Exchange 2016: Enable Extended Protection

In this tutorial, I will explain to you how to activate extended protection (Exchange Extended Protection) on Exchange 2016 (and 2019 if you do not have CU14 which automatically activates it) which will allow you to protect yourself from CVE-2024 -21410. Exchange Extended Protection is in fact an enhanced security configuration for Exchange 2016 / …

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Exchange: send emails externally from a connector

In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure a receive connector to send emails outside your organization from Exchange. You have already configured a receive connector on Exchange in order to be able to receive e-mails from applications, copiers or any other devices. Now you need to send mail to external addresses (gmail.com, outlook.com …

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Exchange 2016/2019: change a mailbox database in PowerShell

In this tutorial, I will explain how to change a mailbox database in Exchange 2016/2019 using PowerShell and the Cmdlet New-MoveRequest. If you don’t like command lines, it’s always possible to do it from the graphical user interface (ECP): Exchange: change a database mailbox. Personally, I prefer to do it in PowerShell which requires less …

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Exchange 2016/2019 – convert a mailbox to a shared mailbox

In this tutorial, I will explain how to convert a “normal” mailbox into a shared mailbox. The main difference between a user mailbox and a shared mailbox is that the latter is linked to an Active Directory user account which is deactivated, therefore more “secure”. The other interest is that these mailboxes do not need …

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Exchange: add a database in PowerShell

Dans ce tutoriel, je vais vous expliquer comment ajouter une base de données sur un serveur Exchange en PowerShell. The use of PowerShell saves time because several manipulations are to be done, enter go through the ECP then on the list of services to restart a service for consideration. Add a database to Exchange in …

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Exchange: optimize database space

In this tutorial, I will explain how to optimize the disk space used by the databases (MailboxDatabase) of Exchange. What you need to know is that the size of Exchange databases only increases and over time, “empty” spaces are created in the database files. Empty space is normally reused to store other data. Despite this …

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Exchange 2013/2016: migrate to Exchange 2019

Introduction In this tutorial, I will walk you through how to migrate from Exchange 2013/2016 to Exchange 2019. A migration from Exchange is something that can be scary but is relatively simple under 2 conditions: Prepare for migration using a checklist for example. That the starting environment (Exchange 2013/2016) has been correctly installed and configured …

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Change the default visibility of calendars on Exchange

Problem The default visibility of calendars in Outlook / Exchange does not allow you to see the detail (object, location, description) of an event, unless the user has modified the rights himself. Solution It is possible in PowerShell to modify the default visibility of calendars in Exchange. Connection to Exchange online / Office 365 Open …

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