We did everything right, we followed all the steps, but here is Microsoft telling us we failed once again. An exception with the BecWebServiceAdapter is likely what has caused our wizard friend to kick the bucket. This is stored in our registry keys. In here you will see the BecEndPointAddress key.
Delete it. Pro tip: Always make a backup of your registry before deleting keys. Note: If this service has been offline for some time you may want to warn your end users any password changes they made in house will be updating on Office accounts. They may get prompted by Outlook or mobile devices to update credentials. There are many other reasons you may be having connectivity issues.
Close Search. Now your Wizard should run smoothly and you will be back on the road to integration in no time. For help with your Windows servers or other business technologies, send us an email or give us a call at ! The procedure's the same whether you have Windows Server Essentials or Windows Server Essentials, but you'll start from a different place on the Home page. If you don't have a subscription to Microsoft , click Next , and follow the instructions to subscribe to Microsoft or sign up for a trial subscription.
You'll need to sign in to Microsoft before you return to the wizard. But you don't need to perform any of the tasks in the Start here section of the Microsoft portal.
If you already have a subscription to Microsoft that you want to integrate with the server, select I already have a subscription for Microsoft , and then click Next. There's a new Microsoft page, which is used to manage the integration and your Microsoft subscription.
On the Users page, you'll see an Online accounts tab where you can create and manage the Microsoft Online Services accounts that give your users access to Microsoft Every business plan for Microsoft includes these basic SharePoint Online features. If you want to use your own Internet domain in email addressed to your organization and the URLs for your SharePoint Online resources, you can link a custom domain to your Microsoft subscription.
If you integrate your Windows Server Essentials server with Microsoft , you can do this from the Dashboard. It's easiest to do this before you create online accounts for your users so you can use the domain when you bulk-create the online accounts.
You get a domain name when you sign up for Microsoft ? If you'd rather use a different domain name? You'll need to buy a domain name if you don't already own one, and change some of the DNS records. Buy a domain name. That is, register it with a domain registrar or DNS hosting provider. Pick a domain name that works with Microsoft You can use a 2nd-level domain name?
For more information about choosing a domain to use in Microsoft , see Domains. Buy it from a domain registrar that allows the domain name server DNS records required by Microsoft To find out which domain registrars allow the required DNS records, see How to buy a domain name.
If you already registered your domain with a different registrar, don't worry; you can transfer the domain to a different registrar when you link the domain to Microsoft Configure DNS records that allow Microsoft services to use the domain name.
The easiest way is to let the wizard configure the DNS records for you when you link the domain to your Microsoft subscription in step 3. If you'd rather do it yourself, see How to manually configure DNS records for Microsoft integration. Link your custom Internet domain to your Microsoft subscription. You'll use the Link a domain to Microsoft action.
If you complete steps 1 and 2 before you use the Link a domain to Microsoft task, the wizard can link the domain name to Microsoft Alternatively, you can have a wizard help you with some or all of steps 1 and 2. On the Dashboard, open the Microsoft page, and click Link a domain to Microsoft The wizard can help you with some or all of the steps for registering, configuring, and linking a new or existing Internet domain name to use in Microsoft Click the help link on the wizard page to get the information you need to complete a task.
To use the wizard to register a new domain name, you must use one of the domain name service providers that partnered with Microsoft to provide seamless integration with the wizard. To find a domain name registrar, see How to buy a domain name. If the wizard detects that your domain name isn't managed by the server, you'll need to manually configure the required DNS records to complete the configuration. For instructions, see How to manually configure DNS records for Microsoft integration , later in this topic.
There's a little wait after the wizard completes, while the domain name registrar verifies the DNS records. This happens automatically; you don't have to do anything. But it generally takes about an hour? When domain verification is complete, the Microsoft page will list your organization's domain. If the Link Your Domain to Microsoft Wizard detects that your domain name is not managed by the server, to complete the configuration, you must manually configure the required domain name server DNS records.
The following table describes the DNS records that you must add. Entry methods can vary with different domain name registrars. If you have any questions, ask your domain name registrar for help. After domain verification is complete, do not attempt to add or make any further changes to the DNS records from the Microsoft portal. To use Microsoft services, your users must have a Microsoft Online Services account associated with their network user account.
The Dashboard makes this easy. If you're using a new Microsoft subscription, you can bulk-create online accounts for your existing user accounts. If you're integrating a new server with an Microsoft subscription that you're already using, you can import user accounts from your existing online accounts. For procedures, see Manage Online Accounts for Users. The accounts are the same; only the terminology changed. After you integrate your server with Microsoft , the Microsoft page on the Dashboard displays information about your Microsoft subscription and makes these tasks available:.
Manage your Microsoft subscription? Change the administrator account that you use to manage the subscription. Open the Microsoft Admin Dashboard to manage your subscription. Link your organization's Internet domain to Microsoft ? If you want to be able to send and receive email addressed to your own domain, you can link the domain to Microsoft Discussed earlier, in Step 3: Link your organization's domain to Microsoft Disable Microsoft integration?
If you don't want to manage your Microsoft services, subscription, and online accounts from the Dashboard, you can disable Microsoft integration. The services are still available on the Microsoft portal.
If you need to make changes to your Microsoft subscription while you're working on the server, you can open the subscription in Microsoft from the Microsoft page of the Dashboard. You can also change the administrator account that the server uses to make changes to Microsoft services.
Sign in to Microsoft with the Microsoft online account that you use to manage your subscription. In Configuration Tasks , click Change the Microsoft administrator account. The Change Administrator Account Wizard appears. Type the credentials for the account that you want to use to connect to your Microsoft subscription, and then click Next. If you decide that you don't want to manage your Microsoft services and online accounts from the Dashboard, you can disable Microsoft integration.
Your Microsoft subscription remains active, and any configuration changes you made from the Dashboard stay in effect. For example, you'll receive email addressed to a domain name that you linked to your Microsoft subscription.
You won't lose any email, and controls that you set for mobile devices are still used Exchange Online. Going forward, you will manage your Microsoft subscription, services, and resources in Microsoft , and your users will need to manage the passwords for their online accounts in Microsoft Password synchronization no longer happens, and disabling or removing a user account will have no effect on the user's online account.
Because the Microsoft Integration software is installed on the local server, you can disable the feature even if the Integration service cannot connect to Microsoft Click Disable Microsoft Integration. The Disable Microsoft Wizard appears. To enable Microsoft integration again, use the Integrate with Microsoft task on the Service tab of the Dashboard's Home page. For instructions, see Step 2: Integrate your Windows Server Essentials server with Microsoft , earlier in this topic.
This section provides information to help you troubleshoot common problems that you might encounter when using the Microsoft integration features in Windows Server Essentials.
