Connect Process - Guides

Customers currently using the Connect Application are advised to complete their onboarding setup as soon as possible, as the Connect Application is scheduled to be discontinued on the 31st of January, 2024.

This article lists an overview of the Connect Process and the steps involved in connecting your account to Mimecast.

• • • Connect Process Steps: Describes the Connect Process, including outlining the steps for different Mimecast packages and how to connect your infrastructure to Mimecast.
    • Connect Process - Request For Information (RFI): Describes how you can provide important information about your environment required by us before creating your Mimecast account.
    • Connect Process - Setting Up Your Outbound Email: Describes the steps involved in configuring your Exchange to route outbound email through Mimecast.
    • Recipient Validation: Describes the steps required to enable us to only accept messages from the email addresses you have authorized.
    • Connect Process - Configuring Your Journaling: Describes how to configure rules that allow internal email communications to be captured.
    • Setting Up Your Inbound Email: Describes the steps involved in configuring your Exchange to route inbound email from Mimecast.
    • Locking Down Your Firewall: Describes how to ensure all inbound email is filtered through Mimecast by limiting your inbound SMTP connections to only receive from Mimecast Data Center IP Ranges.
    • Connect Application - Completion: Describes the additional services available once the Connect Process is complete.