Add User Mailbox

Mailboxes are mail addresses which are used to send and receive emails. To add a new mailbox navigate to the following path:

Click on the Service Management link and then select Mail Boxes tab. Click on the Add New Mailbox button. The add mailbox screen displays following:

• Mail enable active directory user: Exchange user for which you want to enable the service.

• Mailbox Database: You can select Mailbox database from the dropdown list.

• Mailbox size: For Instance if you have a plan(2 mailboxes 2048MB) and one add-on(2 mailboxes 4096MB). Now you have total 4 mailboxes, you can create 2 mailboxes with size 2 GB and two with 4GB at the time of creation with fixed sizes.

• Language: Select locale of the mailbox.

• Full Name (Display name): The mail box name as it displays in OWA and in from address when sending mail.

• Primary Email: The email address for the mailbox. For example, sales.

• Mailbox Type: Select the mailbox type as User mailbox. Available options are

1. User mailbox: Most common type of mailbox should be selected commonly.

2. Linked mailbox: Linked mailboxes are mailboxes that are accessed by users in a separate, trusted forest. Linked mailboxes may be necessary for organizations that deploy Exchange in a resource forest. Click here to add a Linked mailbox.  

3. Room mailbox: Special type of mailbox for reserving rooms etc. Click here to add a room mailbox.

4. Equipment mailbox: Special type of mailbox for equipment. Click here to add a equipment mailbox.

• Password: Enter the password you would like to set for this mailbox. The password must contain at least 1 digit, 1 upper-case letter, 1 lower-case letter and 1 special character.

• Hide from Exchange Address List: Click this check box if you wish to hide the email account from Global Access List (GAL).

Optional Fields: Optional fields may be left blank and filled later.

Distribution List membership:  Select the distribution list for members.

Send setup Email: Check the option for Send Email if you want to send an Email.

Click on the Add Mail Box button when done.

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