PowerShell Script to Report RBAC Role Group Membership
Role Based Access Control (RBAC) enables us to control the level of administrative control granted to IT staff and users in an Exchange organization. Exchange Server 2010 and later versions ship with a...
View ArticlePowerShell Script to Generate Antivirus Exclusions List for Exchange Server 2013
Antivirus software that is not correctly configured is a fairly common cause of many performance and stability issues with Exchange. It’s a good idea to run antivirus software on your Exchange 2013...
View ArticleExchange Server 2016 Preview Has Been Released to the Public
Microsoft has announced the public release of Exchange Server 2016 Preview, available for download now. This version of Exchange is special because it was born in the cloud. From the depths of the...
View ArticleControlling Microsoft Send App Access with Exchange Web Services
Microsoft has released a new application for Office 365 customers that is designed to be used for short, instant-message style communications via email. The app is named Send and is available in the US...
View ArticleOffice 365: Delivery Has Failed to These Recipients or Groups
When an external sender attempts to send an email message to an Office 365 group they may receive a non-delivery report (NDR). The NDR states: Your message couldn’t be delivered because the group...
View ArticlePST Upload using AzCopy.exe Could Not Finish the Operation Within Specified...
While exploring the Office 365 Import Service in my test lab I encountered repeated timeout errors trying to upload PST files to Azure using AzCopy.exe. [2015/07/26 23:26:36.206+10:00]...
View ArticleInstalling Exchange Server 2016 Pre-Requisites on Windows Server 2012 R2
Exchange Server 2016 can be installed on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2. For both versions of Windows Server either the Standard or Datacenter edition can be used to run Exchange Server...
View ArticleInstalling Exchange Server 2016
After you’ve prepared a Windows Server with the Exchange Server 2016 pre-requisites you can proceed with the installation of Exchange Server itself. In this tutorial we’ll cover: Preparing Active...
View ArticleIntroduction to Office 365 Mobile Device Management
Customers using Office 365 can use built-in mobile device management capabilities that are included in the service to securely manage their employees mobile devices, including employee-owned mobile...
View ArticleOffice 365 Mobile Device Management – Activation and Initial Configuration
Before you can use the Office 365 Mobile Device Management features you will first need to activate it in your Office 365 tenant. Log in to the Office 365 admin center with your tenant administrator...
View ArticlePowerShell Script to Test Federated Domain Proof TXT Record for Hybrid...
While running the Hybrid Configuration Wizard for an Exchange/Office 365 hybrid deployment one of the steps involves adding TXT records to your DNS zones to prove ownership of the domains being...
View ArticleOffice 365 Mobile Device Management – Managing Device Policies
Managing device policies for Office 365 Mobile Device Management is performed in the Unified Compliance Console. If you’re already logged in to the Office 365 admin portal you can navigate to the...
View ArticleOffice 365 Mobile Device Management Enrolment on Apple iOS Devices
In this article we’ll look at the user experience for enrolling an iOS device such as an iPhone or iPad for Office 365 Mobile Device Management. Enrolment can be triggered by an administrator adding...
View ArticleRenewing an SSL Certificate for Exchange Server 2013
At some point in time after you’ve installed an SSL certificate for Exchange Server 2013 you’ll need to renew that certificate. Hopefully you aren’t scrambling to complete this task because your...
View ArticlePowerShell Script to Configure Exchange Server Client Access URLs
ConfigureExchangeURLs.ps1 is a PowerShell script to make it quick and easy to configure the Client Access namespaces on your Exchange servers. The script is designed to apply the same namespace to all...
View ArticleOffice 365 Mobile Device Management Enrolment for Android Devices
In this article we’ll look at the user experience for enrolling an Android device for Office 365 Mobile Device Management. Enrolment can be triggered by an administrator adding the user to a group that...
View ArticleExchange Server 2016 Client Access Namespace Configuration
Exchange Server 2016 is currently in Public Preview. Do not install preview software in your production environment. When you first install Exchange Server 2016 it is pre-configured with default URLs...
View ArticleEnabling External Users to Book Exchange Room Calendars
By default an Exchange Server room mailbox does not permit external senders to make bookings. However there is an option that you can configure to allow external senders to make bookings if you need...
View ArticleExchange Server 2016 SSL Certificates
Exchange Server 2016 communicates with clients, applications and other servers over a variety of network protocols such as HTTPS, SMTP, IMAP and POP. Much of this communication, particularly clients...
View ArticlePowerShell Scripts for Your Exchange Server Toolkit
One of the great things about Exchange Server is the ability to use PowerShell for a wide variety of administration tasks. And one of the great strengths of PowerShell is the ability to use scripts to...
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