The SPF record identifies which endpoints (servers) are allowed to send emails on behalf of the domain.īy default your SPF Record looks like this: v=spf1 include: ~all To prevent the mail from ending up in the spam folder, we will need to edit the SPF record. Use this address in your scanner or application as SMTP Address. The format of the value is pretty standard: # MX Record structure Note to Points to address or value field.The value of the MX record is used as SMTP Server Address in your device. To use the connector we will need to look up the MX record for your Office 365 tenant. Double-check the IP Addresses and click on Create connector. The last step is to review your settings and create the connector. You can define multiple IP Addresses for the connection (useful if you have different offices) It’s possible to use a certificate for authentication, but more common is to do the verification based on the public IP Address of the device. The next step is to configure the authentication that we want to use. Give the connector a recognizable name and leave the selected options on. Log in add your Exchange Admin Center and navigate to:Ĭlick on Add a connector to create a new connectorĪnd choose Your organization’s email server Note the IP Address, we will need that later. If you want to use SMTP Relay for your local multifunctional (scanner), then just open the browser and visit. To set up an SMTP Relay we first need to know the public IP Address of the network where the device is located. Featuresĭirect Send vs SMTP Relay Set up SMTP Relay in Office 365 SMTP Relay on the other hand can be used to send emails directly to external contacts, but only from networks (public IP addresses) that you have defined. You will need to scan it to your own mailbox, and in Outlook forward it to the external contact.īut the advantage is Direct Send is that you can use it also for third-party applications and it doesn’t require a static IP address for authentication. This means that you can’t scan a document and email it directly from the scanner to an external email address. Because both use the MX endpoint as an SMTP server address, but they both have their own use case.ĭirect Send in Office 365 is used to deliver email to only your internal mailboxes. SMTP Relay vs Direct Send in Office 365īefore we take a look at how to set up SMTP Relay in Office 365, I first want to explain to you the difference between SMTP Relay and Direct Send.
In this article, I will explain how you can set up an SMTP Relay in Office 365 and the difference between Direct Send and SMTP Relay.
Protection is done based on your public IP Address(es), allowing only applications and devices from your network to use the SMTP Relay connection. SMTP Relay, on the other hand, allows applications and devices to send email through your Exchange Online mail server.
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