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But it’s still good to go for a custom domain name — because it’ll better reflect your corporate identity. All small business tenants should have access to the Exchange Admin Center, but if you don't you can log into the Exchange control panel to edit the account and add additional addresses to a mailbox. This dialog box takes you to GoDaddy, which is the only supported domain registrar for Office 365 consumer accounts.
I registered a domain named posey365.com.After acquiring your custom domain name, it’s time to add it to a Microsoft 365 account. Secondary addresses are great for alternate spellings of your alias, or when you are changing domains or addresses as both the old address and the new address can be delivered to one mailbox and all replies will use the new email address. Of course, there's no technical check that will stop you from switching a small business over to the premium features of Office 365 Home in Outlook.com, but that license agreement should frighten off most prudent business owners. First, you are required to use GoDaddy to purchase or manage your custom domain.
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It’s also worth noting that DNS records related to Skype and Microsoft Intune are optional. You won’t need to add those records unless you plan on using those services. Once the domain verification process completes, you’ll receive a prompt to add more DNS records to the domain’s DNS server. These records aren’t for verification purposes, but you’ll need them to make Microsoft 365 work properly.
It’s also worth noting that it can take up to 24 hours for new DNS records to fully go through the system, although the process typically only takes about 10 minutes. Essentially, this involves adding a TXT record to the domain’s DNS record. In doing so, Microsoft will assign you a TXT name, value, and TTL that you must add to the domain’s DNS. The steps in this process vary widely depending on where you registered your domain. You can see an example of this process in the screenshot below.
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There's no way to connect a domain from another registrar to this account. I paid $12 and change for the first year of my .com domain, but renewals are a pricey $18 a year, and you'll have to pay another $10 a year if you want your contact information to be confidential, making for a $28 annual bill after the year-one promo offer expires. In short, the easiest way to reduce the chances of human error and to save yourself some typing is to copy and paste the DNS record information.
Educate yourself even further on adding custom domains to Microsoft 365. If TXT option is selected, you need to setup a TXT-record listed on the page. Click step-by-step instructions link to get instructions for your DNS hosting provider. The alternatives are a G Suite account or an Office 365 Business Essentials subscription, both of which cost $5 per user per month and don't include the Office 365 desktop apps. An Office 365 Business Premium subscription, with email and the desktop apps, costs $12.50 per user per month.
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Second, Microsoft already saw you calculating how much you could save by ditching your expensive corporate account for this much cheaper option. You have the option of creating a custom domain name during the initial Microsoft 365 setup process.Of course, you don’t have to supply a custom domain name immediately. You can always use your default domain name for now and add your custom one at any point in the future.
Finally, you get one and only one personalized email address per mailbox. This feature doesn't support creating additional aliases using your custom domain beyond the first one you create for each mailbox. The next screen will display the DNS records that you need to setup for your domain in order to start using Office 365 for email. You need to create MX record, 2 CNAME records and a TXT record. Use Select your DNS host link to see instructions for adding DNS records for your DNS hosting provider.
When you set up a brand new Microsoft 365 account, you’ll see a setup wizard when you log into the account for the first time. This wizard walks you through basic tasks such as installing Microsoft Office and adding a custom domain name. As you can see in the screenshot below, adding a custom domain name is as simple as entering the domain name you want to use. When you set up a new Microsoft 365 account, Microsoft automatically assigns a domain name to your account. It’s safe to assume that this default domain name will do the job.
You also have to be willing and able to configure DNS records and mail exchange handlers, a process that can seem as esoteric as anything they teach at Hogwarts. You can enable an option to update the DNS server to point to Microsoft, where Microsoft handles the process. Choosing this option means that Microsoft will be the DNS provider for your domain.
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If you prefer to use the default domain name, you can do so for as long as you like. When validation of TXT record happens correctly you should see Update DNS settings screen. Select Skip this step checkbox and click Verify button to proceed. You have to pay an annual fee to register and manage the domain, but there are no extra charges as long as your Office 365 subscription is active.
Follow the prompts to purchase or attach a domain at GoDaddy, and then enter the name you want to use for your personalized address. To attach a custom domain to Outlook.com, start on this Settings page. By contrast, Google Domains charges a flat $12 for a .com domain, with privacy protection as a no-cost option. Likewise, Namecheap charges $13 for a .com domain and promises that its WhoisGuard privacy protection service is "free forever." Read more on how you can change your email address to have it accommodate your custom domain name.
At those prices, don't be surprised if some small businesses with one to five users decide to tempt the Microsoft licensing gods. That option takes you to the Personalize Your Email Address dialog box, shown here. Click Get A Domain if you want to buy a new domain; click the small I Already Own A GoDaddy Domain link at the bottom of the dialog box to attach a domain you already own. It’s easier to add a custom domain name to Microsoft 365 in the initial account setup process.
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Any registry you choose will have a search box that allows you to search for a custom domain name. In the Settings dialog box shown above, click Premium and then click Get Started . TechGenix reaches millions of IT Professionals every month, empowering them with the answers and tools they need to set up, configure, maintain and enhance their networks. Microsoft uses domain name verification to prove that you own the domain name in question. Check out this guide on how to connect your domain to Office 365.
However, you can still use the default option until you’re ready to add a custom domain later on. Example of retrieving a TXT file to add it to a public DNS.Once you add the required DNS record, go back to Microsoft 365 and click the Verify button. Here, Microsoft 365 will check for the existence of the DNS record you created.
