A user just bought an iPad and wants to connect to their work email. The user's employer has a Microsoft Exchange server for email. Which of the following would the technician configure to allow the…

DNS handles name resolution and DHCP handles IP address assignment - neither is an email client protocol used to configure mailbox access on a mobile device.

While IMAP is a valid email retrieval protocol, SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) is a time-synchronization protocol and has no role in email client configuration.

iPads running iOS fully support Microsoft Exchange connectivity through multiple protocols including POP3, IMAP, and ActiveSync - the devices are not incompatible.

POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is the protocol used by email clients to retrieve messages from a mail server, while SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is used to send outgoing messages. When manually configuring an email account on an iPad for a Microsoft Exchange environment, these two protocols define the incoming and outgoing server settings that allow the device to communicate with the Exchange mail server.