{"id":10164,"date":"2021-03-20T10:48:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T10:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=10164"},"modified":"2021-03-20T10:48:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T10:48:39","slug":"how-to-modify-the-mx-record-priority-in-plesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-modify-the-mx-record-priority-in-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Modify The MX Record Priority In Plesk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial presents information on how to modify the mail exchanger or the MX Records through Plesk. An MX record provides information on the mail server that can set the MX record priority for planning the order in which the mail servers should be utilized.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow the instructions given below for changing the MX record priority in Plesk:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Login to Plesk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/login-to-plesk-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/login-to-plesk-1.png 410w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/login-to-plesk-1-255x300.png 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on \u2018Website &amp; Domains\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/website-and-domains.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/website-and-domains.png 220w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/website-and-domains-167x300.png 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on \u2018DNS\u2019 settings for the domain for which you want to set the MX record priority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dns-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dns-settings.png 825w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dns-settings-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dns-settings-768x479.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A list of domains on that account will be displayed. Click on the domain for which you want to set the MX record priority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The following screen will be displayed. In the \u2018record Type\u2019 drop-down menu, select \u2018MX\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mx.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mx.png 717w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mx-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you select MX, a new list of fields will be displayed. Here, you have to enter all the information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/edit-mx.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/edit-mx.png 627w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/edit-mx-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the drop-down menu for the \u2018Specify the priority of the mail exchange server\u2019 section and select the priority that you want to set. You can set a priority that ranges from 50 (the lowest priority) to 0 (the highest priority).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/record-priority.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/record-priority.png 600w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/record-priority-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on \u2018OK\u2019 for saving the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial presents information on how to modify the mail exchanger or the MX Records through Plesk. 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