How to add an autodiscover record in your DNS zone

Synopsis

How to add an autodiscover record in your DNS zone

Prerequisite

You must have a Sherweb hosted Exchange account

How to

Note: The Autodiscover A Record is necessary for the autoconnect configuration of Outlook. It is also necessary for many Outlook features such as: offline address book, managing delegate permissions, automatic out-of-office reply.

1. You can find your autodiscover A record IP in your Control Panel in the Organization Administrator Information section (ex: Autodiscover 207.126.101.XXX).

2. Log into your DNS Control Panel.

3. Create an A record called autodiscover that points to the IP address you found in Step 1.

Note: Due to distributed nature of DNS, the record you created in this article may take up to 48 hours to propagate.

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Applicable to

All Sherweb hosted Exchange accounts.