287 Chapter 18: Introducing Exchange Server 2010 In the Actions pane, you will see a link called Gather Organizational Information, as shown in Figure 18-9. Click this link to run the function. Doing so will allow you to see the default objects that have been created within the Exchange Management Console. Creating a Mailbox To create a mailbox in Exchange, follow these steps: 1. In the Exchange Management Console’s left pane, navigate to Recipient Con- figuration, and then Mailbox. You will see the screen shown in Figure 18-10. Figure 18-8. Exchange Server is installed 288 Networking: A Beginner’s Guide 2. Click New Mailbox in the Actions pane. This starts the New Mailbox wizard, as shown in Figure 18-11. As you can see, along with user mailboxes, several other types of mailboxes can be created. Room and equipment mailboxes are assigned to a resource, rather than to a user account. They are used to allow users to easily schedule rooms and equipment when they set up meetings within Outlook. A linked mailbox is for larger organizations that have multiple Exchange Servers, and allows users from another Active Directory forest to establish a local, linked mailbox to their home mailbox. Figure 18-9. First time in Exchange? Choose to gather organizational information. 289 Chapter 18: Introducing Exchange Server 2010 3. For this example, ensure that User Mailbox is selected, and then click Next to continue. You will see the User Type screen, as shown in Figure 18-12. If you are creating a mailbox for a user account that you’ve already established, select Existing Users, and then click Add to locate the user account to which you want the new mailbox attached. Selecting New User will create the user in Active Directory and also create and attach a mailbox to the new user account. Figure 18-10. Mailbox management in Exchange System Manager 290 Networking: A Beginner’s Guide Figure 18-11. Starting the New Mailbox wizard 4. For this example, select New User and click Next to continue. You now see the User Information screen, as shown in Figure 18-13. The example shows all the fields already complete for a test user. Go ahead and fill out the fields for a test user on your system, and then click Next to continue. 5. You are prompted for specific mailbox settings, as shown in Figure 18-14. Typically, the default settings are fine (especially for a test system), so go ahead and click Next to continue. 291 Chapter 18: Introducing Exchange Server 2010 6. Finally, you will see a confirmation screen. Verify the information shown. If necessary, you can click Back to return to a screen and make changes. If it all looks good, click New and then Finish to complete the creation process. Testing Your Mailbox To enter the test mailbox that you just created, you’ll use Outlook Web Access (OWA) on the server itself. Open Internet Explorer, and enter the URL https://local_host_name/owa/. Figure 18-12. Adding a user mailbox . which you want the new mailbox attached. Selecting New User will create the user in Active Directory and also create and attach a mailbox to the new user account. Figure 18-10. Mailbox management. A linked mailbox is for larger organizations that have multiple Exchange Servers, and allows users from another Active Directory forest to establish a local, linked mailbox to their home mailbox. Figure. will allow you to see the default objects that have been created within the Exchange Management Console. Creating a Mailbox To create a mailbox in Exchange, follow these steps: 1. In the Exchange