Remote PowerShell allows you to manage your Exchange Online settings from the command line. You use Windows PowerShell on your local computer to create a remote Shell session to Exchange Online. It’s a simple three-step process where you enter your Exchange Online credentials, provide the required connection settings, and then import the Exchange Online cmdlets into your local Windows PowerShell session so that you can use them.
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Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes
· You can use the following versions of Windows:
o Windows 8 or Windows 8.1
o Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2
o Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)*
o Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1*
· You need to install the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or 4.5.1 and then either the Windows Management Framework 3.0 or the Windows Management Framework 4.0.
1. On your local computer, open Windows PowerShell and run the following command.
2. $UserCredential = Get-Credential
In the Windows PowerShell Credential Request dialog box, type your Exchange Online user name and password, and then click OK.
3. Run the following command.
4. $Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $UserCredential -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection
5. Run the following command.
6. Import-PSSession $Session
7. Be sure to disconnect the remote PowerShell session when you're finished. If you close the Windows PowerShell window without disconnecting the session, you could use up all the remote PowerShell sessions available to you, and you'll need to wait for the sessions to expire. To disconnect the remote PowerShell
Remove-PSSession $Session
After Step 3, the Exchange Online cmdlets are imported into your local Windows PowerShell session as tracked by a progress bar. If you don’t receive any errors, you connected successfully. A quick test is to run an Exchange Online cmdlet—for example, Get-Mailbox—and see the results.
If you receive errors, check the following requirements:
· A common problem is an incorrect password. Run the three steps again and pay close attention to the user name and password you enter in Step 1.
· To help prevent denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, you’re limited to three open remote PowerShell connections to your Exchange Online organization.
· Windows PowerShell needs to be configured to run scripts. You only need to configure this setting once on your computer, not every time you connect. To enable Windows PowerShell to run signed scripts, run the following command in an elevated Windows PowerShell window (a Windows PowerShell window you opened by selecting Run as administrator).
· Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
· The account you use to connect to Exchange Online must be enabled for remote Shell. TCP port 80 traffic needs to be open between your local computer and Exchange Online. It’s probably open, but it’s something to consider if your organization has a restrictive Internet access policy.
Connect to Exchange Online using remote PowerShell: Exchange Online Help.
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