3.3 Active Directory Users and Computers

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The Active Directory Users and Computers MMC console is used to manage Windows users (Figure 3.7). When Exchange is installed, Exchange

Figure 3.7: Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft management Console console

extends the standard Active Directory Users and Computers console to add Exchange-specific extensions for managing Exchange recipients (users, contacts, and groups). The Exchange extensions include adding tabs to the user Properties window. The added tabs include:

• Exchange General. This tab is used to configure most basic electronic mail (e-mail) attributes, such as the user's mailbox store, the user's alias, delivery restrictions, delivery options, and mailbox storage limits.

• E-mail Addresses. This tab is used to configure multiple e-mail addresses of various types, including address templates for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol e-mail, X.400 e-mail, and most other common types of e-mail addresses.

• Exchange Features. This tab is used to enable Exchange features such as instant messaging.

• Exchange Advanced. This tab is used to configure advanced attributes, such as the user's display name, custom attributes, protocol settings, Internet Locator Service settings, mailbox rights, and the ability to hide the recipient from the Exchange address lists.

If you are managing a mixed environment that includes Exchange 2003, Exchange 2000, and Exchange 5.5, you can use Active Directory Users and Computers to administer recipients from all systems.

You can launch the Active Directory Users and Computers console from the Windows Start menu by selecting All Programs →Microsoft Exchange →Active Directory Users and Computers.

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