create a Distribution Group in Office 365

If you need multiple people to receive the email sent to a single address, a Distribution Group is the proper choice.  This easy to follow guide will walk through the process to create a Distribution Group in Office 365. 0) confirm the email address you plan on using for the Distribution Group is not already applied to an acct in AD. 1) logon to portal.microsoftonline.com 2) Click the ‘Admin’ drop down and select ‘Exchange’ Click Recipients > groups > click the ‘+’ button 3) Read more [...]

Setup TLS on inbound email from specific domains – IronPort

Issue: You would like to require (or attempt) TLS encryption on inbound email communications from specific partner email domains. Solution Snippet: In this walkthrough we will be creating a partner Sender Group and Mail a Flow Policy that prefers or requires TLS encrypted communication. Solution Walkthrough Create a new Mail Flow Policy called "TLS_Required_Policy" click Mail Policies > Mail Flow Policies click the Add Policy button put TLS_Required_Policy in the Name field Scroll down Read more [...]

assign new SSL cert on Cisco IronPort ESA

Issue: After completing the steps to install a new SSL certificate on your Cisco IronPort ESA you need to assign the certificate to the various Cisco IronPort functions that require encryption (email communications, TLS, Quarantine and admin web pages). Activating the new SSL Certificate: To assign the new certificate for inbound SMTP email communication, open Network > Listeners and select the new certificate Assign the certificate for use in Outbound TLS based email communications: Mail Read more [...]

How to setup TLS on IronPort

These steps walk you through configuring TLS encryption on email communication with specific partner domains or configuring TLS for all Outbound and Inbound email. TLS for Incoming Mail Receiving mail is controlled by the HAT Overview/Mail Flow Policies.  In other words, when hosts attempting to send mail to your organization connect to your Ironport appliance. setup TLS encryption for all inbound email I chose to set TLS Preferred across the board by enabling TLS on my ‘Accepted’ and Read more [...]

Create email aliases in Office 365 DirSync/AADConnect environment

Issue: You have an AD Synchronized (DirSync or Azure AD Connect) Office 365 environment and need to add additional email aliases to an Office 365 Mailbox.  This could be in a situation where you have a generic address you’d like delivered to someone, info@enterpriseit.co, or in the event an employee doesn’t use email and all their mail should be delivered to their assistants mailbox. Application: This article applies to DirSync, Azure AD Connect or ADFS federated environments that are not Read more [...]