

Configuring Outbound Mail Flow via a Smart HostĬonfiguring a Send Connector to send outbound internet email via a smart host is the same process as above, with the following differences.įirst, the network setting is configured to Route mail through smart hosts instead of MX records.

The send connector is now visible in the Exchange Admin Center.įor further configuration and tested steps refer to the last section of this article. Multiple servers will provide redundancy for outbound mail flow.

These are the servers that will be responsible for routing email out from your organization to the internet. Click Save and then click Next to continue.Ĭlick the + button to add the source servers for the connector. The cost can remain at the default setting of 1 if this is the only send connector for your organization. Specify the FQDN of * (the wildcard character that effectively means “anything”). Click Next to continue.Ĭlick the + button to add a new address space. If you needed to configure specific external DNS servers you should also tick the box, but if your Exchange server can already resolve external DNS names then that should not be required. Leave the network settings set to MX record. Give the connector a name and set the type to Internet. To create the Send Connector for sending outbound email directly to the internet open the Exchange Admin Center and navigate to Mail Flow -> Send Connectors.Ĭlick the + button to create a new Send Connector. If the server’s TCP/IP settings are configured for DNS servers inside your network that can’t resolve external names, then you can c onfigure Exchange to use different DNS servers for external lookups. Looking up MX records means your server will be relying on DNS. Configuring Outbound Mail Flow Direct to the InternetĬonfiguring your Exchange 2013 organization to send means that your Exchange server will look up the MX records for the recipient’s email address, and then use those MX records as the IP address(es) to connect to via SMTP.

We’ll also cover testing and troubleshooting a Send Connector, and some more advanced configuration options.
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Send Connectors are not configured by default when you first install Exchange Server 2013. Outbound mail flow in Exchange Server 2013 is managed with the use of Send Connectors.
