Administration Tools for Exchange 2016
When installing Exchange 2016, 3 administrative tools are available:
- The ECP web interface
- Powershell commands
- The Exchange Toolbox console
ECP interface
The ECP interface is a web interface accessible from any browser.
It allows the current administration of Exchange:
- Create / delete MAILBOX
- Administration of the MAILBOX (alias, quota …)
- Moving the MAILBOX
- Database creation
- Import / Export …
1. Open an internet browser and enter the following address: https://exchange-server-name / ecp.
2. Enter the information of an administrator account to log in.
![Connexion en administrateur](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ex2016-021-connexion-ecp-600x279.png)
3. Configure the language and time of the Exchange account.
![Langue et heure](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ex2016-022-langue-date-600x279.png)
This information will be requested from all users when they first login.
4. You are now connected to the administration.
![Aperçu ECP](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ex2016-023-ecp-600x279.png)
PowerShell Console
1. From the Start menu, look for the Exchange Management Shell (run EMS as Administrator).
![Exchange Management Shell](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ex2016-024-ems-menu.png)
2. Console PowerShell Exchange :
![Console Shell](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ex2016-025-console-600x311.png)
Some operations can only be done in PowerShell (database move, batch action …).
Exchange Toolbox
This console offers “3” tools:
- Visualization of mail queues
- Modification of the templates of the address book files
- A link to https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com/ which allows you to test the configuration of your Exchange infrastructure from the outside.
1. From the Start menu, open the server Exchange toolbox (Administrator).
![Exchange Toolbox](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ex2016-026-exchangetoolbox.png)
2. Exchange toolbox console with links to 3 tools:
![Console Exchange Toolbox](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ex2016-027-console-exchangetoolbox-600x280.png)
3. Queues:
![Files attente](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ex2016-028-console-exchangetoolbox-files-attentes-555x400.png)
4. Address Book Template :
![Template par langue](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ex2016-030-console-exchangetoolbox-template-1-2-400x186.png)
![Edition du template](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ex2016-031-console-exchangetoolbox-template-2-2-400x187.png)
5. Remote Connectivity Analyzer
![Echange test connexion](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ex2016-032-rca-600x384.png)
Now that we have seen the different tools available to manage Exchange 2016, we will move on to its configuration and administration.
The configuration points that I propose as a result of this tutorial follow the various installations that I have been able to perform.