How do I set up Exchange (2000 - 2019) to send messages through the outbound filter?

Make sure that the IP address of your mail server has been created as outgoing user in EuropeanMX. For instructions on how to set up an outgoing user, please refer to our FAQ article "How do I set up an outgoing user?".

Make sure that the correct limits are set for the outgoing user in EuropeanMX. 

Now log into the System Manager on your Exchange server and expand the area Administrative Groups .

Expand the desired administrative group and then expand the routing groups.

Expand the routing group you need to work with, right-click on the folder Connectors and select New.

Select SMTP Connector.

Assign a name for the connector in the tab General.

Select the option Forward all mail through this connector to the following smarthosts and enter the hostname relay.europeanmx.eu.

Default SMTP Server > Properties > tab Delivery > Outbound Connections > TCP Port set to 587

Click on Add under Local bridgehead and select the SMTP server that should become the SMTP bridgehead of its routing group.

Go to the tab Address Space and click Add. Select SMTP and click OK.

In the field Email domain add the domain you want to send messages for via EuropeanMX and click Ok.

Now click Ok three times to finish the configuration of the SMTP connector.

Restart the Microsoft Exchange Routing service and the SMTP service.

Make sure that the IP address of your mail server has been created as outgoing user in EuropeanMX. For instructions on how to set up an outgoing user, please refer to our FAQ article "How do I set up an outgoing user?".

Make sure that the correct limits are set for the outgoing user in EuropeanMX. 

A send connector must already be set up in Exchange and correctly configured on the Hub Transport server.

Open Exchange Management Console.

Click the plus sign (+) next to the configuration of your organization.

Select Hub Transport and then switch to the tab Send-Connector.

Right click on the existing connector, select Properties and go to the tab Network.

Enter the hostname relay.europeanmx.eu.

If you want to use more than one smarthost, repeat the previous 2 steps.

To change the port to 587, please execute the following line in the Exchange Powershell Console:

Set-SendConnector -identity "NAME OF CONNECTOR" -Port:587

Now restart the transport service. Then all outgoing messages should be checked and sent via EuropeanMX.

Make sure that an authenticating user has been created as outgoing user in EuropeanMX. For instructions on how to set up an outgoing user, please refer to our FAQ article "How do I set up an outgoing user?".

Make sure that the correct limits are set for the outgoing user in EuropeanMX. 

A send connector must already be set up in Exchange and correctly configured on the Hub Transport server.

Open Exchange Management Console (EMC).

Right click on the existing connector, select Properties and go to the tab Network.

Select the option Route messages through the following Smarthost: and click Add.

Enter the hostname relay.europeanmx.eu.

Click Change at smarthost authentication and select the option Basic Authentication.

Now enter the username and password that you have previously created in EuropeanMX for the authenticating user.

Click on Ok.

To change the port to 587, please execute the following line in the Exchange Powershell Console:

Set-SendConnector -identity "NAME OF CONNECTOR" -Port:587

Now restart the transport service. Then all outgoing messages should be checked and sent via EuropeanMX.

Make sure that the IP address of your mail server has been created as outgoing user in EuropeanMX. For instructions on how to set up an outgoing user, please refer to our FAQ article "How do I set up an outgoing user?".

Make sure that the correct limits are set for the outgoing user in EuropeanMX. 

A send connector must already be set up in Exchange Administration Center (EMC) and correctly configured on the Hub Transport server.

Navigate to Mail Flow.

Select Send Connectors.

Add a new connector using the plus sign (+).

Enter a name for this new connector, e.g. EuropeanMXOutFiltering.

Select : Internet and click Next.

Select the option Route messages via smarthosts.

Click on the plus sign (+) and enter the host name relay.europeanmx.eu.

Click on Save and select Next.

If you have created an authenticating IP in EuropeanMX, leave the authentication blank. Outgoing messages will then be authenticated by the sending IP address in EuropeanMX.

If you have created an authenticating user in EuropeanMX, select the Basic Authentication option and enter the username and password of the outgoing user.

Click on Next.

Click the plus sign (+) in the address space and enter an asterisk (*) for FQDN.

Save the settings and click Next.

Click on the plus sign (+) for the source server and select the server from the list.

Click on Ok and select Finish.

In the last step you will need to make sure that your server also uses port 587 to transfer the messages to EuropeanMX. Open the Management Shell and execute the following command:

Set-SendConnector -identity "NAME OF CONNECTOR" -Port:587