Prerequisites
In order to connect your Microsoft Office 365 to ResourceXpress, you will first need the following ready:
1. A valid O365 account with at least one administrator.
2. A ResourceXpress user account created in O365 with administrative privileges.
3. This ResourceXpress account must have mailbox and a valid O365 license to access its own email and calendar. Without these, Check In/Check Out/Extend operations on the room screens will fail with errors.
Resource Permissions
Each resource will require the ResourceXpress admin user to have Full Access permissions to the resource account in order to create, amend and delete bookings. Additional users that will have control over these resources will need Full Access permission as well.
To give Full Access permissions to a resource:
Select the resource and click on the edit icon on the toolbar:
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Configurable settings for the resource will appear in a new window. Select mailbox delegation on the left-hand side:
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Scroll down to the third option where it says Full Access. Select the + button.
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Search for the designated ResourceXpress admin user as well as any additional users that will have the ability to edit bookings for this resource. Select and Add the account to the list on the bottom. Click OK.
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Click Save.
Configuring Additional Settings via PowerShell
# Get user details $UserCredential = Get-Credential # Create connection to office 365 $Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $UserCredential -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection # Start session Import-PSSession $Session
EWS URL
To connect ResourceXpress to Microsoft Office 365, the Exchange Web Service URL is needed.
Most commonly, the URL will be: https://outlook.office365.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx
If this does not apply to your O365 account, please refer to this guide to find your EWS URL.
Configuring ResourceXpress System Settings
Log onto ResourceXpress in your browser using your given URL and credentials.
Under Administration Settings, go to System Settings.
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On the first tab you see (Resource Server), you will need to enter the information below:
Server Host Name: EWS URL
Server Port: (default is 80)
Resource Login User ID: ResourceXpress admin user email address
Resource Login Password: password for ResourceXpress admin user
Resource Login Domain: base URL for the EWS address (i.e. outlook.office365.com)
Once the information above is entered, click on Save.
To check to make sure ResourceXpress is successfully connected to Microsoft Office 365, enter the CAPTCHA image and click Check Server.
A successful connection will display the message below:
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