iOS Device Functionality Overview

NotifyLink Enterprise Server allows iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad to synchronize email, calendar, contacts, and tasks using the native software contained on the device. There is no application software to install.

This section overviews NotifyLink functionality based on the parameters of the native iOS software.

 

Email

•      Uses the native iOS device app to send, receive, reply to and forward emails

•      Folder Mirroring allows email folders from your mail account to be synchronized to the device

•      Email Filters, set on the NotifyLink server, filter mail sent to the device

•      Attachment viewing is supported using device’s native viewers.  Emails with attachments can be forwarded.  With the exception of picture files in the device’s Camera Roll album and contact (.vcf) files in the Contacts application attaching a file residing on the device to an email is not currently supported.  You cannot save a document file attachment on the device.

 

PIM (Calendar, Contacts and Tasks)

•      Interfaces to the native iOS Calendar, Contacts, and Reminders(Tasks) applications

•      Synchronize calendar events in a configurable Look-Back/Look-Ahead range

•      Choose Address Books (on groupware servers that support this)

•      Remote Lookup (Global Address List) retrieves contact information from an LDAP directory using the iOS Contacts application

•      Receive and respond to meeting invitations

•      Create and send meeting invitations from the device

•      Task synchronization is supported on iOS 5 devices synchronizing with NotifyLink Enterprise Server v4.8.0 or greater.

 

Push Types

•      Direct Push (Push) and Scheduled Push (Fetch) options

 

Security

•      SSL encryption protocol for data-in-motion between the device and NotifyLink server

•      Ability to remotely clear devices that have been lost or stolen

•      Require password access on the device (Enabled via the NotifyLink Admin Web)

•      Inactivity Timeout (Enabled via the NotifyLink Admin Web)

•      Minimum password length requires passwords to be at least 8 characters.

•      Maximum number of failed password unlock attempts resets device settings to their defaults and removes all information and media stored on the device.  (Requires iOS 3.0 or later; Older OS versions lock the device and require reauthorization through iTunes.)

•      Require an alphanumeric value for the password. The character pattern must include one letter, one number and one special character when Password Strength is set to “Strong.”

Device IT Policy Comparison Chart

Link to this chart to learn which NotifyLink IT policies are supported and which are not supported when using the NotifyLink iOS Device solution.