Modifying an existing connection to Exchange Server
To modify connection settings
- In the Synchronization Service Administration Console, open the Connections tab.
- Click Connection settings below the existing Exchange Server connection you want to modify.
- Expand Specify connection settings option to modify the options it provides.
- Select the Exchange Server version to which you want to connect. Select the Exchange Server version to which you want to connect.
- Connect to. Choose how you want to connect to Exchange Server by selecting one of the following:
- Any available Exchange Server in the forest. Allows you to connect to an Exchange Server computer residing in the Active Directory forest you specify. In the Domain in the forest text box, type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of any domain that belongs to the forest that includes the Exchange Server you want to connect to. If you select this option, make sure the account you specify under Access Exchange Server using has sufficient permissions to read the Root Directory Service Entry (rootDFS) and configuration naming context of the forest.
- Specified Exchange Server. Allows you to connect to the Exchange Server computer whose fully qualified domain name (FQDN) you type in the provided text box.
- Advanced. Opens a dialog box that allows you to specify advanced options for connecting to Exchange Server and reading and writing Exchange configuration data in Active Directory.
- Options related to reading and writing Exchange configuration data in Active Directory:
- Use default domain controller. Causes Synchronization Service to read and write Exchange configuration data in Active Directory by using the default domain controller defined on the Exchange Server used for the connection.
- Use specified domain controller. Causes Synchronization Service to read and write Exchange configuration data in Active Directory by using the domain controller whose FQDN is specified in the text box below this option.
Options related to connecting to Exchange Server:
- Connect using HTTPS. Select this check box to connect to Exchange Server by using HTTPS.
- Validate server certificate. Select this check box to validate server certificate on the target Exchange Server.
- Authentication method. Select an authentication method to access Exchange Server.
- Access Exchange Server using. Select one of the following access options:
- Synchronization Service account. Allows you to access Exchange Server in the security context of the account under which the Synchronization Service is running.
- Windows account.Allows you to access Exchange Server in the security context of the account whose user name and password you type in the provided text box.
- Test Connection. Click this button to verify the specified connection settings.
- When you are finished, click Save.
Exchange Server data supported out of the box
The next table lists the Exchange Server object types supported by the Exchange Server Connector out of the box and the operations you can perform on these objects by using the connector.
Table 28: Supported objects and operations
ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy
Allows you to read the Mobile Device mailbox policy settings for a specified Mobile Device mailbox policy. |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
AddressBookPolicy
Allows you to read data related to address book policies. |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
AddressList
Allows you to read data related to a specified address list. |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
DistributionGroup
Allows you to read or write data related to a specified distribution group. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
DynamicDistributionGroup
Allows you to read or write data related to a specified dynamic distribution group. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
ExchangeServer
Allows you to read attribute values of a specified Exchange Server. |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
GlobalAddressList
Allows you to read data related to a specified global address list (GAL). |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Mailbox
Allows you to read or write data related to a specified mailbox. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
MailboxDatabase
Allows you to read a specified mailbox database object. |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
MailContact
Allows you to read or write data related to a specified mail-enabled contact.
NOTE: The Exchange Server Connector cannot create new users in Active Directory. You can create new AD users with the Active Directory Connector. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
MailUser
Allows you to read or write data related to a specified mail-enabled user.
NOTE: The Exchange Server Connector cannot create new users in Active Directory. You can create new AD users with the Active Directory Connector. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
OfflineAddressBook
Allows you to read data related to an offline address book (OAB). |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
OrganizationConfig
Allows you to read configuration data of an Exchange organization. |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
OwaMailboxPolicy
Allows you to read data related to Microsoft Office Outlook Web App mailbox policies in the Exchange organization. |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
PublicFolder
Allows you to read data related to a public folder. |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
RoleAssignmentPolicy
Allows you to read data related to a management role assignment policy. |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
UmDialPlan
Allows you to read data related to a Unified Messaging (UM) dial plan. |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
UmMailboxPolicy
Allows you to read data related to a Unified Messaging (UM) mailbox policy. |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
For each of the above-listed Exchange Server object types Synchronization Service provides a number of special attributes that allow you to read and/or write the data related to that object type in Exchange Server. You can access and use these attributes from the Synchronization Service Administration Console (for example, when selecting the source and target attributes you want to participate in the synchronization operation).
The next sections describe the attributes provided by Synchronization Service and explain what data you can read and/or write in Exchange Server by using a particular attribute.
In the next sections:
ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy object attributes
Table 29: ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy attributes
ObjectID |
Single-valued, string |
Gets the unique identifier for a specified object in Exchange Server. |
Read |
Other attributes provided for the ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy object have the same names and descriptions as parameters of the following Exchange Management Shell cmdlet:
- Get-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy
For more information, see the Exchange Management Shell Help topic for this cmdlet.
AddressBookPolicy object attributes
Table 30: AddressBookPolicy attributes
ObjectID |
Single-valued, string |
Gets the unique identifier for a specified object in Exchange Server. |
Read |
Other attributes provided for the AddressBookPolicy object have the same names and descriptions as parameters of the following Exchange Management Shell cmdlet:
For more information, see the Exchange Management Shell Help topic for this cmdlet.