Zix Smart Host Exchange 2013 & 2016

Exchange 2013 & 2016 Instructions -

1. Open the 'Exchange Administration Center' (EAC).
2. In the left hand column select 'Mail Flow'.
3. From the top menu bar choose 'Send Connectors'.
4. Click the Add button (+), this will open the 'New Send Connector' wizard.
5. Enter the name as 'OutBound Smart host'.
6. Change the 'Type' to 'Custom' and click 'Next'.
7. In the next step change the option to 'Route mail through smart hosts'.
8. Click the add (+) button underneath to add a new smart host.
9. Depending on the Service you have, type one of the following host names in the 'Fully qualified domain name (FQDN)'field.

zixcX.strongport.com <<--- where X is the Zix cluster your domain was provisioned in.

10. Click 'Save'.
11. In the next window for 'Smart host authentication' choose 'None".
12. Click 'Next'.
13. In the 'Address Space' window the 'Type' should already be 'SMTP' and cost should be '1'.
14. Enter '*' in the 'Fully qualified domain name (FQDN)'field, this means all mail sent to this connector (for all domains) will be routed through the filter service’s smart host.
15. Click 'Save' and then click 'Next' in the Send connector wizard.
16. For 'Source server' click add (+) and add the servers that can send via this connector.
17. Click 'OK' and then 'Finish'.

The basic setup is now complete and you should be able to send emails from your Exchange server / network.