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# Setup Considerations for Einstein Activity Capture

Before you begin the setup process, review the limitations, supported environments, and all the considerations.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available with Einstein Activity Capture Standard in Sales in <strong>Starter</strong>, <strong>Pro Suite</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, and <strong>Enterprise</strong> Editions</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available with <strong>Unlimited </strong>Edition, <strong>Einstein 1 Sales Edition</strong>, and <strong>Agentforce 1 Edition</strong></td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available with Einstein for Sales, which is included in <strong>Einstein 1 Sales Edition</strong> and available for an extra cost in <strong>Enterprise</strong> and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available with Sales Engagement, which is included with Sales in <strong>Performance</strong> and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions, and available for an extra cost in <strong>Professional</strong> and <strong>Enterprise</strong> Editions</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available with Revenue Intelligence, which is available for an extra cost in <strong>Enterprise</strong> and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

- **[Considerations for Setting Up Einstein Activity Capture](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.aac_limitations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Before setting up Einstein Activity Capture, review requirements, limitations, and other information about how it works.
- **[Considerations for Excluding Data from Einstein Activity Capture](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.aac_add_excluded_addresses_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Admins and users can prevent emails and events connected with a particular email address, domain, keywords, or sensitive content from association with Salesforce records. You can also prevent events from syncing between Salesforce and connected accounts. Make sure that you understand the effects of excluding this data from Einstein Activity Capture.
- **[Considerations for Disabling Emails, Events, or Contacts in Einstein Activity Capture](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.aac_considerations_disable_activity_types.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    When you create or edit an Einstein Activity Capture configuration, you can disable emails, events, or contacts. Make sure you understand what happens when you do.

#### See Also

- [Set Up Einstein Activity Capture for Your Team](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.aac_setup_parent.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Get your sales reps up and running with Einstein Activity Capture. Give users access to Einstein Activity Capture. Connect your company’s email and calendar application to Salesforce, and create a configuration that controls how data moves between applications. Define settings such as which data to exclude and how activities are shared. When you’re done configuring Einstein Activity Capture, your users have some setup to do, too.")
- [Einstein Activity Capture](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.einstein_sales_aac.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Eliminate manual data entry and transform a list of engagements into action. Einstein Activity Capture syncs your Microsoft or Google account with Salesforce, linking email and calendar activities to the relevant contacts, leads, and opportunities. Einstein Activity Capture gives your team and AI agents the critical context needed to make their next move.")
- [Einstein Activity Capture Security](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.activity_capture_security_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To protect your data and remain compliant, review the security features of Einstein Activity Capture. Security features include access and authentication, network access configuration, Exchange Web Services and Microsoft Graph API usage, data flow, storage, encryption, privacy, and retention policies.")