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Table of Contents Welcome .................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction to Exchange Server 2016 ...................................................................................... 3 Key Features and Concepts .................................................................................................... 3 Server Roles Architecture ...................................................................................................... 5 What’s New for Exchange Server 2013 Customers ............................................................... 6 What’s New for Exchange Server 2010 Customers ............................................................... 6 Design Fundamentals ............................................................................................................. 7 The Preferred Architecture ................................................................................................ 7 Sizing Guidance .................................................................................................................. 7 Virtualization and Storage ................................................................................................. 8 System Requirements ............................................................................................................ 8 Operating Systems ............................................................................................................. 8 Active Directory ................................................................................................................. 9 Exchange Organization ...................................................................................................... 9 Network and Firewall ....................................................................................................... 10 Installing Exchange Server 2016 .............................................................................................. 11 Which Edition of Exchange Server 2016 to Deploy? ........................................................... 11 Installing Exchange Server 2016 Pre-Requisites on Windows Server 2012 R2 ................... 14 Running Exchange Server 2016 Setup ................................................................................. 15 Managing Exchange Server 2016 ............................................................................................. 19 Introduction to Management Tools..................................................................................... 19 Role-Based Access Control ................................................................................................... 21 What State is the Exchange 2016 Server in Right Now? ..................................................... 22 Creating a User and Mailbox ............................................................................................ 22 Accessing the New User’s Mailbox .................................................................................. 23 Configuring Client Access ......................................................................................................... 27 Configuring DNS Records for the Client Access Namespaces .......................................... 30 Configuring Client Access Namespaces Using the Exchange Admin Center ................... 32 Configuring Client Access Namespaces Using PowerShell .............................................. 34 Exchange Server 2016 and SSL Certificates ......................................................................... 36 SSL Certificate Requirements ........................................................................................... 37 Namespaces to Include on SSL Certificates ..................................................................... 38 Which Type of Certificate to Purchase? .......................................................................... 39 How Many SSL Certificates Should You Purchase? .......................................................... 39 Configuring the SSL Certificate ........................................................................................ 40 Testing the Client Access Configuration .............................................................................. 48 What About External Access? .............................................................................................. 48 Configuring Transport .............................................................................................................. 50 Inbound Mail Flow ............................................................................................................... 50 Configuring Accepted Domains ....................................................................................... 51 Configuring Email Address Policies .................................................................................. 53 Configuring MX Records in DNS ....................................................................................... 55 Configuring SMTP Connectivity to the Exchange Server ................................................. 57 Testing Inbound Mail Flow ............................................................................................... 58 Outbound Mail Flow ............................................................................................................ 59 Creating a Send Connector .............................................................................................. 59 Testing the Send Connector ............................................................................................. 62 SMTP Relay for Applications and Devices ............................................................................ 64 Internal SMTP Relay ......................................................................................................... 65 External SMTP Relay ........................................................................................................ 66 External SMTP Relay Using Authentication ..................................................................... 67 External SMTP Relay Using Anonymous Connections ..................................................... 68 Extra Considerations for SMTP Relay .............................................................................. 70 Configuring Mailbox ................................................................................................................. 72 Moving a Mailbox Database ................................................................................................ 72 Creating a New Mailbox Database ....................................................................................... 73 Configuring Mailbox Database Quotas ................................................................................ 74 Managing Recipients ................................................................................................................ 77 Creating Mailboxes .............................................................................................................. 77 Mailbox-Enabling a User .................................................................................................. 77 Creating Multiple Mailboxes ............................................................................................ 78 Creating Distribution Groups ............................................................................................... 79 Managing Distribution Groups ............................................................................................ 81 Managing Delivery Restrictions for Distribution Groups ................................................. 82 Using Moderation for Distribution Groups ...................................................................... 83 Backup and Recovery ............................................................................................................... 84 Backup and Recovery Terminology ...................................................................................... 84 Types of Backup ............................................................................................................... 84 Backup Storage ................................................................................................................ 85 Other General Terminology ............................................................................................