Create mail enabled security group office 365 hybrid
Here are the steps to create a mail-enabled security group in Office 365 hybrid environment:
Prerequisites:
- You have an Office 365 tenant with a hybrid configuration (i.e., you have on-premises Exchange Server and Office 365 Exchange Online).
- You have the necessary permissions to create and manage security groups in your Office 365 tenant.
Step 1: Create a security group in Office 365
- Log in to the Office 365 admin center (https://admin.microsoft.com).
- Click on "Groups" in the navigation menu.
- Click on "New group".
- Enter a name and description for the group.
- Select "Security" as the group type.
- Click "Create" to create the group.
Step 2: Enable mail for the security group
- Go back to the "Groups" page in the Office 365 admin center.
- Find the security group you just created and click on the three dots next to it.
- Click on "Edit group".
- Scroll down to the "Mail" section.
- Toggle the switch next to "Enable mail" to the "On" position.
- Click "Save" to save the changes.
Step 3: Configure the security group in your on-premises Exchange Server
- Log in to your on-premises Exchange Server using the Exchange Management Console (EMC) or Exchange Management Shell (EMS).
- Create a new distribution group in your on-premises Exchange Server using the EMC or EMS.
- Set the mail-enabled security group in Office 365 as the "External Mail Group" for the distribution group.
- Configure the distribution group to forward emails to the mail-enabled security group in Office 365.
Step 4: Verify the mail-enabled security group
- Log in to the Office 365 admin center.
- Go to the "Groups" page.
- Find the mail-enabled security group and click on the three dots next to it.
- Click on "Edit group".
- Scroll down to the "Mail" section.
- Verify that the group is mail-enabled and that emails are being forwarded to the group.
That's it! You have now created a mail-enabled security group in your Office 365 hybrid environment.