Outlook Web Access for Exchange 5.5, document needed 2

[sigep722]

Currently in the process of researching how to implement outlook web access with exchange 5.5. The microsoft documents we have found so far seem as clear as mud. Does anyone have or know where to find an easy to understand setup guide for outlook web access?

Thanks.

 

[yoshie]

Hi,
you can try

http://www.exchangeadmin.com/Articles/Index.cfm?Action=USPrint

Hope this helps

Yosh..

 

[miguel73]

try this, i hope it helps

Required Components

OWA requires a core set of software to be installed.
Minimum recommended requirements are:
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service pack 3
Internet Information Server 3.0 with Active Server Pages
Exchange Server 5.0 Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 3.03 or higher.
While these are the minimum, it is strongly suggested you use Exchange Server 5.5 and Internet Information Server 4.0. OWA will not work on Exchange 5.0 with Internet Information Server 4.0.



Create An Account On Your NT 4 Server

Start / Programs / Microsoft Exchange / Microsoft Exchange Administrator


1. Select FILE / NEW MAILBOX.
2. Enter your name, this fills in the ALIAS which will be your username to log in, you can change this if you want.
3. Select the E-MAIL ADDRESSES tab, your e-mail address is shown next to the SMTP, if you want to change this, highlight and then click EDIT.
4. On the GENERAL tab click the PRIMARY WINDOWS NT ACCOUNT and select CREATE A NEW WINDOWS NT ACCOUNT.
5. The NT ACCOUNT window appears with the DOMAIN you are going to be connected to and your ACCOUNT NAME which you will use to log in.
6. Click OK and exit.



Changing Your Account Properties

Start / Programs / Administrative Tools / User Manager For Domains


1. Double click your newly made account.
2. Give yourself a PASSWORD or leave blank if you wish.
3. Select USER CANNOT CHANGE PASSWORD and PASSWORD NEVER EXPIRES.
4. Select GROUPS if you want to add yourself to other groups, you are already a member of Domain Users and this is satisfactory for accessing your e-mail through OWA.
5. Click OK.
6. Select ACCOUNT and in ACCOUNT TYPE select GLOBAL ACCOUNT.
7. Click OK twice to exit.




Changing Your Password Properties

Start / Programs / Administrative Tools / User Manager For Domains


1. Highlight your account.
2. Select POLICIES from the menu bar and select ACCOUNT.
3. Here you can change certain properties in relation to your password, you can also put in options for account lockouts.
4. Click OK to exit.



Changing Your User Rights

Start / Programs / Administrative Tools / User Manager For Domains


1. Highlight your account.
2. Select POLICIES from the menu bar and select USER RIGHTS.
3. Here you can grant yourself different rights.
4. Make sure you are granted the right to LOG ON LOCALLY, you should be all ready as you are automatically a member of the DOMAIN USERS.
5. Click OK to exit.



Verifying The Default Web Site

Start / Programs / NT 4 Option PK / Internet Information Server / Internet Service Manager


1. Expand the INTERNET INFORMATION SERVER, expand your SERVER and then expand the DEFAULT WEB SITE.
2. Right click DEFAULT WEB SITE and click PROPERTIES.
3. On the HOME DIRECTORY tab, verify that a REMOVE button exists next to the application name box. If you do not see the REMOVE button, click CREATE to create the default application.
4. Click the DIRECTORY SECURITY tab and under ANONYMOUS ACCESS & AUTHENTICATION CONTROL click the EDIT button.
5. Verify that ALLOW ANONYMOUS ACCESS and WINDOWS NT CHALLENGE / RESPONSE (in IIS 4) or INTEGRATED WINDOWS AUTHENTICATION (in IIS 5) are both selected.
6. Click OK twice to exit the property page.





Verify The Exchange Virtual Folder

Start / Programs / NT 4 Option PK / Internet Information Server / Internet Service Manager


1. Expand the INTERNET INFORMATION SERVER, expand your SERVER and then expand the DEFAULT WEB SITE.
2. Verify that a virtual folder named EXCHANGE is listed below the DEFAULT WEB SITE.
3. Right click the folder and click PROPERTIES.
4. Verify that a REMOVE button exists next to the application name box. If you do not see it, click CREATE to create the exchange application.
5. On the DOCUMENTS tab, verify that LOGON.ASP is the top default document. If it is not listed, click ADD, type LOGON.ASP and move this file to the top of the list.
6. Click the DIRECTORY SECURITY tab. Under ANONYMOUS ACCESS and AUTHENTICATION CONTROL, click the EDIT button.
7. Verify that the ANONYMOUS ACCESS and WINDOWS NT CHALLENGE / RESPONSE (in IIS 4) or INTEGRATED WINDOWS AUTHENTICATION (in IIS 5) are both selected.
8. Click OK twice to exit the property page.



Logging On To Your Email Account

1. Open up a WEB BROWSER on your client PC.
2. In the address bar type “SERVERNAME/EXCHANGE/LOGON.ASP” and hit enter.
3. The gold Outlook Web Access log on page should now appear.
4. In the LOG ON box enter your USERNAME and hit ENTER (your USERNAME was created when you created your account on page 4. If you have forgot your USERNAME, return to the SERVER and open up USER MANAGER FOR DOMAINS via START / PROGRAMS / ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS / USER MANAGER FOR DOMAINS, your USERNAME appears on the left of the window.
5. Your fully accessible email account should now be at your fingertips.
Required Components

OWA requires a core set of software to be installed.
Minimum recommended requirements are:
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service pack 3
Internet Information Server 3.0 with Active Server Pages
Exchange Server 5.0 Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 3.03 or higher.
While these are the minimum, it is strongly suggested you use Exchange Server 5.5 and Internet Information Server 4.0. OWA will not work with on Exchange 5.0 with Internet Information Server 4.0.



