{"id":190,"date":"2019-12-27T13:54:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T12:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=190"},"modified":"2022-09-26T10:56:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T08:56:29","slug":"link-a-mailbox-to-your-domain-name","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/kb\/link-a-mailbox-to-your-domain-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Link a mailbox to your domain name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">There are different ways to link an (external) mailbox to your domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Also read<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"> : <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/kb\/how-do-i-link-my-domain-name-to-my-hosting\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Link a hosting to your domain name<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">IN THIS ARTICLE<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#own\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Link a Combell mailbox to a domain name<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#provider\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Link a mailbox at another provider to a domain name at Combell<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info  hts-messages--withtitle hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"hts-messages__title\">Do you want to link an extra domain name?<\/span>    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t Read our manuals for a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/kb\/how-do-i-add-another-domain-smtp-domain-names-basic-mail\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Basic mailbox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/kb\/how-do-i-add-an-extra-domain-to-my-exchange-environment-exchange\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Exchange mailbox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">     \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"own\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Link a Combell mailbox to a domain name<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">How you link a Combell mailbox to a domain name depends on where the domain name is registered.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">The domain name is registered with Combell<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">This is the simplest situation. Since Combell provides both services, we automatically link them for you. Order a mailbox, enter your domain name and we will arrange everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">The domain name is registered with another provider<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">If the domain name to which you want to link the mailbox is registered elsewhere, you will have to change the DNS settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Enter these DNS settings on the control panel of your domain name provider.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><div class=\"mks_accordion\">\n<div class=\"mks_accordion_item\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mks_accordion_heading\">Basic Mailbox: DNS Settings<i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mks_accordion_content\">\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">MX records<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">mx.mailprotect.be &#8211; priority 10<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">mx.backup.mailprotect.be &#8211; priority 50<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Extra DNS settings to activate Autodiscover<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"> Don&#8217;t forget these extra settings if you want your mailbox (s) to be configured automatically in Outlook or Thunderbird? <\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/kb\/how-to-configure-autodiscover-for-basic-mail\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Enter CNAME and SRV records to activate Autodiscover<\/span><\/a><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"> .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><div class=\"mks_accordion_item\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mks_accordion_heading\">Exchange Mailbox: DNS settings<i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mks_accordion_content\">\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">MX records<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">mx.mailprotect.be &#8211; priority 10<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">mx.backup.mailprotect.be &#8211; priority 50<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">CNAME record<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">autodiscover. <\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">jedomeinname.com<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"> &gt; Destination: autodiscoverredirect.powermail.be<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><br \/>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Once your DNS settings have been changed, it takes up to 24 hours for the connection between your domain name and the mailbox to be completely in order.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"provider\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Link a mailbox from another provider to a domain name at Combell<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">You have a domain name with Combell and you want to use it with an external mail provider such as Microsoft Office 365, Google Suite or your own mail server. Then you request the DNS settings from that provider to make the connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Once you have those DNS settings (usually an adjusted mx record), you can easily adjust them in the control panel via My products&gt; DNS &amp; Forwarding management.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are different ways to link an (external) mailbox to your domain name. 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