% string
com.microsoft.outlook.EmailProfile.EmailAddress %_EMAILADDRESS_% string
com.microsoft.outlook.EmailProfile.EmailUPN %_EMAILADDRESS_% string
com.microsoft.outlook.EmailProfile.ServerHostName outlook.office365.com string
com.microsoft.outlook.EmailProfile.AccountType ModernAuth string

outlook.office365.com applies to the worldwide Microsoft 365 cloud. If you’re using a different Microsoft 365 cloud, such as Office 365 Germany, see the Microsoft document Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges.

Name Value Type
com.microsoft.outlook.EmailProfile.EmailAccountName %_EMAILADDRESS_% string
com.microsoft.outlook.EmailProfile.EmailAddress %_EMAILADDRESS_% string
com.microsoft.outlook.EmailProfile.EmailUPN %_EMAILADDRESS_% string
com.microsoft.outlook.EmailProfile.ServerHostName

Your Exchange Server host name.

Example: mail.example.com

string
com.microsoft.outlook.EmailProfile.AccountType BasicAuth string
com.microsoft.outlook.EmailProfile.AccountDomain

The user’s account domain.

Example: mycompany.com

string
com.microsoft.outlook.EmailProfile.ServerAuthentication Username and Password string