After you have configured your Web browser, you can begin carrying out the following tests. Please note that the tests described here are by no means comprehensive, and involve only a handful of users and computers. You might want to do additional testing, and testing involving a larger number of users and computers, before making your Communicator Web Access (2007 R2 release) sites widely available.

To test the Web site for internal users

  1. Log on to a computer that is inside your organization’s firewall using an account that has been enabled for Office Communications Server.

  2. Open a supported Internet browser, and then type the URL of the internal virtual server in the address bar (for example, https://im.contoso.com).

  3. In the Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access window, click Sign In.

  4. If an authentication dialog box appears, type your Office Communications Server user name in the User namebox. Type your password in the Passwordbox and then click OK. A separate Communicator Web Access client window should open.

  5. Repeat this procedure on a second computer (either inside or outside your organization’s firewall) using a second user account. Verify that the two users can view each other’s presence and send instant messages to one another.

To test the Web site for external users

  1. Log on to a computer that is outside your organization’s firewall using an account that has been enabled for Office Communications Server.

  2. Open a supported Internet browser, and then type the URL of the external virtual server in the address bar (for example, https://im.contoso.com).

  3. In the Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access window, click Sign In.

  4. When the authentication dialog box appears, type your Office Communications Server user name in the User namebox. Type your password in the Passwordbox and then click OK. A separate Communicator Web Access client window should open.

  5. Repeat this procedure on a second computer (either inside or outside your organization’s firewall) using a second user account. Verify that the two users can view each other’s presence and send instant messages to one another.

To test the Web site for anonymous users

  1. Log on to a computer either inside or outside your organization’s firewall. Log on using the account of a user who has been enabled for Office Communications Server.

  2. Open a supported Internet browser, and then type the URL of the external virtual server in the address bar (for example, https://im.contoso.com).

  3. In the Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access window, click Sign In.

  4. If an authentication dialog box appears, type your Office Communications Server user name in the User namebox. Type your password in the Passwordbox and then click OK. A separate Communicator Web Access client window should open.

  5. In the Communicator Web Access window, click Meet Now. A new Conversation window will open.

  6. In the Conversation window, click Invite, then click Invite Using Email.

  7. A message similar to this will appear in the Conversation window:

    Ken Myer has invited you to a conversation using Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access. To join the conversation, click the following link: https://im.conotoso.com/Join?uri=sip%3Akenmyer%40contoso.com%3Bgruu%3Bopaque%3Dapp%3Aconf%3Afocus%3Aid%3ARC3WBG58F8HFXSZSJMU24S9CYB8W0E0X&key=K6ERG48K4B6G

  8. Select the hyperlink portion of the message, right-click anywhere on that hyperlink and then click Copy. Click the Closebutton in the message pane to dismiss the invitation.

  9. Use e-mail or instant messaging to send the hyperlink to another user. This user can either be inside the firewall or outside the firewall, and should have an account that has not been enabled for Office Communications Server.

  10. Have the anonymous user log onto a computer either inside or outside your organization’s firewall. Have the user use their Web browser to navigate to the page specified in the hyperlink.

  11. At the sign-on page, instruct the anonymous user to enter a user name of any kind and then click Sign On.

  12. Verify that authenticated user and the anonymous user can exchange instant messages.

To test the Web site for audio conferencing

  1. Log on to a computer that is inside your organization’s firewall using an account that has been enabled for Office Communications Server.

  2. Open a supported Internet browser, and then type the URL of the internal virtual server in the address bar (for example, https://im.contoso.com).

  3. In the Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access window, click Sign In.

  4. If an authentication dialog box appears, type your Office Communications Server user name in the User namebox. Type your password in the Passwordbox and then click OK. A separate Communicator Web Access client window should open.

  5. In the Communicator Web Access window, click Meet Now. A new Conversation window will open.

  6. In the Conversation window, click the Audio button (that is, the button that looks like a telephone). Do one of the following:

    • Click one of your phone numbers. Phone numbers will be available only if you have published them, or if these phone numbers have been published in Active Directory.

    • Type a phone number in the New Numberbox and then press ENTER. When typing a phone number, use the E164 format: country code followed by area code, followed by phone number. For example, 14255551219.

  7. Your telephone should ring.

To test the Web site for desktop sharing

  1. Log on to a computer that is inside your organization’s firewall using an account that has been enabled for Office Communications Server.

  2. Open a supported Internet browser, and then type the URL of the internal virtual server in the address bar (for example, https://im.contoso.com).

  3. In the Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access window, click Sign In.

  4. If an authentication dialog box appears, type your Office Communications Server user name in the User namebox. Type your password in the Passwordbox and then click OK. A separate Communicator Web Access client window should open.

  5. Repeat this procedure on a second computer (either inside or outside your organization’s firewall) using a second user account. If you have no already done so, make this second user a contact of the first user.

  6. On the first computer, in the Contact List, right-click the name of the second user and then click Share My Desktop.

  7. If this is the first time you are sharing your desktop, you must install the Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access Plug-in. Click Click to Installto start the Plug-in installation.

  8. When installation begins, in the File Download - Security Warningdialog box, click Runto run the installer file for the plug-in.

  9. If you see a Windows Security Alertdialog box, click Unblock.

  10. After the plug-in has been installed, click Shareto start sharing your desktop.

  11. Verify that the second user can view the desktop of the first user.