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Exchange Hosting Service Setup,
Step-By-Step
Here is a summary of the steps to set up
your system to access Exchange Hosting Service.
- You can either configure a hosts
file, or change your DNS suffix search order. See Connectivity for
instructions.
- Test your success in step 1 by
pinging one of our Exchange servers. See Connectivity
Test.
- Create a new Outlook profile to
connect to the Exchange server. See Outlook
Profiles.
- Start Outlook with the new profile
and try out the service.
A number of Internet Providers block
port 135, which Outlook uses to communicate with
Exchange. If you succeeded in steps 1 and 2 but Outlook
still gives you an error message about the server being
unavailable, that is the most likely cause, and you can
either set up a VPN
connection, or use Outlook 2003's RPC over HTTP
feature.
Optionally, you can add an Outlook Data File file to
your new profile.
Optionally, you can change your password.
Read about password
complexity requirements first. Note the demo
account is not allowed to change its password, and new
accounts must wait 1 full day before changing.
If you want to use Outlook Web Access
(OWA) to access your mailbox through a browser, go here.
Macintosh users, please refer to our Mac Tips.
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