It can be - there are (or were) two ways of connecting devices. There's the basic AS and then it's also possible to set it up so that it the BES is a gateway for file access as well.
John W. Cook Director of Network Operations Partnership For Strong Families 5950 NW 1st Place Gainesville, Fl 32607 Office (352) 244-1610 Cell (352) 215-6944 MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, Security + VSP4, VTSP4 [MCP_SE_c] [MCTS] [top_banner] [VMLOGO_VTSP_S_Q208] [sales_prof_B] From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Gavin Wilby Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 9:57 AM To: 'ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com' Subject: [NTSysADM] RE: BES 10 This isnt a huge concern for us really. We have a BES5 server that handles 20 odd devices great, it just gets on with it. BES10 just seems to be an extention of Active Sync. Gavin Wilby IT Support Engineer From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of John Cook Sent: 10 October 2014 14:38 To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com> Subject: [NTSysADM] RE: BES 10 Highly granular management of device policies. John W. Cook Director of Network Operations Partnership For Strong Families 5950 NW 1st Place Gainesville, Fl 32607 Office (352) 244-1610 Cell (352) 215-6944 MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, Security + VSP4, VTSP4 [MCP_SE_c] [MCTS] [top_banner] [VMLOGO_VTSP_S_Q208] [sales_prof_B] From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Gavin Wilby Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 8:32 AM To: 'ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com' Subject: [NTSysADM] BES 10 Quick question. 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