Setting up OWA on a front and backend server setup.

[Yoshimoto]

Looking to find help setting up Outlook Web Access on my first exchange deployment.


Brief description
On Lan i have a server running as a domain controller and another running exchange 2003, AD is syncing up nicely and i have all my mail boxes and such set up.
the Exchange server is running SMTP, POP3 and IIS

On the DMZ of the firewall i have a webserver hosting 3 sites and IIS.

The Idea was having a front and back end server for added security where the firewall rules are as follows.


[LAN] ----->Allow all ----->[DMZ]----> Allow All----> [Wan]

[LAN]<----http/https/SMTP<--[DMZ]<----http/https/smtp<--[wan]

Translated to the exchange server <--[dmz] --> http, https

with all smtp and pop3 going to the DMZs IIS server first then translated into the lan.


I can't for the life of me grasp how to set up OWL on this setup so my users can actually use login to the system.
Any ideas?

 

[58sniper]

Why not just use ISA in the DMZ to reverse proxy?

Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Contributing author The Complete Reference: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

 

[Yoshimoto]

Can you explain?

 

[58sniper]

Rather than setup a front end server, why not install an ISA appliance/server in the DMZ. Even with a front end server, an ISA server would still provide more security. I'd go ISA before FE if I was just looking at the security aspect of it.

Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Contributing author The Complete Reference: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

 

[Yoshimoto]

Definitely something to look forward to in the future but time isn't on my side unfortunately.
This is how the boss wanted it setup or knew how to set it up.
I'm just looking for a link or anything which will teach me how to set up OWA on this setup, or if I'm doomed to start over?
sorry, my head isn't all here today and I'm extremely new to this.

 

[58sniper]

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996787(EXCHG.65).aspx

Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Contributing author The Complete Reference: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

 

[Yoshimoto]

Looks like a place to start, thanks.