Manual Steps to Know or Find Exchange Server Address

Last updated on June 9th, 2022 at 05:00 am

If you’re using the Exchange Server in order to handle your email, it is not necessary to have to know what address is associated with the Exchange Server because it’s quite robust to handle the environment. But certain circumstances, such as poor Exchange Server performance, need to set up a new Outlook profile or modify your Exchange Server account again force you to look up that address associated with you Exchange Server account and use the information.

How do I find an Exchange Server’s address?

Exchange administrators can use their Exchange Management Shell to get the Server information by using the following command.

Get-ExchangeServer

This command will show the properties that are associated with Exchange Server.

Once you have found the Exchange Server address, user is able to use this Exchange Server address to fix problems with incoming and outgoing messages.

There are many other ways to locate your Exchange Server address as described below.

Utilizing Microsoft Outlook

Here’s a simple way to determine how to find the Exchange Server address of your account.

  1. If the Outlook application is connected to Exchange servers, you can determine the connection by examining the status of the connection that it is ‘ Connected with Microsoft Exchange at the end of Microsoft Outlook home page.
  2. Then click to open the file option located on the very top of the left hand side.
  3. In the Information category, click Account Settings category Then click Account Settings..
  4. Choose Your Exchange Server account and click Change.
  5. Under your Setting Servers Check in the server field, where the complete Exchange Server address is displayed to you.

Utilizing Outlook for Mac

For Outlook Mac users, you must do the steps differently.

  1. Select Outlook and then preferences.
  2. Choose ‘Accounts.’
  3. In the account details for your personal account, you can click on the Advanced button.
  4. The Microsoft Exchange Part under the Server tab, You will see the entire server’s names and addresses inside the Server field.

iPhone Mail

The Outlook is also accessible on your mobile device. iPhone users will be able to find an Exchange Server Address by following the steps below;

  1. Select the settings option from the menu.
  2. Now Select Mail section.
  3. Select the account that corresponds to your email address at work.
  4. Within the Exchange section Select your account.
  5. If you look in the Server field You will see the complete Address of the Exchange Server account.

If you know what the IP address is of Exchange Server, then you are able to engage in different actions. It is also possible to examine the settings in your Exchange Server settings.

Set TypeSet Value
Exchange Server Addressoutlook.office365.com
Exchange Port443
Exchange usernameFull name of the account
Exchange PasswordFull account password
Exchange TLS/SSL encryption is requiredYes

Cached Mode

If you’ve access to your Exchange Server in the Microsoft Outlook application, then you should have noticed this cached mode. The cached mode permits users to work with messages on your account even if there is no connection to an Exchange Server. The offline option is known as “cached” mode.

Outlook stores a copy all your contacts and emails within the offline folder on the computer’s OST (Offline Storage Table) file. This OST File is constantly synchronized to your Exchange Server connected with your company. This OST file is exactly the same as the mailbox on your Exchange Server mailbox.

If you connect your Exchange Server to any other account on a different system, this will create an OST file and you don’t require an archive file on your system. You can also make use of an OST file to transfer your mailbox information to another Outlook application on an alternative account.

If your business decides to utilize using the Exchange Server to handle your email accounts, there are a variety of email accounts that Exchange Server will be able to support:

Exchange ActiveSync

In Exchange ActiveSync, there are ways to access the emails on any remote device, such as a smartphone, tablet or laptop. If you are able to use ActiveSync to access emails from your Exchange emails, you aren’t uploading them onto your computer however, you are accessing them via Exchange Server itself. ActiveSync can also allow you to access your email even when you’re away from connecting to the Internet.

IMAP

IMAP is a part of the same set of features as ActiveSync which allows you to access your email from any remote device , such as tablet, laptop or mobile. In this case, you access the emails via your Exchange Server rather than downloading the emails to your computer.

Furthermore you can also use Additionally, the IMAP account syncs all of your account’s email as well as deleted and messages, and other items sent to Exchange Server. It also allows you to work limit the storage of your calendar however, you are not able to connect your calendar entries to other.

POP

The POP account is not as functional in comparison to the other two. If you access your email from the Exchange Server within the POP account, you download the emails onto your local computer. After that, the email is removed from the server. Then you can access the email from the local computer. If you access the email account on any other computer, there will be no deleted email in the account.

You can start the Outlook Web Access (OWA) email client, which can be used to find the Exchange Server address. The path to navigate is will be as follows:

Settings > Email > Option Mail Accounts POP and IMAP >Note the values that are lower from POP setting as well as IMAP Setting.

There are a few secure troubleshooting strategies that anyone can use without the need of Exchange Administrator.

  1. Restart Outlook The procedure is an easy way to solve the issue of connection. When restarting Outlook is not working, then you restart your computer. In some event that your Internet is slow it is possible that the link to Outlook with Exchange Server also does not connect. Therefore, restarting Outlook might resolve the issue. If this doesn’t work, then you should try the next troubleshooting technique.
  2. Run a repair installation: If you’re looking to fix the issues with connection it is possible to run a repair install via Control Panel. The steps are as follows:
    1. Close the Outlook application and then open Control Panel..
    2. Click on Features and Programs.
    3. Choose Microsoft Office and then click Change.
    4. Select Repair and then choose to continue.
    5. After the repair process, reboot the computer.
    6. Finally Run Outlook and check its connection status.
  3. Turn off the offline mode: Sometimes, users has set their Outlook mode to offline setting by accident; it will stop all outgoing and incoming emails. This is why you must remove outlook mode and then connect Outlook to Exchange. These steps are:
    1. Choose”Send/Receive” on the menu.
    2. Click on “Work Offline” button, and then click it.
    3. In the meantime, Outlook will show ‘Trying to Connect from Offline’. After a few minutes, it will show the connection between Outlook and Exchange.
  4. Make a new OST file: It is important to note that the OST file is saved on the local system, therefore there is a possibility that it will become corrupted as a result of malware attacks or hardware problems. A damaged OST file could result in the Outlook application to fail to connect with Exchange Server. This means that you have to create the OST file to resolve the issue of connection failure in Outlook. These steps are:
    1. Open the Control Panel and then select Mail option.
    2. Click on Email Accounts option.
    3. Select your account, then select open file location to locate the OST file. The link will take you back to where you saved your OST file.
    4. Select then the OST File, then right click it and select the delete option.Then, you can start Outlook over. After re-creating the OST file, it allows users to connect to Exchange Server.

Then

Exchange Server is a robust and self-dependent platform that lets you manage your professional emails efficiently. There isn’t a single problem with the security of or management. However, if there is a problem with the Exchange and you are unable to resolve them, you must be very careful with your personal emails. You should always seek the assistance of a professional from every export. You can consult your Exchange Server expert or use any third-party Exchange Server Recovery software to recover your files.