You can create a room or equipment mailbox along with a new inactive user account that will be associated with the mailbox. To create a room or equipment mailbox associated with an existing inactive user account, use the Exchange Tasks command on that account. For more information, see Performing Exchange tasks on a user account.
To create a new room or equipment mailbox
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In the Console tree, locate and select the folder in which you want to add the user account.
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Right-click the folder, point to New, then click one of the following:
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To create a room mailbox, click Room Mailbox.
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To create an equipment mailbox, click Equipment Mailbox.
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Follow the wizard pages to specify properties of the new user account, such as the user first name, last name, full name, display name, login name, pre-Windows 2000 login name, and password.
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When prompted for the user alias and mailbox location, accept or change the default alias setting, and select the mailbox database to hold the mailbox data. Optionally, specify a retention policy, Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy, or address book policy for this mailbox.
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(Optional) When prompted for the resource mailbox settings, specify the resource capacity and select the resource custom properties to add to the mailbox.
After the mailbox is created, you can view or change these settings in the Properties > Resource Information tab of the user account associated with the mailbox.
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Click Finish on the completion page of the wizard.