In this article we’ll explain how you can connect your DomainsFoundry domain to your Microsoft Office 365 for Business or Microsoft Exchange Online plan. We’ll show you how to verify your domain and configure the DNS settings so you can start sending and receiving email as well as using the Office apps online.
1. To Register a domain
2. To purchase an Office 365 Business Premium plan or Exchange Online plan from the Microsoft store
Step 1: Add your domain to Office 365
Use the steps below to add your DomainsFoundry domain to Office 365 and verify your ownership by adding a TXT record.
- Log in to the Office 365 admin center.
- Click Setup > Domains
- On the Domains page, click Add domain
- Enter your DomainsFoundry domain name, eg mydomainname.com, and click Next
- Copy the TXT value provided. It will appear similar to MS=ms12345678
- Log in to your DomainsFoundry Dashboard
- Click Domains > Select your domain name
- Click Domain Tools > DNS Management
- Click the arrow next to Add Record and select Add TXT Record
- Enter the following:
Name: mydomain.com. Replace this with your domain name
Record: MS=ms12345678 This is an example. Use the TXT value Microsoft provided you - Click Add Record
- Now you have added your TXT record via your DomainsFoundry Dashboard go back to the Office 365 Admin Center and click Verify
- Microsoft will verify your domain. When it completes, click Next. Please note it may take up to 15 minutes for your new TXT record to publish around the web, so if Office 365 does not verify immediately wait and retry later.
We can’t provide support for third party services. steps are also available on Microsoft Office Support.
Step 2: Update DNS Settings
There are two options:
- Option 1: Set up my online services for me – Use this option if you do not have a website or do not plan on adding a website later.
- Option 2: I’ll manage my own DNS records – Use this option if you have a website or plan on adding a site.
Option 1 – Set up my online services for me by changing Nameservers steps:
- Log in to your DomainsFoundry Dashboard
- Click Domains > Select your domain name
- Click Edit Nameservers
- Select Use custom nameservers
- Enter the following name servers:
- ns1.bdm.microsoftonline.com
- ns2.bdm.microsoftonline.com
- ns3.bdm.microsoftonline.com
- ns4.bdm.microsoftonline.com
- Click Save Changes
Your domain’s name servers are updated immediately, however it may take up to 48 hours for the change to publish around the web.
Option 2 – I’ll manage my own DNS records steps:
- Log in to your DomainsFoundry Dashboard
- Click Domains > Select your domain name
- Click Domain Tools > DNS Management
- Select filter: MX
- Click Edit next to the existing record
- Change the following:
Priority: 0
Destination: Enter the MX record Microsoft have provided. It will be similar to example-com.mail.protection.outlook.com - Click Save Record
- Select filter: CNAME
- Click the arrow next to Add Record and select Add CNAME Record
- Enter the following:
Name: autodiscover.example.com. – replace example.com with your domain
Record: autodiscover.outlook.com. - Click Save Record
- Repeat steps 9-11 to add the following CNAME records:
- Name: sip.example.com. – Record: sipdir.online.lync.com
- Name: lyncdiscover.example.com. – Record: webdir.online.lync.com
- Name: msoid.example.com. – Record: clientconfig.microsoftonline-p.net
- Name: enterpriseregistration.example.com. – Record: enterpriseregistration.windows.net
- Name: enterpriseenrollment.example.com. – Record: enterpriseenrollment.manage.microsoft.com
- Select filter: TXT
- Click the arrow next to Add Record and select Add TXT Record
- Enter the following:
Name: example.com. – replace example.com with your domain
Record: v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all - Click Save Record
- Select filter: SRV
- Click the arrow next to Add Record and select Add SRV Record
- Enter the following:
Name: _sip._tls.example.com. – replace example.com with your domain
Priority: 100
Weight: 1
Port: 443
Target: sipdir.online.lync.com - Click Save Record
- Click the arrow next to Add Record and select Add SRV Record
- Enter the following:
Name: _sipfederationtls._tcp.example.com. – replace example.com with your domain
Priority: 100
Weight: 1
Port: 5061
Target: sipfed.online.lync.com - Click Save Record
- Return to the Microsoft Office 365 Admin Center and click Verify. Click Finish.