How to create a mail box in exchange 2013

To create a mailbox in Exchange 2013, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Using the Exchange Management Console

  1. Open the Exchange Management Console on your Exchange 2013 server.
  2. In the console tree, navigate to Recipient Configuration > Mailboxes.
  3. Right-click on Mailboxes and select New Mailbox.
  4. In the New Mailbox wizard, select the type of mailbox you want to create (e.g., User Mailbox, Room Mailbox, or Equipment Mailbox).
  5. Enter the required information, such as:
    • Name: The name of the mailbox.
    • First name: The first name of the mailbox owner.
    • Last name: The last name of the mailbox owner.
    • Initials: The initials of the mailbox owner.
    • User logon name: The username for the mailbox owner.
    • Password: The password for the mailbox owner.
    • Password (again): Confirm the password.
  6. Click Next to proceed.
  7. Choose the Mailbox database where you want to store the new mailbox.
  8. Click New to create the mailbox.

Method 2: Using the Exchange Management Shell

  1. Open the Exchange Management Shell on your Exchange 2013 server.
  2. Run the following command to create a new mailbox:
    New-Mailbox -Name <Name> -UserPrincipalName <UPN> -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -String <Password> -AsPlainText -Force) -Database <MailboxDatabase>

    Replace the placeholders with the following information:

For example:

New-Mailbox -Name John Doe -UserPrincipalName [email protected] -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -String P@ssw0rd -AsPlainText -Force) -Database "Mailbox Database 1"
  1. Press Enter to create the mailbox.

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