How do I add an autodiscover record in Office 365?

Posted on by David Darling

How do I add an autodiscover record in Office 365?

Add CNAME records

  1. On the DNS Manager page for the domain, go to Action > CNAME (CNAME).
  2. In the New Resource Record dialog box, make sure that the fields are set to precisely the following values: Host Name: autodiscover. Type: CNAMEAddress: autodiscover.outlook.com.
  3. Select OK.

How do I create an Autodiscover record?

How To Create an Autodiscover Record

  1. Log on to your internal DNS server or domain controller.
  2. Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.
  3. Click to expand.
  4. Click to expand Forward Lookup Zones.
  5. Select the domain for which you would like to create an Autodiscover record.

What should my autodiscover record be?

We recommend that you create an Autodiscover CNAME record for every domain on your account, including domain aliases and accepted domains. You need to create either a CNAME or SRV record where your domain is hosted.

Should Autodiscover be a Cname or A record?

Typically the autodiscover record is a CNAME because its an alias for the actual client endpoint which is the mail.contoso.com DNS entry which is an A record.

How do I add an SRV record in Office 365?

How do I add SRV records for Office 365?

  1. Add the first record with info similar to this: Select SRV in the dropdown menu. Hostname: _sip._tls. TTL: 3600. Priority: 100.
  2. Then you add the second record with info similar to this: Select SRV in the dropdown menu. Hostname: _sipfederationtls._tcp. TTL: 3600. Priority: 100.

What is an example of an SRV record?

So our example SRV record would actually look like: _xmpp._tcp.example.com. 86400 IN SRV 10 5 5223 server.example.com. In the above example, “_xmpp” indicates the type of service (the XMPP protocol) and “_tcp” indicates the TCP transport protocol, while “example.com” is the host, or the domain name.

How do I set up Autodiscover record?

How does SRV records work?

SRV (Service) records are custom DNS records. They are used to establish connections between a service and a hostname. When an application needs to find the location of a specific service, it will search for a related SRV record.

How do I create the Autodiscover SRV record?

The Autodiscover SRV record will be created in the external or internet DNS zone for the domain. To create the record follow the steps below. In the external DNS zone, remove any HOST (A) or CNAME records for the Autodiscover service. Most domain hosts allow the creation of txt records, but some may not.

What is Autodiscover service in Exchange Server?

Autodiscover service in Exchange Server. The Autodiscover service minimizes user configuration and deployment steps by providing clients access to Exchange features.

Why is my Autodiscover record redirecting to Exchange Server Geek?

When an Outlook client looks up the autodiscover record for SuperTekBoy.com it will be redirected to the autodiscover record at ExchangeServerGeek.com. At this point, I recommend checking with the Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer as well.

Do I need to create an Autodiscover CNAME record?

We recommend that you create an Autodiscover CNAME record for every domain on your account, including domain aliases and accepted domains. You need to create either a CNAME or SRV record where your domain is hosted. Only then you can synchronize your offline address book, show free/busy information and enable the Out of office feature in Outlook.