How to configure your domain name with Office 365?

You can set up your domain name on Office 365 to benefit from both Microsoft Office functions and email addresses such as "name@domainname," which lends an air of professionalism with your partners, clients, etc.

What is Microsoft Office 365?


This is the new version of the Microsoft service. It provides users with access not only to Microsoft Office applications.Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher and Access), but also to applications such as OneDrive, Exchange Online, Skype for Business, and many more.

Preliminary Step: Obtain your verification information

Before configuring your domain in your Cap Connect client area, you need to declare your domain with Microsoft so that it can generate your customized settings.

  1. Log in to your Microsoft 365 Admin Center.

  2. In the left menu, go to Settings>Domains.

  3. Click on Add a domain and enter your domain name (e.g., votre-entreprise.ma).

  4. Microsoft will ask you to "Verify that you own the domain". Choose the option "Add a TXT record to the domain's DNS records".

  5. Carefully note the TXT value that appears (it looks like MS=ms12345678). This key links your domain name to your Office 365 account.

This record must be added to the DNS zone of your domain name.

How to set up a domain name with Office 365 from your Cap Connect client area?

  Go to your Client Area and click on «Domains»

Access the relevant domain, then click on the configuration icon

Alternatively, click on the menu on the right, then on « Manage DNS Zone »

Scroll to the Quick Setup section, then click on Apply DNS Configuration