Exchange Online Admin Console Part I

In this post, we introduce Exchange Online an integral component of the Office 365 Offering.

An admin can logon to the Exchange Online console using the below shown option

O365 Main Console

Exchange Control Panel

The Exchange Control Panel allows administrators to configure and manage the Exchange Online environment from a web browser. Administrators can access the Exchange Control Panel by choosing one of the following options:

• Clicking a link in the Microsoft Online Services Portal.

• Opening the Outlook Web App Options page and selecting “My Organization.”

OWA Console

OWA Console

The Exchange Control Panel provides several management capabilities, which are organized into four high-level categories:

• Users and Groups: Mailboxes, distribution groups, external contacts, and email migration

• Roles: Administrator roles, user roles, and auditing

• Mail Control: Rules, journaling, e-discovery, and delivery reports

• Phone and Voice: Unified messaging dialing plans, unified messaging gateways, Exchange ActiveSync access, and Exchange ActiveSync device policy

Administrators can give users access to selected features in the Exchange Control Panel, using the Role-Based Access Control framework

Mailboxes

Distribution Groups

External Contacts(mail Contacts)

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