Before you create the DNS records at eNom Central, you need the MX token value for your domain.

For Friends and Family administrators, the MX token is the set of numbers found in the MX server field in the MX Record Configuration section on the Domain Settings page of the Windows Live Admin Center.

For Live@edu administrators, the MX token is the set of numbers found in the MX server field in the Recommended DNS record updates section on the Domains page of Live@edu Service Management Portal.

The MX token value for each Outlook Live domain is unique. For example, if the MX server value for your domain is 2134073478.mail.outlook.com, your MX token is 2134073478.

To get the MX token for your domain, log on to the Windows Live Admin Center or the Live@edu Service Management Portal using the Windows Live ID and password that you specified when you enrolled your domain with Outlook Live.

After you've copied the MX token, you're ready to create your DNS records at eNom Central.

1. Go to the eNom Central Web site at http://www.enomcentral.com, and click log-in.
   
2. On the page that opens, log on with your eNom Central Login ID and password.
   
3. On the My Account page, in the My Account section, click Registered Domains.
   
4. The Domain Control Panel page opens. You are now ready to create the DNS records that are used with Outlook Live.
   

1. On the Domain Control Panel page, in the Manage Domain menu, select Email Settings.
   
2. In the Edit Email Settings section, in the Service Selection menu, select User (MX).
   
3. In the MX records section, do one of the following:
   
   • Use the last empty row that has no values for Host Name or Address.
     
   • Click the new row button if there are no empty rows available.
     
4. To create the MX record, fill in the fields as follows:
   
   • Host Name   Enter one of the following values:
     • Enter @ if your registered domain is your Outlook Live domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com and your Outlook Live domain is contoso.com, enter @.
     • Enter the subdomain name if your Outlook Live domain is a subdomain of your registered domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com, but your Outlook Live domain is the subdomain test.contoso.com, enter test.
     
   • Address   Enter the value of MX server from the MX Record Configuration section on the Domain Settings page of the Windows Live Admin Center for your Outlook Live domain. This is described in the "Before you begin" section of this topic.
     
   • Pref   10
     
   Important   You have to remove any preexisting MX records that are unrelated to Outlook Live. Delete any other MX records by selecting the check box next to the MX record, and then clicking "delete checked".
   

When you are finished, click Save. After you create the MX record at eNom Central, return to the Windows Live Admin Center to check the status of your service on the Domain Settings page.

1. On the Domain Control Panel page, in the Manage Domain menu, select Host Records.
   
2. In the Edit Host Records section, do one of the following:
   
   • Use the last empty row that has no values for Host Name, Record Type, or Address.
     
   • If no empty rows are available, click new row.
     
3. To create the CNAME record, fill in the fields as follows:
   
   • Host Name   Enter one of the following values:
     • Enter autodiscover if your registered domain is your Outlook Live domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com and your Outlook Live domain is contoso.com, enter autodiscover.
     • Enter autodiscover.<subdomain name> if your Outlook Live domain is a subdomain of your registered domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com, but your Outlook Live domain is the subdomain test.contoso.com, enter autodiscover.test.
     
   • Record Type   Select CNAME (Alias).
     
   • Address   autodiscover.outlook.com.
     Important   The trailing period ( . ) in autodiscover. outlook.com. is required.
     
4. When you are finished, click Save.
   

After you've created the autodiscover CNAME record and created user accounts, you can point your users to Set Up E-Mail in Outlook 2007 to help them create a new Outlook profile and connect.

1. On the Domain Control Panel page, in the Manage Domain menu, select Host Records.
   
2. In the Edit Host Records section, do one of the following:
   
   • Use the last empty row that has no values for Host Name, Record Type, or Address.
     
   • If no empty rows are available, click new row.
     
3. To create the CNAME record, fill in the fields as follows:
   
   • Host Name   Enter one of the following values:
     • Enter the value of the MX token described in the "Before you begin" section of this topic if your registered domain is your Outlook Live domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com, your Outlook Live domain is contoso.com, and the MX token for contoso.com is 2134073478, enter 2134073478.
     • Enter <mx token>.<subdomain name> if your Outlook Live domain is a subdomain of your registered domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com, but your Outlook Live domain is the subdomain test.contoso.com, and the MX token for test.contoso.com is 8743704312, enter 8743704312.test.
     
   • Record Type   Select CNAME (Alias).
     
   • Address   domains.live.com.
     Important   The trailing period ( . ) in domains.live.com. is required.
     
4. When you are finished, click Save.
   

After you create the CNAME record at eNom Central, return to the Windows Live Admin Center to check the status of your service on the Domain Settings page.

1. On the Domain Control Panel page, in the Manage Domain menu, select Host Records.
   
2. In the Edit Host Records section, click add SRV or SPF record.
   
3. In the Edit Host Records menu, select Add a SPF Record.
   
4. In the SPF records section that appears, fill in the fields as follows:
   
   • Host Name   Enter one of the following values:
     • Enter @ if your registered domain is your Outlook Live domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com and your Outlook Live domain is contoso.com, enter @.
     • Enter the subdomain name if your Outlook Live domain is a subdomain of your registered domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com, but your Outlook Live domain is the subdomain test.contoso.com, enter test.
     
   • SPF Text String   v=spf1 include: outlook.com ~all
     
5. When you are finished, click Save.
   

1. On the Domain Control Panel page, in the Manage Domain menu, select Host Records.
   
2. In the Edit Host Records section, click add SRV or SPF record.
   
3. In the Edit Host Records menu, select Add a SRV Record.
   
4. In the SRV records section, fill in the fields as follows:
   
   • Service   _sipfederationtls
     
   • Protocol   Enter one of the following values:
     • Enter _tcp if your registered domain is your Outlook Live domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com and your Outlook Live domain is contoso.com, enter _tcp.
     • Enter _tcp.<subdomain name> if your Outlook Live domain is a subdomain of your registered domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com, but your Outlook Live domain is the subdomain test.contoso.com, enter _tcp.test.
     
   • Priority   10
     
   • Weight   2
     
   • Port   5061
     
   • Target (Host Name)   federation.messenger.msn.com
     
5. When you are finished, click Save.