HCW Receive Connector Selection

When you create or update an Exchange hybrid configuration using the Hybrid Configuration Wizard magic things happen. That’s why it is called a Wizard.

One essential step of the Hybrid Configuration Wizard (HCW) is the configuration of the hybrid mail-flow. The hybrid mail-flow is required for both, classic and modern Exchange hybrid.

Receive Connector RemoteIPRanges Limit

Exchange Server uses Receive Connectors for providing SMTP endpoints for incoming connections. A modern Exchange Server provides a default connector on TCP port 25.

Sometimes you might have a requirement to create a new receive connector for selected incoming SMTP connections. A standard requirement is a receive connector for relaying messages to external recipients. This cannot (should not) be achieved using the default connector.