Exchange Server/Post-installation tasks
Overview
The Exchange server cannot function without any configuration.
Perform the following operations to help you configure your server.
Enter the product key
By default, the Exchange server runs as a Trial Edition. The trial version can be used for up to 180 days.
If you want to keep using it beyond 180 days, you need to buy a license and enter the product key.
Log in to the Exchange Admin Center, navigate to servers → servers, select a server and click Edit(✏️).
On the General tab, enter your product key.
Configure the DNS records
To route mail to the server correctly, you need to configure both internal and external DNS.
If you configured CDN for your website, do not enable proxies on records associated with the mail server.
| Name | Type | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| <FQDN of the mail server> | A | <IP address of the mail server> | |
| <Dedicated name for mail service> | A | <FQDN of the mail server> | For example: mail.example.com |
| autodiscover | CNAME | <Dedicated record for mail service> | |
| MX | <Dedicated record for mail service> |
| Name | Type | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| <Dedicated name for mail service> | A | <Public IP address> | For example: mail.example.com |
| @ | MX | mail.example.com | "@" indicates the root. To configure the MX record for the subdomain, enter the value. |
| autodiscover | CNAME | <Dedicated name for mail service> | Optional |
Configure Receive connectors
By default, Receive connectors are automatically created during installation, no configuration is required.
If you want to configure it to meet other requirements, refer to Receive connectors.
Configure Send connectors
By default, no Send connectors are created. This means you can't send outgoing emails.
Refer to Send connectors for sending outbound emails.
Create user mailboxes
An email address and mailbox are required for emails to be sent and received by a recipient.
For more information, refer to Users and groups.
