EWS Basic Authentication (Delegation)

To use Delegation to perform an administrator driven migration, follow these steps: Create an account (either an admin or user account) in Exchange or Microsoft 365 that will be used as the migration account. We’ll call this the “migration” account. In the Exchange Admin Center, edit the account of a user to be migrated. Click… […]

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EWS Basic Authentication (Impersonation)

Assign the ApplicationImpersonation role to your migration account using the Exchange Admin Center, or use Exchange PowerShell. Impersonation allows you to migrate user accounts with the migration account’s credentials so you do not have to provide user passwords. Requirements:Prior to setting up ApplicationImpersonation, we recommend you confirm you’re using the primary SMTP email address of… […]

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EWS Modern Authentication (OAuth 2.0)

When migrating to or from Exchange Web Services (EWS) with Modern Authentication (OAuth 2.0), you must create an application that Transend uses to perform an administrative driven migration. Create your ApplicationCreate an application that is unique to your organization in order to receive an Application ID and Application Secret that you will input into Transend… […]

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EWS Basic Authentication Options

Basic Authentication has been deprecated by Microsoft and replaced with Modern Authentication. However, in some cases you may still use Basic Authentication during migration.Basic Authentication relies on sending usernames and passwords — often stored on or saved to the device — with every request, increasing the security risks. Basic Authentication options: Impersonation Delegation […]

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Microsoft Exchange 2010 – 2019 (EWS) Considerations

Transend supports migrating to or from Exchange versions 2010 – 2019 via Exchange Web Services (EWS). AuthenticationWhen performing a migration of bulk users using admin credentials (a service account so that you don’t need end-user passwords), you will need to use Basic Authentication: Basic Authentication Impersonation Delegation Assign an Application Impersonation role to your migration… […]

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Microsoft Exchange 2003 – 2007 (MAPI) Considerations

When migrating from legacy versions of Microsoft Exchange (2003 – 2007), Transend will use the Outlook API and usually MAPI to connect to the Exchange Server or read the PST file. AuthenticationThe account you use to perform a migration must be an active member of the domain you are converting from or to. This AD… […]

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Filter GW Folders by Sharing Type

Customize your configuration to filter the folders you migrate by selecting to only migrate GroupWise folders with specific Folder Sharing Types.Default behaviorBy default, Transend Migration Console migrates all folders that a user owns (“Owned by me”). This includes folders a user owns and does not share (“Not shared”), or shares with another user (“Shared by… […]

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Gmail (single user mailbox) Considerations

When migrating a single user mailbox to/from Gmail, Transend uses the industry standard OAuth 2.0 protocol, which allows you to authorize Transend software without needing to use a Service Account. Note: To migrate multiple accounts at once, follow instructions to Set up a Google Service Account. To grant Transend access to migrate a single Gmail… […]

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Migrate to Google Groups (Collaborative Inboxes)

To migrate email data into Google Groups (Collaborative Inboxes), follow these steps to customize your configuration:Set up a Google Service Account for your organization. Add this scope to the API Client in Security / API Controls / Domain-wide Delegation: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/apps.groups.migration. Add this API to the Google Service Account: Groups Migration API. The target address in… […]

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Google Workspace / Gmail Considerations

The following considerations should be understood when migrating to or from Google Workspace or Gmail. Google Workspace AuthenticationTo migrate bulk accounts to or from Google Workspace (formerly called G Suite), you will need to set up a Google Service Account. You will grant permission to a service account to access your Google Workspace data, allowing… […]

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