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Office 365 Admin - Delegated User Connection
Office 365 Admin - Delegated User Connection
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By creating a Delegated User Connection with to SigParser, a single connection can access multiple mailboxes, contacts and calendars in your organization.

The mailbox owners do not need to create SigParser accounts or manually connect their mailboxes. You can add or remove mailboxes from your SigParser account.

Recommended for connecting 10+ mailboxes.

Watch the following video for additional information:


To Start

  • You will need access to the following:

    • A SigParser account. Either create an account or have access to your organization’s SigParser account with the permissions needed to add users and connect mailboxes.

    • Admin access for Exchange Admin

    • Have a list of the email addresses you wish to connect and scan in SigParser.

    • You may be required to purchase a new license for this user account

    • If you need additional support, you can schedule a help session HERE. Have the above items configured prior to your scheduled call.


Create a New User

  • Select Add a user

  • NOTE: you will need the login credentials for this user account (username and password) in order to connect the mailbox to SigParser.

    • Display Name: SigParser

    • Username: sigparser

    • Password: save the password you create and use it to connect to SigParser when prompted.

  • Use or buy a license with email access for this user.

    • The cheapest option is probably the Exchange Online (Plan 1)

  • Optional Settings: User (no Admin Center access)

  • Next > Finish adding


Update Mailbox Permissions

Use the following steps for each mailbox you want SigParser to extract contacts for:

  • Select the user to open the profile > select Mail > select Read and Manage (under Mailbox Permissions)

  • Select Add permissions

  • Select the SigParser user account you created or pick the email account you connected in the SigParser App.

  • Select Add

  • Repeat for each mailbox you want to connect to SigParser via this connection.

  • Wait 1 hour. Office 365 can take a long time to update the permissions.


Connect to SigParser

  • Login to SigParser > go to Mailboxes > +Add > Connect my mailbox > Office 365

  • Connect with the sigparser@youdomain.com user account you just created

    • If prompted to purchase a history scan for this mailbox, select No History

  • Once the SigParser user mailbox is connected, go to Mailboxes > +Add > Connect Mailboxes with Admin > select Use Connection next to the SigParser mailbox you just connected.

  • Scroll down to the Connect More Mailboxes section > Paste or type the list of mailboxes into the textbox > select Connect Mailboxes

  • You should see each of the mailboxes at the bottom of the screen as they are added. The mailboxes will automatically start processing 90 days of history within a few hours.

  • You can purchase additional history for each mailbox by selecting Scan More next to the listed mailbox.


Connect More Mailboxes

To add more mailboxes with this connection:

  • Go to Microsoft 365 Admin Center > Users

  • Select the user to open the profile > select Mail > select Read and Manage

  • Select Add permissions

  • Select the SigParser user account

  • Select Add

  • Repeat for each additional mailbox you want to connect to SigParser

  • In SigParser, go to Mailboxes > under the "Connection" column, select the Office 365 Delegated User Connection

  • Scroll down to the Connect More Mailboxes section >Paste or type the list of additional mailboxes into the textbox > select Connect Mailboxes

  • You should see the mailboxes added at the bottom of this page.


If you have any questions, send us an email at support@sigparser.com. You can also book a demo session HERE.

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