SBS 2003 & Outlook Web Access Requirements

Caution, I'm an Exchange/OWA newbie...

I have just purchased SBS 2003 and am interested in setting up OWA 2003.
Although I have looked pretty thoroughly, I can't find definitive
information (let alone a "step-by-step" or "how to") on the requirements or
procedures. Can someone point me in the right direction? I realize that I
need to have another computer in the DMZ as the back end server but I am
unclear on the following:

-To run OWA 2003, do I need to buy another copy of Server and/or Exchange
for the back end server? Do they need to be 2003?
-Do I need to purchase IAS for the back end server?
-If the answers to the above are yes, are the requirements for OWA 2000,
less imposing (i.e., IIS vs IAS)

From the marketing, it sure seemed that setting up OWA was going to be a
piece of cake as long as one had a DMZ and an extra box lying around.
Apparently there is more to it than that.

Thanks in advance,
Bruce

Bruce Palmer, MCSA, MCSE
New York, NY

Javier
Wed Feb 25 08:30:33 CST 2004

Hi Bruce!

In the SBS world... we publish OWA directly from our SBS boxes. In the the
enterprise world the best practice is to have a 2nd server running Exchange
(not on a DMZ mind you) just as a front-end for OWA. Obviously, this
requires some $$$ (for something that is not that critical IMHO)... if you
publish OWA on your SBS box you should be ok as long a you patch it
regularly.

If you want to go with the "Enterprise way"... I cannot help you (maybe post
on the Exch2k3 NG). I don't even know if its possible to do so with SBS
(although I suspect it is)

If you want to publish OWA with SBS2k3... it is very simple! You only need
to run the CEICW wizard (I don't have a box at hand right now to tell you
what to select... but it should be pretty straighforward). Read the Appendix
C on the getting started guide for a list of the ports that you need to
open/forward on your router (which the Wizard does it automagically if the
router is uPnP). If you have questions please post back!

BTW-> The correct NG for SBS2k3 is microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs

--
Javier [SBS MVP]

<< SBS ROCKS !!! >>

"Bruce Palmer" <bbpalmer@msn.com> wrote in message
news:OqNfXj6%23DHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Caution, I'm an Exchange/OWA newbie...
>
> I have just purchased SBS 2003 and am interested in setting up OWA 2003.
> Although I have looked pretty thoroughly, I can't find definitive
> information (let alone a "step-by-step" or "how to") on the requirements
or
> procedures. Can someone point me in the right direction? I realize that
I
> need to have another computer in the DMZ as the back end server but I am
> unclear on the following:
>
> -To run OWA 2003, do I need to buy another copy of Server and/or Exchange
> for the back end server? Do they need to be 2003?
> -Do I need to purchase IAS for the back end server?
> -If the answers to the above are yes, are the requirements for OWA 2000,
> less imposing (i.e., IIS vs IAS)
>
> From the marketing, it sure seemed that setting up OWA was going to be a
> piece of cake as long as one had a DMZ and an extra box lying around.
> Apparently there is more to it than that.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Bruce
>
> Bruce Palmer, MCSA, MCSE
> New York, NY
>
>

Bruce
Wed Feb 25 09:44:39 CST 2004

Thanks,

I had already run the wizard and selected OWA but had not forwarded the
ports on the router. Now I have. After consulting Appendix C, it looks as
if I need to forward 4125 (Remote Web Workplace) in addition to 80 and 443.
It kind of works not but is really s l o w. And I only got to OWA via
Remote Web Workplace after clicking through an HTTP error or two. Is there
a URL that I can use to get to an OWA login screen directly? Also, the
appendix says to consult the "Information and Answers" on the Remote Web
Workplace page for information about configuring the client computers but I
can't find such information.

Thanks for your help,
Bruce

PS microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs is not being found by my news reader

"Javier Gomez [SBS MVP]" <javier_gomez@remove.this.engineer.com> wrote in
message news:ev97Tv6#DHA.268@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi Bruce!
>
> In the SBS world... we publish OWA directly from our SBS boxes. In the the
> enterprise world the best practice is to have a 2nd server running
Exchange
> (not on a DMZ mind you) just as a front-end for OWA. Obviously, this
> requires some $$$ (for something that is not that critical IMHO)... if you
> publish OWA on your SBS box you should be ok as long a you patch it
> regularly.
>
> If you want to go with the "Enterprise way"... I cannot help you (maybe
post
> on the Exch2k3 NG). I don't even know if its possible to do so with SBS
> (although I suspect it is)
>
> If you want to publish OWA with SBS2k3... it is very simple! You only need
> to run the CEICW wizard (I don't have a box at hand right now to tell you
> what to select... but it should be pretty straighforward). Read the
Appendix
> C on the getting started guide for a list of the ports that you need to
> open/forward on your router (which the Wizard does it automagically if the
> router is uPnP). If you have questions please post back!
>
> BTW-> The correct NG for SBS2k3 is microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
>
> --
> Javier [SBS MVP]
>
> << SBS ROCKS !!! >>
>
> "Bruce Palmer" <bbpalmer@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:OqNfXj6%23DHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Caution, I'm an Exchange/OWA newbie...
> >
> > I have just purchased SBS 2003 and am interested in setting up OWA 2003.
> > Although I have looked pretty thoroughly, I can't find definitive
> > information (let alone a "step-by-step" or "how to") on the requirements
> or
> > procedures. Can someone point me in the right direction? I realize
that
> I
> > need to have another computer in the DMZ as the back end server but I am
> > unclear on the following:
> >
> > -To run OWA 2003, do I need to buy another copy of Server and/or
Exchange
> > for the back end server? Do they need to be 2003?
> > -Do I need to purchase IAS for the back end server?
> > -If the answers to the above are yes, are the requirements for OWA 2000,
> > less imposing (i.e., IIS vs IAS)
> >
> > From the marketing, it sure seemed that setting up OWA was going to be a
> > piece of cake as long as one had a DMZ and an extra box lying around.
> > Apparently there is more to it than that.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Bruce
> >
> > Bruce Palmer, MCSA, MCSE
> > New York, NY
> >
> >
>
>

