Many users were asking to me that how they can add a new IP or IP range to existing receive connector, so I decided to put an efficient and easy way here and also discussing all related terms like what is IP address , receiving connector. Let's start to understand related terms individually.

What is Receiving Connector?

As we know that the Exchange server is a mail server that enables a user to send or receive mails in the exchange environment as well as outside. When a sender sends a mail to receiver then it is duty of sender to give the information of dedicated receiver like either IP addresses or local host name.

Now let's talk about Receiving connectors, once the sender gives the information of receiver than receive connector fetches the particular IP address and setups a transport medium by using transport layer and hence the mail is delivered to the receiver successfully, Receive connectors controls the flow of inbound messages in your exchange organization.

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Receive connectors can be created in Exchange Administrator Center (EAC) or in Exchange with transport service. By default, the receive connectors that are required for internal mail flow are automatically created when a client access server or Mailbox server is installed.

What is IP Address?

All the shared computers are assign to a unique string of numbers separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network. An IP address is a well formatted 32-bit numeric address written in four periods separated by full stops and an IP addresses is can be static or dynamic. You can view your or all active IP address by using PowerShell command ipconfig.

Steps to Add IP Addresses to Receive Connector

You have two ways to add IP addresses to Receive Connector either by using Exchange Management Console or PowerShell, PowerShell is more complicated because it works on commands which you have to remember.

By using Exchange Management Console

Follow the steps given bellow

1. Connect with Exchange Server, go to start and click on Exchange Management Console.
2. Explore Microsoft Exchange on premises.
3. Go to Server configuration.
4. Click on New Receive Connector.
5. A new window will open, fill the required IP in directed field.
6. Hit finish and your new IP addresses is added to Exchange Server.

By using PowerShell

1. Connect to Exchange Server, go to start and click on windows PowerShell.
2. Type the given command
   
3. Now use Set-ReceiveConnetor with new IP as given bellow.
   
4. To add a single IP address to an existing Receive Connector.
   
   
   
5. You can use multiple IP by using this command given bellow.
   
   
   
6. Now you can check the all active IPs by using ipconfig PowerShell command.

Conclusion

In this article I have explained all the related aspects and given you efficient way to add a IP addresses to Exchange Server, if you have any query related to this topic you can contact us I will be very happy to assist you.