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How to point MX record in Plesk Control Panel?

Introduction #

Windows Hosting comes with Windows Reseller HostingWindows Small Business Hosting and Windows Dedicated Server with Plesk Control Panel. In this article, we will learn to point MX record in Plesk Control Panel. They are many features comes with Plesk Control Panel to configure your domain name with E-mail, DNS, Databases and FTP.


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Prerequisites
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1. You will require Login details for the Plesk Control Panel.

Important Notes
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1. You should have a Domain in Plesk Control Panel.

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Procedure
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1. Log in to your Plesk reseller account.[https://yourdomain.com:8443 or https://server-hostname:8443]

2. Navigate to the “Domains”.

1. Click Domains

3. Select the domain for which you want to add an MX record.

2. Click on the domain

4. Go to “Hosting & DNS”.

3. Click Hosting & DNS

5. Click on “DNS Settings”.

4. Click DNS

6. Click on “Add Record”.

5. Click Add Record

7. In the record type drop-down menu, select “MX record.”

6. Select MX Record in the Drop Down menu

8. Leave the mail domain field empty if you’re not using subdomains for email.

9. In the TTL (Time To Live) field, enter any value in seconds, for example, 3600.

7. Enter TTL Value

10. In the “Mail exchange server” field, enter the mail exchange server name, such as mail.domainname.com.

8. Enter the mail exchange server name

11. Set the priority by selecting the appropriate value from the drop-down menu. A lower value indicates higher priority.

8. Select the priority in the drop down

12. Click ‘OK’ to save the MX record.

9. Click Ok


Conclusion
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We have successfully learnt to point MX record in Plesk Control Panel. They are many features comes with Plesk Control Panel to configure your domain name with E-mail, DNS, Databases and FTP. For more details about best Windows Dedicated Server in India click here.