The Enable-RemoteMailbox is a command available in the on-premises Exchange Server PowerShell module.
Enable-RemoteMailbox is used to provision an Office 365 mailbox for an existing on-premises user object.
It is not a hard requirement that the user is already synchronized to Azure AD, but you’ll find that the mailbox creation is much faster and less error-prone if you run this script after synchronizing the user object.
Running the Enable-RemoteMailbox CmdLet looks similar to this:
[PS] C:\>Enable-RemoteMailbox amy.cooper -PrimarySmtpAddress "amy.cooper@azure.skrubbeltrang.com" -RemoteRoutingAddress "amy.cooper@e365m.mail.onmicrosoft.com" Name RecipientTypeDetails RemoteRecipientType ---- -------------------- ------------------- Amy Cooper RemoteUserMailbox ProvisionMailbox
Notice that the Office 365 account is not licensed automatically.
For a shared mailbox, that’s fine, but for standard users, you need to assign an Exchange Online license before the 30-day grace period expires. This can be done via the Microsoft 365 Admin Center (or directly from AD user properties if you’re running Easy365Manager).
You’ll also need AD Users & Computers to configure additional properties of the on-premises users.
If you wish to configure mailbox settings like delegation or calendar sharing you’ll need to visit either the Exchange Online Admin Center or Exchange Online PowerShell.
Finally, you’ll need to create a remote PowerShell connection to Azure AD Connect to force a replication (unless you want to wait up to 30 minutes before all pieces are glued together).
Step-by-Step Guide to Enable Remote (Office 365) Mailbox
For many admins, the tedious workflow of provisioning new user mailboxes is unacceptable.
The complexity and many tools involved in the process make it difficult to hand over the process to first-level supporters:
That’s why more and more companies are looking for a smoother process via third-party tools.
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It’s the only tool available that functions as a snap-in to Active Directory Users & Computers. This leverages a familiar GUI that any first-level supporter already knows how to navigate.
With Easy365Manager, you can easily provision Office 365 users and shared mailboxes directly from AD Users & Computers.
Additionally, you can set up mailbox delegation and many other properties without needing to log in to multiple web consoles:
Since Easy365Manager allows you to do all daily mailbox provisioning and management from AD, you no longer need to run an on-premises Exchange Server for pure admin purposes.
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