Aug 25 2021 03:56 AM
Hi,
I have a client that is a startup, they do not currently have corporate email.
I am trying to login to admin.microsoft.com so I can setup the domain and Office 365, but it will not take their AOL email address.
Can anyone give me some guidance on how this all works? Can I use an email address from my business then change it later on for them?
I have done this in the past but only with clients that already have corporate email.
Aug 25 2021 04:14 AM
@Brian_Branco Signing into the Microsoft 365 Admin center generally requires a "work account", which is associated with a Microsoft 365 tenant. If they currently do not have anything yet, you will need to start with creating such a tenant, either by starting a new trial tenant or purchasing licenses immediately.
During the setup of a new tenant you will need to provide an email address and then configure an account with a <tenant name>.onmicrosoft.com address. Once the tenant is created, you can configure additional domains within the Microsoft 365 Admin center and add new users who will then be able to sign in with their <username>@<domainname> address as a work account.
Does this help? If you need more info, please let me know in a reply.
Aug 25 2021 04:26 AM
Aug 25 2021 04:32 AM
@Brian_Branco Setting up a new trial tenant is done via a specific URL, depending on which trial you'd like to use. For example, to setup a trial of Office 365 E3, you can visit this URL. Generally, when you have a look at the Microsoft 365/Office 365 subscriptions page for business or enterprise, it will show you if you can start a 1 month free trial. Just click the trial link for the license you'd like to trial and you can setup a new trial tenant.
Aug 25 2021 01:21 PM
Aug 25 2021 01:31 PM