Configure Office 365 Email DNS records in a WordPress CPanel

Friday, February 26, 2016 9:18:14 PM

Step One. Login to the CPanel.

Step Two. For TXT and CNAME records, in the CPanel’s Domains section, click on Advanced DNS Zone Editor . Add the following records.

foobar.ca              3600 TXT   v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com –all
msoid.foobar.ca        3600 CNAME clientconfig.microsoftonline-p.net
autodiscover.foobar.ca 3600 CNAME autodiscover.outlook.com

Step Three. For MX records, in the CPanel’s Mail section, choose MX Entry . Then choose Automatically Detect Configuration. Then add the following record.

0     foobar-ca.mail.protection.outlook.com

Remember to save at each step.

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What does it all mean? This Office 365 email article explains the role of each of these records. Here is the Reader’s Digest version.

MX Record. Tell email send to [email protected] to go to Office 365.
TXT Record. The `spf` record prevents spam email.
CNAME. The `autodiscover` helps with the setup of Outlook desktop clients.
CNAME. The `msoid` helps authentication for various client apps (e.g. Skype.)