Note: This article was originally published in 2013. Some steps, commands, or software versions may have changed. Check the current Office 365 documentation for the latest information.

In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn connect to a remote office 365 tenant powershell session. Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) is a cloud-based subscription service offering productivity tools including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Teams.

How to: Connect to a Remote Office 365 Tenant PowerShell Session

Probably at some point of using the new Microsoft´s Office 365 offering you´ll need to run some PowerShell commands against your Tenant sesison. Below I have gather a few commands to reference when working on a remote Office 365 Tenant PowerShell Session: Connection:

$cred = Get-Credential $global:session365 = New-PSSession -configurationname Microsoft.Exchange -connectionuri https://ps.outlook.com/powershell/ -credential $cred -authentication Basic -AllowRedirection Import-PSSession $global:session365 –Prefix o365 Get-o365Mailbox

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Summary

You’ve successfully learned connect to a remote office 365 tenant powershell session. If you run into any issues, double-check the prerequisites and ensure your Office 365 environment is properly configured.