Javier
Wed Feb 25 21:23:16 CST 2004

Hi!

You don't need RWW to use OWA (although it should run perfectly fine there
too). To access owa directly use https:\\yourdomain.com\exchange (assuming
that you already created a host for yourdomain.com pointing to your server).

Can you acess OWA from inside the lan without problems? What kind of
connection do you have? At my home I have a 256kbps (up) line and its not
terribly fast... but it is ok.

Make sure you use news.microsoft.com as you news servers... you should see
it there.

--
Javier [SBS MVP]

<< SBS ROCKS !!! >>

"Bruce Palmer" <bbpalmer@msn.com> wrote in message
news:%23xOkKZ7%23DHA.2432@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Thanks,
>
> I had already run the wizard and selected OWA but had not forwarded the
> ports on the router. Now I have. After consulting Appendix C, it looks
as
> if I need to forward 4125 (Remote Web Workplace) in addition to 80 and
443.
> It kind of works not but is really s l o w. And I only got to OWA via
> Remote Web Workplace after clicking through an HTTP error or two. Is
there
> a URL that I can use to get to an OWA login screen directly? Also, the
> appendix says to consult the "Information and Answers" on the Remote Web
> Workplace page for information about configuring the client computers but
I
> can't find such information.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bruce
>
> PS microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs is not being found by my news
reader
>
> "Javier Gomez [SBS MVP]" <javier_gomez@remove.this.engineer.com> wrote in
> message news:ev97Tv6#DHA.268@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Bruce!
> >
> > In the SBS world... we publish OWA directly from our SBS boxes. In the
the
> > enterprise world the best practice is to have a 2nd server running
> Exchange
> > (not on a DMZ mind you) just as a front-end for OWA. Obviously, this
> > requires some $$$ (for something that is not that critical IMHO)... if
you
> > publish OWA on your SBS box you should be ok as long a you patch it
> > regularly.
> >
> > If you want to go with the "Enterprise way"... I cannot help you (maybe
> post
> > on the Exch2k3 NG). I don't even know if its possible to do so with SBS
> > (although I suspect it is)
> >
> > If you want to publish OWA with SBS2k3... it is very simple! You only
need
> > to run the CEICW wizard (I don't have a box at hand right now to tell
you
> > what to select... but it should be pretty straighforward). Read the
> Appendix
> > C on the getting started guide for a list of the ports that you need to
> > open/forward on your router (which the Wizard does it automagically if
the
> > router is uPnP). If you have questions please post back!
> >
> > BTW-> The correct NG for SBS2k3 is microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
> >
> > --
> > Javier [SBS MVP]
> >
> > << SBS ROCKS !!! >>
> >
> > "Bruce Palmer" <bbpalmer@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:OqNfXj6%23DHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > Caution, I'm an Exchange/OWA newbie...
> > >
> > > I have just purchased SBS 2003 and am interested in setting up OWA
2003.
> > > Although I have looked pretty thoroughly, I can't find definitive
> > > information (let alone a "step-by-step" or "how to") on the
requirements
> > or
> > > procedures. Can someone point me in the right direction? I realize
> that
> > I
> > > need to have another computer in the DMZ as the back end server but I
am
> > > unclear on the following:
> > >
> > > -To run OWA 2003, do I need to buy another copy of Server and/or
> Exchange
> > > for the back end server? Do they need to be 2003?
> > > -Do I need to purchase IAS for the back end server?
> > > -If the answers to the above are yes, are the requirements for OWA
2000,
> > > less imposing (i.e., IIS vs IAS)
> > >
> > > From the marketing, it sure seemed that setting up OWA was going to be
a
> > > piece of cake as long as one had a DMZ and an extra box lying around.
> > > Apparently there is more to it than that.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > Bruce
> > >
> > > Bruce Palmer, MCSA, MCSE
> > > New York, NY
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>