Applies to: Office 365 for enterprises, Live@edu
Topic Last Modified: 2011-03-19
Before you create new user accounts, you'll want to make sure that the default mailbox plan is set to the one that will be assigned to most users. You can use Windows PowerShell to set the mailbox plan that is used by default for user account creation.
Let's look at how to:
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View the mailbox plans available to your organization.
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Identify the current default mailbox plan.
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Set the default mailbox plan.
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Rename a mailbox plan.
Before you begin
To learn how to install and configure Windows PowerShell and connect to the service, see Use Windows PowerShell in Exchange Online.
View the available mailbox plans and identify the current default
Run the following command:
In this example, we've used the Format-Table option to display the mailbox plan properties we want to see: name, display name, and identify if the mailbox plan is set to be the default. The command returns a list of the mailbox plans that you can assign to users in your organization. The default mailbox plan will show True in the IsDefault column.
Note You can also view the available mailbox plans when you create a new mailbox in the Exchange Control Panel. The available mailbox plans are visible in the Mailbox plan drop-down list. The default mailbox plan is displayed first. For more information, see Create a New Mailbox.
Set the default mailbox plan
First, decide which mailbox plan you want to assign to most users, and then set that plan as the default by running the following command:
This command makes GalDisabledMailboxPlan the default mailbox plan. The IsDefault parameter is a switch parameter. This means you don't have to specify a value after the parameter. It just turns a setting on or off. If you use the IsDefault parameter, it sets the specified mailbox plan as the default mailbox plan, and the current default mailbox plan becomes an optional mailbox plan.
Rename a mailbox plan
You can change the display name of a mailbox plan to make it easier to remember or to reference at the command line. For example, you could call DefaultMailboxPlan "Faculty" and GalDisabledMailboxPlan "Student." To do this, run the following commands:
Set-MailboxPlan GalDisabledMailboxPlan -DisplayName Student Set-MailboxPlan DefaultMailboxPlan -DisplayName Faculty
After you make these changes, you can refer to the mailbox plans by their new display names when you use Windows PowerShell.
