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Prolateral offers primary and backup domain (DNS) services, with servers in key geographic locations providing the best service possible.

Problem

How to setup a SmartHost in Exchange 2007?
How to setup a SmartHost in Exchange 2010?
How to setup Exchange 2007 to use outMail as a Mail Relay?
How to setup Exchange 2010 to use outMail as a Mail Relay?

Solution

Follow the guide below to configure Microsoft Exchange 2007 and Microsoft Exchange 2010 to use outMail as the SmartHost and Internet Mail Relay.

This article already assumes your exchange system is able to send emails externally and therefore a Send Connector has already been created and configured correctly on the Hub Transport Server. Configuring Microsoft Exchange 2007 or Microsoft Exchange 2010 to use outMail for the SmartHost therefore only requires the settings on the Send Connector to be modified.

In Microsoft Exchange 2007 and Microsoft Exchange 2010, Microsoft has split up into separate roles the various jobs that Exchange has to perform with the implication that each role will be handled by a different server. The Hub Transport role is the one responsible for sending and receiving external emails. In the real world of small to medium sized companies, a single Exchange server is likely to be performing all the various roles.

Open Exchange Management Console
Click on the + next to Organization Configuration
Select Hub Transport and
select the Send Connectors tab:-

Exchange Management Console

(If you can't see all the columns shown above, click View - Add/Remove Columns...)

Right-click on the existing Send Connector, select Properties
Go to the Network tab.
Select "Route mail through the following smart hosts:" and click Add:-

Exchange Outgoing Email Properties

Specify the first smarthost as shown below:-

Exchange add smart host

Click ok

exchange route mail through the following smart hosts

Click Change... to set the authentication options.


Type the username and password we've issued to you below:-

Exchange Smart Host Authentication Settings

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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Summary of server details

Outgoing server

mxXXXXXX.smtp-engine.com

As provided in your signup email.

Outgoing server protocol

SMTP

Outgoing server port

25, 465, 587, 2525 or 8025

Authentication Type

Basic Authentication, SSL and TLS supported

Username

As provided

Password

As provided

Uninstalling / Removing outMail

To change your outgoing SMTP server settings away from outMail simply follow the setup guide above and where asked to enter the outgoing SMTP mail server address and login credentials please use those provided to you for the service provider you are moving to.

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