Before you deploy your perimeter network, you need to verify that your system infrastructure and the servers on which you will install Edge Server meet hardware and software requirements. For details about these requirements, see Internal Office Communications Server Component Requirements. When the environment is ready, you set up the infrastructure for Edge Servers, install the Edge Servers, activate and configure the Edge Servers, set up certificates on the servers, and start the services. Table 1 provides an overview of the required steps. For details about the required steps, see Deploying Edge Servers for External User Accessin the Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2 documentation.

Table 1. Edge Server Deployment Process

Phase Steps Permissions Documentation

Set up the infrastructure for Edge Servers.
  • Configure a reverse proxy in the perimeter network.

  • Configure DNS.

  • Configure firewalls.

  • Configure a Director (recommended).

Administrators group

Set Up the Infrastructure for Edge Serversin the Deploying Edge Servers for External User Access documentation

Set up Edge Servers.
  1. Set up load balancers.

  2. Install the Edge Server software.

  3. Activate the Edge Servers.

  4. Configure the Edge Servers.

  5. Set up certificates for the Edge Servers.

  6. Start the Edge Server services.

Administrators group

Set Up Edge Serversin the Deploying Edge Servers for External User Access documentation

Configure the environment.
  1. Configure federation.

  2. Configure settings for anonymous users.

  3. Configure users for federation, public IM connectivity, and remote user access.

  4. Connect your internal servers with your Edge Servers.

Administrators group

Configure the Environmentin the Deploying Edge Servers for External User Access documentation

Validate your edge configuration.
  1. Validate the Edge Server configuration.

  2. Validate that the internal servers can connect to the Edge Servers.

Administrators group

Validate Your Edge Configurationin the Deploying Edge Servers for External User Access documentation