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Setup of Microsoft Office 365 Using cPanel: A Comprehensive Guide

Professionalize your communication by setting up Microsoft Office365 via your Batoi Hosting cPanel. Our comprehensive guide walks you through every step — from purchasing Office365 to domain verification and email configuration ideal for entrepreneurs, programmers, and tech-savvy professionals looking for seamless integration.

Introduction

Discover how to seamlessly integrate Microsoft Office365 services with your domain through your hosting cPanel. This guide provides a detailed roadmap for configuring Microsoft Office 365 with your website and establishing a professional email system.

Steps at a Glance

  • Purchase and Manage Microsoft Office365 Service via Batoi
  • Verify Domain Ownership with Microsoft by Adding a TXT Record to Your DNS Settings
  • Configure Professional Email by Adding Pre-defined Records to Your DNS Settings

Section 1: Purchase and Manage Microsoft Office365 Service via Batoi

You can coordinate with the Batoi Sales Team to purchase the Microsoft Office 365 service. Upon finalization, the Batoi Support Team will purchase the licenses for you.

Section 2: Purchase and Manage Microsoft Office365 Service via Batoi

Log in to https://login.microsoftonline.com with your administrator account, as illustrated in Figure 1 below.

Figure 1: Microsoft Admin Login Screen” style=
Figure 1: Microsoft Admin Login Screen

From the dashboard, click on the Admin menu, to open the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, as illustrated in Figure 2 below.

Figure 2: Microsoft Admin Dashboard Screen” style=
Figure 2: Microsoft Admin Dashboard Screen

Click Setup in the navigation bar on the left and then click Domains, as illustrated in Figure 3 below.

Figure 3: Microsoft Admin Console Dashboard Screen” style=
Figure 3: Microsoft Admin Console Dashboard Screen

Click Add Domains available on the top right side of the list domain screen, as illustrated in Figure 4 below.

Figure 4: Microsoft Admin Console Add Domain List Page Screen” style=
Figure 4: Microsoft Admin Console Add Domain List Page Screen

Enter the domain of your choice and click the Use this domain button available at the bottom of the screen, as illustrated in Figure 5 below.

Figure 5: Microsoft Admin Console Add Domain Screen” style=
Figure 5: Microsoft Admin Console Add Domain Screen

To authenticate the domain using a TXT record, click Add a TXT record instead and click Continue, as illustrated in Figure 6 below.

Figure 6: Microsoft Admin Console Domain Verification Screen” style=
Figure 6: Microsoft Admin Console Domain Verification Screen

Note the value displayed for TXT value box, as illustrated in Figure 7 below.

Figure 7: Microsoft Admin Console Domain Verification TXT Value Screen” style=
Figure 7: Microsoft Admin Console Domain Verification TXT Value Screen

To confirm your domain ownership with Microsoft, insert a specific TXT record into your DNS settings.

Login to cPanel: To start, you must to access your cPanel account. You can do this by appending '/cpanel' to your domain name (e.g., https://<your-domain-name>/cpanel) or via the link provided by our Support Team. Use your username and password to log in, as illustrated in Figure 8 below.

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Figure 8: cPanel Login Screen

Upon successful login, you will land on the dashboard page, as illustrated in Figure 9 below.

Figure 9: cPanel Dashboard Screen” style=
Figure 9: cPanel Dashboard Screen

Look for the DNS Zone Editor tool under the Domain section, as illustrated in Figure 10 below.

Figure 10: cPanel DNS Zone Editor Section” style=
Figure 10: cPanel DNS Zone Editor Section

You will land on the zone editor list page, as illustrated in Figure 11 below.

Figure 11: cPanel DNS Zone Editor List Screen” style=
Figure 11: cPanel DNS Zone Editor List Screen

Click on the Add Record button drop-down arrow and click Add ”TXT” Record, as illustrated in Figure 12 below.

Figure 12: cPanel DNS Zone Editor List Screen” style=
Figure 12: cPanel DNS Zone Editor List Screen

A new form will open and you need to use the form to add a TXT record that contains the information from the Google Workspace website, as illustrated in Figure 13 below.

Figure 13: cPanel DNS Zone Editor TXT Record Add Screen” style=
Figure 13: cPanel DNS Zone Editor TXT Record Add Screen

Enter the details below and click the Save Record button, as illustrated in Figure 13 above.

  1. Name – your domain name or @
  2. TTL – 3600
  3. Type – TXT
  4. TXT Data – MS=msxxxxxxx

Click the Verify button at the bottom of the Microsoft admin console screen after the above TXT record, as illustrated in Figure 7 .

Section 3: Configure Professional Email by Adding Pre-defined Records to Your DNS Settings

Now that the domain is verified, you can locate the MX records in your Office 365 account via the following instructions:

Click Setup in the navigation bar on the left and then click Domains, as illustrated in Figure 3 above.

Select the domain you verified in the previous section from the domains tab, as illustrated in Figure 14 below.

Figure 14: Microsoft Admin Console Domain List Screen” style=
Figure 14: Microsoft Admin Console Domain List Screen

Click the DNS Records tab on the domain detail page to see the DNS records, as illustrated in Figure 15 below. These are the settings you will need to configure within your cPanel account.

Figure 15: Microsoft Admin Console Individual Domain Details Screen” style=
Figure 15: Microsoft Admin Console Individual Domain Details Screen
Figure 16: Microsoft Admin Console Individual Domain DNS tab Details Screen” style=
Figure 16: Microsoft Admin Console Individual Domain DNS tab Details Screen

Login to your Batoi hosting cPanel using your username and password, as illustrated in Figure 8 above.

Look for the DNS Zone Editor tool under the Domain section, as illustrated in Figure 10 above.

The DNS is required to set for the below services:

  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Skype for Business
  • Basic Mobility & Security

Microsoft Exchange

Below are the DNS records to be added:

Type Name Value TTL
MX @ 0 .mail.protection.outlook.com 1 Hour
TXT @ v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all 1 Hour
CNAME autodiscover autodiscover.outlook.com 1 Hour

Skype for Business

Below are the DNS records to be added:

Type Name Value TTL
CNAME sip sipdir.online.lync.com 1 Hour
CNAME lyncdiscover webdir.online.lync.com 1 Hour
SRV _sip._tls 100 1 443 sipdir.online.lync.com 1 Hour
SRV _sipfederationtls._tcp 100 1 5061 sipfed.online.lync.com 1 Hour

Basic Mobility & Security

Below are the DNS records to be added:

Type Name Value TTL
CNAME enterpriseregistration enterpriseregistration.windows.net 1 Hour
CNAME enterpriseenrollment enterpriseenrollment-s.manage.microsoft.com 1 Hour

After setting up the DNS records, verify it from the Microsoft admin console. Once all the DNS statuses show OK, as illustrated in Figure 16 above, you are set to send/receive the emails using your Outlook mail.

Conclusion

This guide has equipped you with the tools to successfully set up Microsoft Office 365 services via your Batoi Hosting cPanel. For further information or assistance, contact the Batoi Support Team.

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