Changing front-end server information

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Each Hosted Exchange 2003 hosting server has front-end servers used to provide email services for organizations provisioned on the server. You set these up when you add the server. You can change the domain names of these front-end servers as needed.

To change front-end server information:

  1. On the Resources navigation panel, click List Hosting Servers.

  2. In the Action column of the Hosted Exchange server whose front-end server information you want to change, click .

  3. On the server overview page, on the Service Components form, click in the Action column of the Hosted Exchange service.

  4. On the Service Component Instance Shortcuts page, click Edit Configuration.

  5. Change any or all domain names for the following servers:

  6. Outlook Web Access Server. The fully qualified domain name or external IP address of the server that hosts the Outlook Web Access (OWA) service. This server enables organizations provisioned on the server to access email and other Exchange services through OWA.

  7. POP Server. The fully qualified domain name or external IP address of the server that hosts the POP service. This server provides organizations provisioned on the server with POP email access.

  8. SMTP Server. The fully qualified domain name or external IP address of the server that hosts the SMTP service. This server provides organizations provisioned on the server with SMTP email access.

  9. IMAP Server. The fully qualified domain name or external IP address of the server that hosts the IMAP service. This server provides organizations provisioned on the server with IMAP email access.

  1. Click Save. The changes take effect immediately. Email sent to organizations provisioned on the hosting server goes through the new front-end servers.