Exchange 2013: How to set Global Transport Configuration Settings

Global Transport configuration settings

To verify global transport settings all Hub Transport servers in the Exchange Organization. The default of send and receive size is 10 MB. Complete global transport configuration setting can be displayed used the command

Get-TransportConfig | fl

To check only the send and receive size of email

Get-TransportConfig | ft MaxSendSize, MaxReceiveSize

For example if you want to modify the sending and receiving email message size to 100 MB in the global Tranport configuration

Set-TransportConfig –MaxSendSize 20MB –MaxReceiveSize 100MB

Send connector size restriction

Send connector are used to send emails out of the exchange organization and the default size is 10 MB. To verify and modify the send connector size

Get-SendConnector | ft name, MaxMessageSize

Set-SendConnector <Connector Name> –MaxMessageSize 50MB

Receive connector size restriction

Receive connector are used to receive emails from the internet or application and the default size is 10 MB. To verify and modify the receive connector size

Get-ReceiveConnector | ft name, MaxMessageSize

Set-ReceiveConnector <Connector Name> –MaxMessageSize 50MB

In the user mailbox properties of send and receive size limit

The send and receive email message size can be granular controlled in the user mailbox properties. To verify the and modify the size

Get-mailbox | ft Name, MaxSendSize, MaxReceiveSize

Set-Mailbox “test” –MaxSendSize 20MB –MaxReceiveSize 20MB