Administering Microsoft 365
A practical quick guide covering the full Microsoft 365 administration lifecycle — from tenant creation and user management to Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, security policies, and compliance. Built on a real M365 tenant at servertraining.xyz with full admin portal screenshots.
About This Guide
Core Services Covered
What’s Covered
Tenant Setup & Domain Registration
Create an M365 tenant, add custom domains, verify ownership via TXT/MX DNS records, and configure email addresses.
User & Group Management
Create users, assign licenses and roles, configure Administrative Units, manage guest users, and create security groups.
Exchange Online Administration
Manage mailboxes, groups, resource mailboxes, mail flow rules, accepted domains, message trace, and anti-spam policies.
Security & Conditional Access
Configure MFA, Conditional Access policies, block admin portals for end users, restrict access by country, and password protection.
SharePoint Online
Create and manage sites, configure sharing policies, access control, storage settings, user profiles, and document libraries.
Microsoft Teams Administration
Manage teams, settings & policies, external access, apps, user policies, and messaging/meeting configurations.
Compliance — Purview & Defender
Audit logs, DLP policies, retention, eDiscovery, anti-spam policies, and Microsoft Secure Score monitoring.
Reports, Billing & Monitoring
Adoption Score, usage reports, organizational messages, service health monitoring, and license management.
Chapter Index
Who Is This For
MS-102 Candidates
Preparing for the Microsoft 365 Administrator certification exam with real admin portal practice.
IT Admins & Sysadmins
Engineers managing Microsoft 365 tenants who need a structured, complete admin reference.
IT Managers
Decision-makers overseeing Microsoft 365 rollouts, security configurations, and compliance requirements.
Guide Details
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52 pages covering the full Microsoft 365 administration track — real tenant, real screenshots, zero fluff. Free to download.