New-ReceiveConnector : Cannot bind parameter 'RemoteIPRanges'.

Question

I'm trying to create a script that should create an exchange receive connector from a CSV file that contains the list of the connectors to create as well as some properties.

The problem is not the creation of the connector, which we can create from the csv, but the "remoteiprange" properties that throw an error.

The csv file has this format

"Name","Bindings","DeliveryStatusNotificationEnabled","AdminDisplayName","RemoteIPRanges","PermissionGroups" "TestConn","0.0.0.0:25","True","","192.168.101.0/23 192.168.102.0/23","AnonymousUsers, ExchangeServers, Custom"

 

So we read all the parameters from the file and try to create the new connector passing them to the command but the error we get is 

New-ReceiveConnector : Cannot bind parameter 'RemoteIPRanges'. Cannot convert value "192.168.101.0/23,192.168.102.0/23" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Data.IPRange". Error: "The format of the IP address 192.168.101.0/23,192.168.102.0 is invalid. Example of a valid IP address: 192.168.1.10"

Answer 1

Hi,@Ella Taylor

Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.

The RemoteIPRanges parameter specifies the remote IP addresses that the Receive connector accepts messages from. Valid values are:

Single IP address: For example, 192.168.1.1 or fe80::39bd:88f7:6969:d223%11.

IP address range: For example, 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.254.

Classless InterDomain Routing (CIDR) IP address range: For example, 192.168.1.1/24 or 2001:0DB8::CD3/60.

You can specify multiple value separated by commas: "Value1","Value2",..."ValueN"

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/new-receiveconnector?view=exchange-ps&viewFallbackFrom=exchange-ps%2F%3Fwt.mc_id%3Dm365-mvp-5002523

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Answer 2

Hello,

I think you simple need to tweak your script to respect the requirements mentioned here:

-RemoteIPRanges The RemoteIPRanges parameter specifies the remote IP addresses that the Receive connector accepts messages from. Valid values are:

• Single IP address: For example, 192.168.1.1 or fe80::39bd:88f7:6969:d223%11.
• IP address range: For example, 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.254.
• Classless InterDomain Routing (CIDR) IP address range: For example, 192.168.1.1/24 or 2001:0DB8::CD3/60. You can specify multiple value separated by commas: "Value1","Value2",..."ValueN".

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/new-receiveconnector?view=exchange-ps

For example I would test re-trying the script with double quotes "192.168.101.0/23","192.168.102.0/23", if the is problematic I will try using ranges "192.168.1.1-192.168.1.254", "192.168.1.1-192.168.1.254"

Goodluck!