Activity 12:
Email Server
Amaba, Marcus Albert M. February 27, 2018
CPE42FB1 Engr. Ariel Isidro
Objectives:
1. Must be able to configure Windows client to accept different exchange server
users
2. Must be able to send email from one exchange server to another exchange server
Procedures:
INSTALLING THE PREREQUISITES
1. For the email server to function properly, the SMTP server must be installed first in
the Windows 2008 server. Go to Server Roles > Add Features then put a check on the
SMTP server.
2. Click on Add required features to continue.
3. Wait for the installation to finish and click on close to finish the installation process.
CONFIGURING THE EXCHANGE SERVER
1. Hover mouse pointer on Microsoft Exchange Server then click Exchange
Management Console. Under the Organization Configuration, right click the Hub
Transport and select New Send Conenctor.
2. A wizard will pop up where it will need you to fill up the following fields. This is
where you will put the name of the domain you want to send your messages. We will
write ‘marcelo.local’ in this case.
3. Once finished, double click the Send Connector. By going to Address Space tab, add
the IP Address of the server where the domain is and name of the domain. In this case,
marcelo.local’s IP Address is 192.168.7.5.
4. Same thing will be done on the Network Tab, add the IP address first then the domain
name.
5. Under Server Configuration, click on Hub Transport then New receive connector then
add your own IP Address. The IP Address of my MS Server is 192.168.7.24.
6. Next, add the IP Address
of the remote server whom will receive an email from you and who will send an email to
you. Click New to finish. This shows that the Receive connector was made successfully.
7. Run Exchange Management Terminal and run the command: Get-
ReceiveConnector "*your receive connector" | Add-ADPermission -User
"NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON" -ExtendedRights "ms-Exch-SMTP-Accept-
Any-Recipient" to grant the relay permission.
EMAIL TESTING:
1. This is shows the email I sent to marcelo.local. We will check if his domain received
my message. The screenshot on the right shows that my email was received by
marcelo.local.
2. We will also try sending email to one of my group mates. The steps in adding send
connectors and receive connectors are also done for my group mate which has a domain
name of gemoto.local. We will also try to invite her to an appointment.
3. [email protected] has received my invitation to an appointment. This proves
that you are successfully sending messages to other domains.
4. On the other hand, these screenshots show that we are also receiving emails from
external domains like marcelo.local and gemoto.local.
Observation
One of the observations I made in this activity is that the computers in this
laboratory are connected to each other. Another observation I had was it is difficult to
get familiar through the Exchange Management Console because lots of terms are
unfamiliar. Lastly, I observed that all must be configured well for your email server to
function.
Recommendation
In this activity, I recommend to be not confused on the domain you will be
sending your email to and its IP Address. It is important for you to remember their IP
Address and domain name. I recommend to test your email server on one domain first. If
there is an error, don’t try to check it on other domains and fix the error first.
Conclusion
In this activity, I learned how to configure Windows client to accept different
exchange users. As what is presented on the screenshots, two external domains can be
reached with the likes of marcelo.local and gemoto.local proving that the email server is
functioning properly. Also, I conclude that my functioning email server aided me to
send email to other users.
Lessons Learned
It is important to remember what I have learned in this activity because emails are
very important in corporations nowadays. First, I learned the fundamentals on
configuring your email server like adding domains and IP addresses to the Remote
Domains and Accepted Domains. These will be playing vital roles as you go on. I also
learned how to configure the basic for the receive connector. The lessons I have learned
in this activity will be useful in the future if you are to configure a corporation’s email
server.
