Exchange 2010 Set Mailbox Type Room

In this tutorial we ll explore the purpose of a room mailbox in exchange server 2010 how to create a room mailbox and look at different ways to configure a room mailbox to suit different scenarios.

Exchange 2010 set mailbox type room.

Powershell set mailbox for exchange 2010. Use this box to type a name for the room mailbox. In the exchange admin center navigate to recipients resources. User mailbox to room or equipment.

Converting a mailbox to a different type of mailbox is very similar to the experience in earlier versions of exchange. You can convert the following mailboxes to a different type. Exchange server 2010 has several different types of mailboxes that can be created. To perform bulk management you can pipeline the output of various get cmdlets for example the get mailbox or get user cmdlets and configure several mailboxes in a single line command.

Increase the message size limits. Use the options on the page to specify the settings for the new resource mailbox. Getting started with set mailbox. This is the name that s listed in the resource mailbox list in.

Although this topic lists all. To create a room mailbox click new room mailbox. You can convert the following mailboxes from one type to another. Set mailbox is a handy powershell cmdlet for modifying an existing exchange mailbox.

You can also use the set mailbox cmdlet in scripts. Create a room mailbox. Use this box to type a name for the room mailbox. Use the options on the page to specify the settings for the new resource mailbox.

To create a room mailbox click new room mailbox. User mailbox to resource room or equipment mailbox. You still need to use the set mailbox cmdlet in the exchange management shell to do the conversion. Create a room mailbox use the exchange admin center to create a room mailbox.

In the exchange admin center navigate to recipients resources. When changing multiple mailboxes employ a second powershell cmdlet such as get mailbox then pipe its output into set mailbox s input. Step 2 in the new mailbox wizard select the type of mailbox that has to be created here room or equipment and click next. When migrating many mailboxes to an exchange 2010 system or after an existing object has been mail enabled you may find you have some mailboxes that are set as type shared even though they belong to a single user.

You can use this cmdlet for one mailbox at a time. You must still use the set mailbox cmdlet in exchange online powershell to do the conversion. Step 3 in the wizard that opens up click on new user to create a user for the room mailbox.