How to Create a Connector in a Connecting Forest

 

This procedure explains how to create a connector in a connecting forest.

Procedure

To create a connector in a connecting forest

  1. Start Exchange System Manager: Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.

  2. In the console tree, right-click Connectors, point to New, and then click SMTP Connector.

  3. On the General tab, in the Name box, type a name for the connector.

  4. Click Forward all mail through this connector to the following smart hosts, and then type the fully qualified domain or IP address of the receiving bridgehead server.

  5. Click Add to select a local bridgehead server and SMTP virtual server to host the connector.

    The General tab on an SMTP virtual server Properties

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  6. On the Address Space tab, click Add, select SMTP, and then click OK.

  7. In Internet Address Space Properties, type the domain of the forest to which you want to connect, and then click OK. In this example, because the connector is sending from the Adatum forest to the Fabrikam forest, the address space matches the domain for the forest, fabrikam.com.

    The Internet Address Space Properties dialog box

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