Migrate from Exchange on-prem user to hybrid user
Migrate an Exchange on-premise user to a Hybrid user
An Exchange on-premise user can be converted to a hybrid user by migrating the Exchange on premise mailbox to Exchange Online.
To migrate an Exchange on-premise user in a Synchronized or Federated Environment to a Hybrid user:
- On the Active Roles Web interface Navigation bar, click Directory Management.
- On the Views tab in the Browse pane, click Active Directory.
The list of Active Directory domains is displayed.
- Click the domain in which you need to create a new user.
- In the list of objects displayed, click the required Container or the Organizational Unit.
- Select an existing user with Exchange on premise and click Azure Properties.
- In the Azure Properties wizard, select the Licenses wizard.
- Select Exchange Online Plan from the License subscription list and click Finish.
An Exchange online mailbox for the user is created.
The Exchange Online created is available only after migration.
Refer the Microsoft link to perform migration from Exchange on premise to Exchange Online mailbox.
After the migration, the Exchange on premise properties updated in Web interface are synced to Office 365 portal through Microsoft Native Tools and can be viewed using Exchange Online Properties.
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- The Exchange online properties on the Web Interface for Synchronized Identity and Federated Environments are editable. However, the Email addressed attribute is disabled, as that is synchronized to Exchange Online through Microsoft Native tools.
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View Exchange Online Properties for an Office 365 user
View or modify the Exchange Online properties of an Office 365 User
For an existing Office 365 user, you can use the Active Roles Web Interface to view or modify the Exchange Online properties.
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NOTE:
- The Exchange online properties on the Web Interface for Synchronized Identity and Federated Environments are editable. However, the E-mail addresses attribute is disabled, as that is synchronized to Exchange Online through Microsoft Native tools.
- To manage Exchange or Exchange Online properties in Hybrid Exchange environment, Administrators must set the corresponding properties using the Exchange Properties tab. These properties are eventually synchronized to Exchange Online through Microsoft Native tools.
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To view the Exchange Online properties of an Office 365 user
- On the Active Roles Web interface Navigation bar, click Directory Management.
- On the Views tab in the Browse pane, click Active Directory.
The list of Active Directory domains is displayed.
- Click the specific domain, Container or the Organizational Unit, and then select the check-box corresponding to the specific user with Exchange Online license for which you want to view the properties.
- In the Command pane, click Exchange Online Properties.
The Exchange Online Properties wizard displays the following Exchange Online properties for the Office 365 user.
- Mail Flow Settings
- Delegation
- E-mail Addresses
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Mailbox Features
Mailbox Settings
- Use the tabs in the Exchange Online Properties dialog box to view the following Exchange Online properties of the Office 365 user:
- Mail Flow Settings
- Message Size restrictions
- Sending Message size
- Receiving Message size.
- Delivery Options
- Send On behalf
- Forwarding Address
- Enabling or disabling of Delivery messages to the forwarding address and mailbox.
- Delegation
- E-mail Addresses
- Mailbox Features
- Exchange ActiveSync
- Outlook Web App
- MAPI
- IMAP
- POP3
- Archive
- Mailbox Settings
- Messaging Records management
View or modify the message size restrictions
View the Mail Flow settings of an Office 365 User
For an existing Office 365 user, you can use the Mail Flow settings tab in the Exchange Online Properties wizard to view or set the message size restrictions and delivery options.
To view and modify the message size restrictions for an Office 365 user
- In the Exchange Online Properties wizard of an Office 365 user, click Mail Flow Settings.
- Under Mail flow settings, click Message Size Restrictions and then Properties.
The Message Size Restrictions dialog box displays the sending and receiving message size restrictions.
- To set or modify sending and receiving message size restrictions, select one of the following in the Message Size Restrictions dialog box:
- Use default limit – Allows you to set the maximum size for the outgoing or incoming messages to the default value used in Exchange Online, which is applied through the built-in policy "Built-in Policy - Exchange Online - Default Message Size Restrictions" enforced on the container.
- Maximum (KB) – Allows you to specify the maximum value for the outgoing or incoming message size.
- Click Save.
- Close the dialog box and click Save.
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NOTE: The changes made to message size restrictions settings for the Office 365 user can be verified in the Microsoft Office 365 portal. |
View or modify the message delivery options
To view or modify the message delivery options for an Office 365 user
- In the Exchange Online Properties wizard of an Office 365 user, click Mail Flow Settings.
- Under Mail flow settings, click Delivery Options and then Properties.
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To allow one or more users to send messages on behalf of the Office 365 user, in the Delivery Options dialog box, click Add, select one or more users from the Select Object list, and then click OK.
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To limit users from sending messages on behalf of the Office 365 user, select the users in the Name list and click Remove.
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To specify a forwarding address for messages addressed to the Office 365 user, select Forward to, and click Modify.
Alternatively, to change the current forwarding address, click Modify.
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From the Select Object wizard, select the users to whom the messages addressed to the mailbox can be forwarded and click OK.
- Click Save.
- Close the dialog box and click Save.
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NOTE: The changes made to message delivery options for the Office 365 user can be verified in the Microsoft Office 365 portal. |