After installing any application it is good practice to perform post installation tasks and Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 is no exception. Below you will find a step-by-step guide for the Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Mailbox Server role post installation tasks.

1. Review the C:\ExchangeSetupLogs\ExchangeSetup.log file for errors or warnings.
2. Right click the Exchange Management Shell and select Run as Administrator.
3. Execute the Get-ExchangeServer | FT Name,ServerRole -auto cmdlet to determine the installed roles.
4. Review the Event Viewer (Windows Logs > Application) for errors or warnings regarding Microsoft Exchange Server 2016.
5. Login to the Exchange Admin Center using the URL https://server/ecp.
6. Configure the Language: and Time Zone: then click Save.

You may use the following Microsoft Exchange Management Shell (EMS) cmdlet to enter the product key for Microsoft Exchange Server 2016.

Set-ExchangeServer –identity ‘<server>’ -ProductKey <product key>

The Send Connector in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 is am object that contains the configuration information for sending email from the Exchange organization. You may use the following commands in the Microsoft Exchange Management Shell (EMS) to configure a send connector for all outbound traffic.

New-SendConnector -name “Default Internet”
-AddressSpaces “*” -DNSRoutingEnabled $true
-SourceTransportServers “Server” -Usage Internet

You may use the following commands in the Microsoft Exchange Management Shell (EMS) to create and configure an email address policy in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016.

New-EmailAddressPolicy -Name PolicyName
-EnabledPrimarySMTPAddressTemplate “SMTP:%g.%[email protected]”
-IncludedRecipients AllRecipients -Priority 1 |
Update-EmailAddressPolicy

You may use the following command in Microsoft Exchange Management Shell (EMS) to associate the default Offline Address Book (OAB) with the mailbox database(s).

Get-MailboxDatabase | Set-MailboxDatabase -OfflineAddressBook “\Default Offline Address Book”