Create An Account On Your NT 4 Server

Start / Programs / Microsoft Exchange / Microsoft Exchange Administrator


1. Select FILE / NEW MAILBOX.
2. Enter your name, this fills in the ALIAS which will be your username to log in, you can change this if you want.
3. Select the E-MAIL ADDRESSES tab, your e-mail address is shown next to the SMTP, if you want to change this, highlight and then click EDIT.
4. On the GENERAL tab click the PRIMARY WINDOWS NT ACCOUNT and select CREATE A NEW WINDOWS NT ACCOUNT.
5. The NT ACCOUNT window appears with the DOMAIN you are going to be connected to and your ACCOUNT NAME which you will use to log in.
6. Click OK and exit.



Changing Your Account Properties

Start / Programs / Administrative Tools / User Manager For Domains


1. Double click your newly made account.
2. Give yourself a PASSWORD or leave blank if you wish.
3. Select USER CANNOT CHANGE PASSWORD and PASSWORD NEVER EXPIRES.
4. Select GROUPS if you want to add yourself to other groups, you are already a member of Domain Users and this is satisfactory for accessing your e-mail through OWA.
5. Click OK.
6. Select ACCOUNT and in ACCOUNT TYPE select GLOBAL ACCOUNT.
7. Click OK twice to exit.




Changing Your Password Properties

Start / Programs / Administrative Tools / User Manager For Domains


1. Highlight your account.
2. Select POLICIES from the menu bar and select ACCOUNT.
3. Here you can change certain properties in relation to your password, you can also put in options for account lockouts.
4. Click OK to exit.



Changing Your User Rights

Start / Programs / Administrative Tools / User Manager For Domains


1. Highlight your account.
2. Select POLICIES from the menu bar and select USER RIGHTS.
3. Here you can grant yourself different rights.
4. Make sure you are granted the right to LOG ON LOCALLY, you should be all ready as you are automatically a member of the DOMAIN USERS.
5. Click OK to exit.



Verifying The Default Web Site

Start / Programs / NT 4 Option PK / Internet Information Server / Internet Service Manager


1. Expand the INTERNET INFORMATION SERVER, expand your SERVER and then expand the DEFAULT WEB SITE.
2. Right click DEFAULT WEB SITE and click PROPERTIES.
3. On the HOME DIRECTORY tab, verify that a REMOVE button exists next to the application name box. If you do not see the REMOVE button, click CREATE to create the default application.
4. Click the DIRECTORY SECURITY tab and under ANONYMOUS ACCESS & AUTHENTICATION CONTROL click the EDIT button.
5. Verify that ALLOW ANONYMOUS ACCESS and WINDOWS NT CHALLENGE / RESPONSE (in IIS 4) or INTEGRATED WINDOWS AUTHENTICATION (in IIS 5) are both selected.
6. Click OK twice to exit the property page.





Verify The Exchange Virtual Folder

Start / Programs / NT 4 Option PK / Internet Information Server / Internet Service Manager


1. Expand the INTERNET INFORMATION SERVER, expand your SERVER and then expand the DEFAULT WEB SITE.
2. Verify that a virtual folder named EXCHANGE is listed below the DEFAULT WEB SITE.
3. Right click the folder and click PROPERTIES.
4. Verify that a REMOVE button exists next to the application name box. If you do not see it, click CREATE to create the exchange application.
5. On the DOCUMENTS tab, verify that LOGON.ASP is the top default document. If it is not listed, click ADD, type LOGON.ASP and move this file to the top of the list.
6. Click the DIRECTORY SECURITY tab. Under ANONYMOUS ACCESS and AUTHENTICATION CONTROL, click the EDIT button.
7. Verify that the ANONYMOUS ACCESS and WINDOWS NT CHALLENGE / RESPONSE (in IIS 4) or INTEGRATED WINDOWS AUTHENTICATION (in IIS 5) are both selected.
8. Click OK twice to exit the property page.



Logging On To Your Email Account

1. Open up a WEB BROWSER on your client PC.
2. In the address bar type “SERVERNAME/EXCHANGE/LOGON.ASP” and hit enter.
3. The gold Outlook Web Access log on page should now appear.
4. In the LOG ON box enter your USERNAME and hit ENTER (your USERNAME was created when you created your account on page 4. If you have forgot your USERNAME, return to the SERVER and open up USER MANAGER FOR DOMAINS via START / PROGRAMS / ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS / USER MANAGER FOR DOMAINS, your USERNAME appears on the left of the window.
5. Your fully accessible email account should now be at your fingertips.

 

[miguel73]

oopps, im seem to have put in the informaton twice, Logging On To Your Email Account is the final stage, disregard stuff after that

 

[sigep722]

Thanks a lot to yoshie and miquel73. Unfortunately, I forgot to enclose that we are running a Windows 2000 server. Miguel's instructions work for NT 4. Does anyone have anything for Windows 2000 Server?

 

[sigep722]

Actually, after talking to my system administrator, it looks like the nature of our problem has changed and I will be submitting a new thread. Thanks again Yoshie and miguel.