Applies to: Exchange Server 2013

Topic Last Modified: 2012-10-12

Use the Get-ReceiveConnector cmdlet to view the configuration information for a Receive connector.

Syntax


`Get-ReceiveConnector [-Server <ServerIdParameter>] <COMMON PARAMETERS>`


`Get-ReceiveConnector [-Identity <ReceiveConnectorIdParameter>] <COMMON PARAMETERS>`


`COMMON PARAMETERS: [-DomainController <Fqdn>]`

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example displays detailed configuration information for the Receive Connector for Contoso.com.

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Get-ReceiveConnector "Receive Connector for Contoso.com" \| Format-List

EXAMPLE 2

This example lists all the Receive connectors on Hub1.

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Get-ReceiveConnector -Server Hub1

Detailed Description

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Receive connectors" entry in the Mail Flow Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
DomainController	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn	The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from Active Directory.
Identity	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ReceiveConnectorIdParameter	Specifies the GUID or connector name that represents a specific Receive connector. You can also include the server name using the format ServerName\ConnectorName. You can omit the parameter label so that only the connector name or GUID is supplied.
Server	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServerIdParameter	Specifies the name of the server to query when the command is run. Only Receive connectors configured on the server you specify are displayed.

Parameter

Required

Type

Description

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from Active Directory.

Identity

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ReceiveConnectorIdParameter

Specifies the GUID or connector name that represents a specific Receive connector. You can also include the server name using the format ServerName\ConnectorName.

You can omit the parameter label so that only the connector name or GUID is supplied.

Server

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServerIdParameter

Specifies the name of the server to query when the command is run. Only Receive connectors configured on the server you specify are displayed.

Input Types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.

Return Types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.