Which VMware-Digital Workspace component enables administrators to integrate Workspaces ONE UEM with the organization's on-premises SMTP email system so that Workspace ONE UEM can send emails to…

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Options

• ASecure Email Gateway
• BWorkspace ONE Access Connector
• CUnified Access Gateway
• DAirWatch Cloud Connector

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  92% (45)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

Important note: Based on VMware documentation, the stated correct answer (B) appears to be incorrect. The component that enables Workspace ONE UEM to communicate with an on-premises SMTP email system is D - AirWatch Cloud Connector (ACC).

The AirWatch Cloud Connector is a lightweight on-premises bridge that allows cloud-hosted Workspace ONE UEM to reach internal infrastructure - including SMTP servers, LDAP/Active Directory, SCEP certificate authorities, and more. It is explicitly documented as the relay for UEM-generated emails (enrollment invitations, compliance notifications, etc.) when UEM is SaaS-hosted.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Secure Email Gateway): Proxies and enforces policy on device access to corporate email (e.g., Exchange); it does not relay UEM system emails.
• B (Workspace ONE Access Connector): Bridges Workspace ONE Access (the identity/SSO service) to on-premises directories and apps - unrelated to UEM's email sending.
• C (Unified Access Gateway): A reverse proxy for secure remote access to internal web/virtual apps; has no SMTP relay role.

Memory tip: Think of the ACC as UEM's "on-ramp" to on-prem - any time cloud UEM needs to talk to something inside the firewall (AD, SMTP, CA), the AirWatch Cloud Connector is the tunnel.

If your study material marks B as correct, I'd recommend cross-checking against the official VMware Workspace ONE UEM documentation for the ACC, as this may be an error in the source material.

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