Applies to: Exchange Server 2013
Topic Last Modified: 2012-10-15
If you want to ensure secure, encrypted communication with a partner, you can create a Send connector that is configured to enforce Transport Layer Security (TLS) for messages sent to a partner domain. TLS provides secure communication over the Internet.
Interested in scenarios where this procedure is used? See the following topics:
What do you need to know before you begin?
- Estimated time to complete: 10 minutes
- You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this
procedure or procedures. To see what permissions you need, see the
"Send connectors" entry in the Mail Flow
Permissions topic.
- See Deploy a
New Installation of Exchange 2013 if you are beginning your
installation. After the installation you can use the steps in this
topic to create your outbound connector.
- For information about keyboard shortcuts that may apply to the
procedures in this topic, see Keyboard Shortcuts in
the Exchange Admin Center.
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Use the EAC to create a Send connector to send email to a partner, with TLS applied
To create a Send connector for this scenario, log in to the EAC and perform the following steps:
- In the EAC, navigate to Mail flow > Send
connectors, and then click Add
.
- In the New send connector wizard, specify a name for the
send connector and then select Partner for the Type.
When you select Partner, the connector is configured to
allow connections only to servers that authenticate with TLS
certificates. Click Next.
- Verify that MX record associated with recipient domain
is selected, which specifies that the connector uses the domain
name system (DNS) to route mail. Click Next.
- Under Address space, click Add . In the Add domain window, make sure SMTP is
listed as the Type. For Fully Qualified Domain Name
(FQDN), enter the name of your partner domain. Click
Save.
- For Source server, click Add . In the Select a server window, select a Mailbox
server that will be used to send mail to the Internet via the
Client Access server and click Add . After you've selected the server, click Add
. Click OK.
- Click Finish.
Once you have created the Send connector, it appears in the Send connector list.
How do you know this worked?
To verify that you have successfully created a Send connector to send email to a partner, with TLS applied, send a message from a user in your organization to a recipient at the partner organization. If the recipient receives the message, the connector was created successfully.