Email Security: How to configure a smart host in MS Exchange 2010

03/26/2020 1,020 People found this article helpful 43,330 Views

These components should be installed in MS Exchange 2010

Configuring Exchange 2010 to use a Smart Host when sending emails:

Once loaded, expand the options on the left hand side of the management console window.
Expand “Organization Configuration” and select “Hub Transport”

1. Right-click the container Hub Transport and select the item New Send connections

2. Specify a smart host name, choose type Custom and click Next

3. Type * in the field Address, leave the default Cost value (1). Check the option Include all subdomains and click OK

Once the send connector is added , Right click your existing send connector, and select “Properties”

The send connectors properties window will pop up
Click on the “Network” tab at the top of the properties window.
You have two options here for methods of sending emails. The first is to use the DNS system to route emails, and the second is to send emails via a smart host
Select the “Route mail through the following smart hosts” option.

Once selected, the “Add” button and the Smart host listing section will become enabled
Click “Add”
And then Add ES private IP address as smarthost
EXAMPLE: ES ip : 192.168.10.10

Once done, press “OK”.
This will take you back to the previous screen, and your newly added smart host should now appear in the Smart Host listing.
You can add more than one smart host if needed.
Select authentication as needed “none” , “basic authentication” or “TLS”
Click the “OK” button at the bottom of the send connector properties windows to apply the changes
All outgoing emails that would go through that send connector will now go out via the specified smart host on port 25