How to Create an Exchange Mail Box

Exchange mailboxes are linked to active directory accounts.

When configuring a Microsoft Exchange server on a system running Windows, all accounts are linked to network's active directory. Creating a new active directory account, however, does not automatically build a new Exchange mailbox. Before users can start storing their e-mail, contacts and calendar data on the Exchange server, you must manually create Exchange mailboxes for their active directory accounts.

Things You'll Need

• PC server running Windows Server 2000 or later
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or later

Instructions

1. Log on to your PC server with an account that has administrative privileges.

2. Open the Start menu, expand the "Administrative Tools" folder and select "Active Directory Users and Groups."

3. Highlight the "Users" folder in the directory tree on the left side of the window.

4. Right-click on the active directory account that you want create a new mailbox for and choose "Exchange Tasks."

5. Hit the "Next" button when the Exchange Task Wizard opens.

6. Select the "Create Mailbox" task. Make sure the alias, server and mailbox storage are set to the default values.

7. Hit "Next" and then "Finish" to complete the Exchange mailbox creation process.

References

• Microsoft Support: How To Add a Mailbox to an Existing User Account in Exchange