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Connecting to Exchange

Faculty and staff can access their Exchange e-mail, calendar and more from any computer, from their own computer or from a mobile device as described below. 

From Any Computer

You can access Exchange e-mail and manage your calendar anywhere, as long as you have access to a web browser and an Internet connection:

• Sign In to Outlook Web App (OWA) - using Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox and other browsers.

From Your Own Computer

You can access Exchange e-mail, manage your calendar, shared calendars and mailboxes from a web browser as described above or from a full featured desktop e-mail client and an Internet connection as follows:

Recommended Clients:

• Outlook 2013 (Configuration Wizard) - for first time users on JMU-owned computers
• Outlook 2013 - for those with existing Outlook accounts on JMU-owned computers
• Outlook 2010 (Configuration Wizard) - for first time users on JMU-owned computers
• Outlook 2010 - for those with existing Outlook accounts on JMU-owned computers
• Outlook 2007 (Configuration Wizard) - for first time users on JMU-owned computers
• Outlook 2007  - for those with existing Outlook accounts on JMU-owned computers
• Outlook 2007 - for those with existing Outlook accounts on an off-campus computer
• Entourage 2008 with Web Services Edition (Mac OS X) - requires the installation of the Web Services Edition
• Mac Mail 10.6, 10.7 - directions for 10.6 and 10.7 MacMail are the same.
• Outlook 2011 (Mac OS X) - A Video Tutorial is also available for new Outlook 2011 users.

Unsupported Clients (provided "as-is" for your convenience)

• Outlook 2003 (Windows)
• IMAP/POP clients - less functionality
• Mac Mail 10.5 (Leopard) - less functionality
• Mozilla Thunderbird - less functionality

From a Mobile Device

Recommended ActiveSync Mobile Devices

• Windows Mobile - general instructions
• Android Phones - general instructions, Motorola Droid X or Samsung Galaxy S3
• iPhone or iPod Touch
• iPad
• Palm Pre

Unsupported Mobile Devices (provided "as-is" for your convenience)

• IMAP Configuration (e-mail only)