Applies to: Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Online
Topic Last Modified: 2013-02-11
After you create an Outlook Web App mailbox policy, you can configure a variety of options to control the features available to users in Outlook Web App. For example, you can enable or disable Inbox rules or create a list of allowed file types for attachments.
What do you need to know before you begin?
- Estimated time to complete each procedure: 3 minutes.
- You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this
procedure or procedures. To see what permissions you need, see the
"Outlook Web App mailbox policies" entry in the Clients and Mobile
Devices Permissions topic.
- For information about keyboard shortcuts that may apply to the
procedures in this topic, see Keyboard Shortcuts in
the Exchange Admin Center.
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What do you want to do?
Use the EAC to view or configure Outlook Web App mailbox policies
- In the EAC, click Permissions > Outlook Web App
policies.
- In the result pane, click to select the mailbox policy you want
to view or configure.
- Click the Edit button.
- On the
General tab, you can view and edit the name of the
policy.
- On the
Features tab, use the check boxes to enable or disable
features. By default, the most common features are displayed. To
see all features that can be enabled or disabled, click More
options.
Note: Features settings for Outlook Web App mailbox policies override Outlook Web App virtual directory settings. You can change segmentation settings for individual users by using the Set-CASMailbox cmdlet in the Shell. Note: The option to enable or disable the standard version of Outlook Web App by using the Premium client check box has been deprecated and will be removed from the settings. The standard version of Outlook Web App is always enabled. -
On the File Access tab, use the check boxes to configure the
file access and viewing options for users. File access lets a user
open or view the contents of files attached to an email
message.
File access can be controlled based on whether a user has signed in on a public or private computer. The option for users to select private computer access or public computer access is available only when you’re using forms-based authentication. All other forms of authentication default to private computer access.
- Direct file access Select this check
box if you want to enable direct file access. Direct file access
lets users open files attached to email messages.
- WebReady Document Viewing Select this
check box if you want to enable supported documents to be converted
to HTML and displayed in a web browser.
- Force WebReady Document Viewing when a converter is
available Select this check box if you want to
force documents to be converted to HTML and displayed in a web
browser before users can open them in the viewing application.
Documents can be opened in the viewing application only if direct
file access has been enabled.
- Direct file access Select this check
box if you want to enable direct file access. Direct file access
lets users open files attached to email messages.
- On the Offline access tab, use the option buttons to
configure offline access availability.
- Click Save to update the policy.
Use the Shell to configure Outlook Web App mailbox policies
This example enables calendar access in the default mailbox policy.
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Set-OwaMailboxPolicy -Identity Default -CalendarEnabled $true |
For more information about syntax and parameters, see Set-OwaMailboxPolicy.
Use the Shell to view Outlook Web App mailbox policies
This example retrieves the properties of the Outlook
Web App mailbox policy Executives
in the organization
Fabrikam
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Get-OwaMailboxPolicy -Identity Fabrikam\Executives |
For more information about syntax and parameters, see Get-OwaMailboxPolicy.
How do you know this worked?
To verify that you’ve successfully edited an Outlook Web App mailbox policy:
- In the EAC, click Permissions > Outlook Web App
Policies, and then choose a specific Outlook Web App mailbox
policy.
- Click the Edit button to view the properties of the
mailbox policy.
- Click Save or Cancel to close the properties
page.