Lets see how to create a relay connector (Anonymous relay) in Exchange 2013.
What is relay in simple terms -
Email relaying is using an email server to send email that did not originate on the
email server.
Most Commonly used for fax servers, CRM , Email Routing from different forests etc..
Step 1 -
Login to ECP
https://mail.careexchange.in/ecp/
Step 2 -
Its highly recommended not to touch the default connectors . Or Create any connector on the Hub Transport role
Choose the + Sign
Step 3 -
Enter a Friendly Name , Choose the role “Front End Transport”
Choose Type Custom
Frequent Exchange Admin Mistakes -
http://careexchange.in/exchange-2013-transport-service-is-not-starting1067-error/
Step 4 -
Leave this part Unchanged ,
Step 5 -
Take off the full range , Assign the application IP which needs access to relay through this mail server.
Click Finish and get the connector Created
Step 6 -
Now open the properties of connector – (Just double click on it )
Step 7 -
To Complete this task . you got to allow to accept anonymous connections in the connector.
One Exchange Management Shell – Run
Get-ReceiveConnector “Receive Connector Name” | Add-ADPermission -User “NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON” -ExtendedRights “Ms-Exch-SMTP-Accept-Any-Recipient”
For Example -
Get-ReceiveConnector CloudExch1\RelayConnector | Add-ADPermission -User “NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON” -ExtendedRights “Ms-Exch-SMTP-Accept-Any-Recipient”
Now that Application will be able to relay through Exchange 2013 with ease.
Exchange MVP , Publisher of CareExchange.in
I have been supporting/Deploying/Designing Microsoft Exchange for some years . If you any Questions ?. Please share you thoughts via Comments.
