Configuring CalDAV Calendar on iOS and iPadOS devices
August 2, 2024
ID 116260
To enable a user to work with events from a corporate calendar, you should add their user account on the CalDAV server and also add subscriptions to third-party calendars. Synchronization with the CalDAV server enables the user to create and receive invitations, receive event updates, and synchronize tasks with the Reminders app. For more details on working with the CalDAV calendar service and calendar subscriptions, please refer to the Apple Technical Support website.
To configure CalDAV on an iOS or iPadOS device:
- Open Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud Management Console.
- Select the Security management → Security profiles section.
The Security profiles section contains a list of security profiles configured in Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud.
- In the list, select the security profile for the devices on which you want to configure CalDAV.
- Click the link with the profile name to open the security profile properties window.
The security profile properties window displays settings available for all devices.
- In the iOS group, select the Network settings section.
- Click the Settings link in the CalDAV is not configured section.
A page opens showing a list of CalDAV user accounts.
- Click Add.
The CalDAV user account settings window opens.
- In the Description field, enter a description of the CalDAV user account.
- In the Server address and port field, enter the name of a host or the IP address of a CalDAV server and the number of the CalDAV server port.
- In the Main URL field, specify the web address of the CalDAV account of the iOS or iPadOS device user on the CalDAV server (for example:
http://example.com/caldav/users/mycompany/user
).The web address must begin with
http://
orhttps://
. - In the Account name field, enter the user account name for authorization on the CalDAV server.
- In the Password field, set the CalDAV account password for authorization on the CalDAV server.
- To use the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) data transport protocol to secure the transmission of event data between the CalDAV server and the mobile device, select the Use SSL connection check box.
- Click OK.
The new CalDAV account appears in the list.
- Click the Save button.
When the security profile is applied on the device, Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud adds events from the CalDAV server to the iOS or iPadOS device.
To add subscriptions to third-party calendars on an iOS or iPadOS device:
- Open Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud Management Console.
- Select the Security management → Security profiles section.
The Security profiles section contains a list of security profiles configured in Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud.
- In the list, select the security profile for the devices on which you want to configure calendar subscriptions.
- Click the link with the profile name to open the security profile properties window.
The security profile properties window displays settings available for all devices.
- In the iOS group, select the Network settings section.
- Click the Settings link below the Calendar subscriptions are not configured section.
This opens a page containing the list of calendar subscriptions.
- Click Add.
The Calendar subscription window opens.
- In the Description field, enter a description of the calendar subscription.
- In the Web address field, specify the web address of the third-party calendar.
In this field, you can enter the main URL of the CalDAV account of the user to whose calendar you are subscribing. You can also specify the web address of an iCal calendar or another openly published calendar.
- In the User name field, enter the user account name for authentication on the server of the third-party calendar.
- In the Password field, enter the calendar subscription password for authentication on the server of the third-party calendar.
- To use the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) data transport protocol to secure the transmission of event data between the CalDAV server and the mobile device, select the Use SSL connection check box.
- Click OK.
The new calendar subscription appears in the list.
- Click the Save button.
After the security profile is applied on the device, Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud adds events from the third-party calendars to the iOS or iPadOS device.