Setting up Office 365 Admin Account

You need to create an Admin Account first before you can start using Office 365 with your domain. Follow the steps below to setup the Admin Account on Office 365. 

Step 1: Log in to your control panel. Learn how.

Step 2: Navigate to the Order Information view.

Type the Domain Name of the order in the search field on the homepage, select Order from the drop down and click on Search.

Step 3: Setting up the Admin Account

• In the Order Information view, navigate to your Office 365 Order. 
• Click Setup Admin Account. 
• Enter the name that you would like to create as an admin account for your order in the Admin Email textbox. 
  
  Note

  The Admin account is the first email account for your Office 365 order. Creating an account will utilize one of the purchased licenses. You can change the admin once you create more accounts. 

• Enter the First Name, Last Name and click Create and Proceed. 
• Your Admin account will be created and you would see the login details for your account.
• You can choose to send these details via email or copy them. It is recommended that you enter the email address and click Send Details. 
• If you are asked to add the DNS records, you will need to add the records to your domains DNS zone to verify domain ownership.
  
  Note

  You need to verify your domain name within 48 hours of setting up the admin account. If you fail to do so the domain will be locked at Microsoft and you won't be able to use Office 365.

• It might take some time to verify your domain name, please wait for sometime before you can start using Office 365. 
• If your domain is already registered in the same account you need not verify the domain and can proceed to the next step.