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Adding an Exchange Application

In order to integrate with Exchange, we must first create an application entry in File Access Manager. This entry includes the identification, connection details, and other parameters necessary to create the link.

To add an application, use the New Application Wizard.

  1. Navigate to Admin > Applications.
  2. Click Add New to open the wizard.

Select Wizard Type

  1. Click Standard Application
  2. Click Next to open the General Details page.

General Details

  • Application Type - Exchange
  • Application Name - Logical name of the application
  • Description - Description of the application

  • Tags - Select tags for the application from the dropdown menu, and / or type a new name, and press Enter to create a new tag. The dropdown list of tags filters out matching tags as you type and displays up to 50 tags.

    Note

    The tags replace the Logical container field that was used when creating applications in releases before 8.2.

  • Event Manager Server - This option is available if there are more than one event manager servers configured in the system.

    Select an event manager from the drop down menu.

  • Identity Collector - Select from the Identity Collector dropdown menu.

You can create identity collectors in the administrative client. Applications > Configuration > Permissions Management > Identity Collectors.

See section "OOTB Identity Collection" in the Collector Installation File Access Manager Administrator Guide for further details.

If adding a new identity collector, press the Refresh button to update the Identity Collector dropdown list.

Select Next. to open the Connection Details page.

Connection Details

Complete the Connection Details fields:

  • XCH Server Name - Server Name of either the Exchange Server (or one of the Exchange servers), or the Cluster Logical Name. Do not use IP Addresses
  • Domain NetBios Name - Short domain name.

  • PowerShell Port

    • 80 if working with HTTP
    • 443 if working with HTTPS

  • Username and Password - The user defined in the prerequisites.

  • WinRM/HTTPS User SSL - Use SSL when connecting with WinRM/SSL.

Select Next.