Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2012-07-23

This topic explains how to use the Exchange Management Console (EMC) and the Exchange Management Shell to update a recipient's address and phone information. The changes you make to the recipient objects also update Active Directory and the address book.

Looking for other management tasks related to managing user mailboxes? Check out Managing User Mailboxes.

Use the EMC to update a recipient's address and phone information

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Recipient Provisioning Permissions" section in the Mailbox Permissions topic.

  1. In the console tree, click Recipient Configuration.

  2. In the result pane, select the recipient you want to modify.

  3. In the action pane, under the recipient's name, click Properties.

  4. In <Recipient> Properties, on the Address and Phone tab, update the address and phone information.

  5. Click Apply, and then click OK.

Use the Shell to update a recipient's address and phone information

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Recipient Provisioning Permissions" section in the Mailbox Permissions topic.

This example configures the phone number and address for the user john@contoso.com.

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Set-User -Identity john@contoso.com -Phone "(425) 555-0100" -StreetAddress "4567 Main Street" -City "Buffalo" -StateOrProvince "NY" -PostalCode "98052"

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Set-User.