Createing SMTP Connector in Microsoft Exchagne 2007/2010
- Creating SMTP connector
- Changing your current connector cost value
Creating SMTP connector
1.
Open Exchange Management Console
Click on the + sign next to Organization Configuration
Select Hub Transport and open the Send Connectors tab.
2.
Right-click Hub Transport and select New Send Connector.
The following wizard is opened.
3.
Name the Connector and select Custom in the "Select the intended use for this Send Connector" field.
Click Next, following window is opened:
4.
Click the Add button to open the following dialog:
Type * in Address field.
The Cost field value should remain 1.
Click OK and then click Next.
5.
The Following window is opened:
6.
Select the "Route mail through the following smart hosts" radio button, and click the Add button to open the following dialog:
In the "Fully qualified domain name (FQDN)" field, type the following value:
in the US + Canada: mailer1.impactia.com
in other locations: out2.impactia.com .
Press OK.
Add another smart host with the following value:
in the US + Canada: mailer2.impactia.com
in other locations: out3.impactia.com :
7.
Click Next, following window is opened:
8.
Leave "None" value as is, click Next, following window is opened, displaying your server details (no need to change anything):
9.
Click Next, following window is opened:
10.
Click New.
Connector is created.
The changes you've made to the Send Connector will take effect straight away without you having to reboot the server or restart any services.
Changing your current connector cost value
In order to make the Impactia connector the default connector, its cost field value should be lower than any other connector.
For the Impactia connector, leave the Cost field value to be 1 (as set in the connector's creation process).
In any other existing connectors, change the cost field value to be higher than 1:
1. Open Exchange Management Console.
2. Click on the + sign next to Organization Configuration.
3. Select Hub Transport and select the Send Connectors tab.
5. Right click on an existing connector row and select Properties.
6. Go to Address Space tab.
7. Select the SMTP row and press Edit.
8. Change the Cost field value to be higher than 1, and press OK:
Press OK .
Changes are saved.
The changes you've made to the Send Connector will take effect straight away without you having to reboot the server or restart any services.
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