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Exchange 2013 Autodiscover - OverviewContentWhat is AutodiscoverHow it worksHow it works for client in domainHow it works for client outside domain and client using DNSAutodiscover sequence

Autodiscover what is autodiscover(1)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124251(v=exchg.150).aspxClient autoconfiguration service serving:Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013Cell phones WP6.1 and others (see manual)Provide clients with information about Exchange services end pointsPrimary SMTP mailbox is used while configuring Outlook profile

Autodiscover what is autodiscover (2)Easy Outlook profile reconfiguration (no manual work since Outlook 2007 anymore)Administrator doesnt have to make manual changes in case of changes in users profile

Autodiscover Overview (1)Outlook gets information about connection endpoint to user mailbox from Autodiscover service, which consist of mailbox GUID + @ + domain portion of primary SMTP address. Autodiscover returns following informationDisplay nameService endpoints to connect Exchange from outside and inside organizationServer name (Exchange 2010), GUID (Exchange 2013) where user mailbox is activeURLs to Exchange web services like (Free/Busy, EWS, OAB, UM)Outlook Anywhere settings

Outlook is checking mailbox configuration differences periodicallyAutodiscover Overwiew (2)Test:(Outlook icon -> CTRL + right click -> Test E-Mail AutoConfiguration -> enter primary SMTP address)

Autodiscover Overview (3)

Autodiscover How it works(1)After CAS role installation new virtual directory for Autodiscover service is created under Default WEB Site a and reply to client Autodiscover requestsWhen mailbox changes occur(mailbox move, user name change, and so on)During periodical checkDuring reconnect within network changes in Exchange organization

Autodiscover How it works from domain(2)We expect client to be member of the domain accessing it from internal network (VPN or directly)We expect access to ADSCP (Service Connection Point) is created fo reach CAS serverSCP contains autoritative list of URLs per forestTo set SCP: Set-ClientAccessServerAll users from domain needs to have READ permission for SCP record. It is done automatically within SCP http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms677638(v=vs.85).aspx

Autodiscover how it works from domain (3)SCP setting example on CAS server

Autodiscover how it works from domain(4)SCP in AD

Autodiscover how it works outside domain , DNS (1)Access to Autodoscover via primary SMTP addressSRV record and A record pointing to autodiscover URL is needed for Outlook clients Pro OutlookAutodiscover how it works outside domain, DNS (2)DNS settingsA record to IP of server providing Autodiscover servicemaily.salonovi.cz IN A 46.47.131.58SRV record on TCP and Autodiscover pointing ti A record from point above

Autodiscover process of getting infoClient goes through the following records unless it gets first result.Client in AD Cheching SCP and if present, contact Autodiscover URLNot in ADOvuje postupn tyto zznamy dokud jeden z nich neodpovhttps://domain.xx/autodiscover/autodiscover.xmlhttps://autodiscover.domain.xx/autodiscover/autodiscover.xmlhttp://autodiscover.domain.xx/autodiscover/autodiscover.xmlSRV recordFAILED

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