Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2012-07-23

You can create an external host name for Outlook Anywhere on a Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Client Access server.

If you manage more than one Exchange site, we recommend that you create separate external host names for each site that has a Client Access server that's enabled for Outlook Anywhere. When you create a separate external host name for each site, Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 clients automatically use the Client Access server that's closest to their mailbox.

Note:
Users who are using Outlook 2003 must have their profiles manually updated to use the external host name that is closest to their mailbox.

Looking for other management tasks related to Outlook Anywhere? Check out Managing Outlook Anywhere.

Prerequisites

To successfully complete this procedure, either the Client Access server must be enabled for Outlook Anywhere or the external host name must be specified by using the Enable Outlook Anywhere wizard. To enable Outlook Anywhere, see Enable Outlook Anywhere.

Use the EMC to configure an external host name for Outlook Anywhere

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Outlook Anywhere configuration (enable, disable, change, view)" entry in the Client Access Permissions topic.

  1. In the console tree, navigate to Server Configuration > Client Access.

  2. In the action pane, click Properties.

  3. On the Exchange (Default Web Site) Properties page, click the Outlook Anywhere tab.

  4. In the text box under External host name, enter the external host name to use for this site.

  5. Click OK to save your changes.

Use the Shell to configure an external host name for Outlook Anywhere

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Outlook Anywhere configuration (enable, disable, change, view)" entry in the Client Access Permissions topic.

This example configures an external host name for Outlook Anywhere.

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set-OutlookAnywhere -Identity:'CAS01' -ExternalHostName:'site.contoso.com'

For more information about syntax and parameters, see Configure an External Host Name for Outlook Anywhere.

Other Tasks

After you configure an external host name for Outlook Anywhere, you may also want to: