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To add a exchange server group navigate to the following path:
Note: You can also edit existing server group by clicking on the Edit link.
Click on Add Server Group button. A new screen will display following:
Server Group Name: This is the friendly name of the server group. For example, Corporate Customers.
Provider: Select the hosted email provider for this group, for e.g. Exchange Server 2010 Hosting.
Active Directory Domain: Select the active directory domain of this Exchange server. See How to Add Active Directory Domain section to learn about managing active directory domains.
LDAP URL: This is the location of active directory OU under which Control Panel will create exchange organization. You may change this location any time as this will not affect existing accounts.
Example: LDAP://OU=Control Panel System, OU=Hosting, DC=Fabrikam, DC=COM
Fill Style: Select from one of the two options.
Least Filled First: Setup hosting on the group member which is least filled.
One-by-One: Setup hosting on group members in circular manner.
Enabled: If unchecked, system will not provision any accounts on the server group members.
Expand the Optional Setting section to view the following fields:
Note: The domain name used is example.com
Platform access domain: The platform access domain can be acquired from the back-end by typing the following command at power shell.
CMD: Get-outlookAnywhere | fl Externalhostname
Auto discover URL: As the domain is example.com so the value for auto discover should be autodiscover.example.com. This value is acquirable from the backend server by using the following command at PS.
CMD: Get-autodiscovervirtualdirectory | fl ExternalURL
Auto discover redirect URL: As the domain is example.com so the value for auto discover redirect URL should be autodiscoveredirect.example.com. This value need to be input manually.
MX record address: MX values in example.com public zone. In our example it will be mx1.example.com, mx2.example.com. These values need to be input manually.
OWA URL: The OWA URL can be acquired from the backend server by typing the following command.
CMD: Get-OwaVirtualDirectory | fl ExternalURL
Outlook Anywhere URL: The Outlook Anywhere URL can be acquired from the backend server by typing the following command.
CMD: Get-outlookAnywhere | fl Externalhostname
Incoming
mail Address (POP/IMAP)
These values need to be input manually.
As domain is example.com so the value for POP should be pop.example.com which should be pointing to CAS.
As domain is example.com so the value for IMAP should be imap.example.com which should be pointing to CAS.
Outgoing Mail (SMTP): As domain is example.com so the value for SMTP should be smtp.example.com which should be pointing to HUB Server. This value need to be input manually.
Exchange Proxy Settings: This value can be acquirable from the backend Exchange Server.
Override Domain Credentials: You can check this option and use credentials other than the one mentioned in the Active Directory Domain.
Click Next button to proceed to step-2. Now you will be prompted to add exchange server group member.
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