Use the procedures in this topic to open the Computer Management snap-in and access the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 server settings on a local computer or remotely.

To use the Computer Management snap-in extension to manage the local computer

  1. On a computer on which Office Communications Server 2007 R2 administrative tools have been installed, log on using an account that is a member of the Administrators group or an account with equivalent privileges.

  2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management.

  3. In the console tree, expand Services and Applications, and then click Office Communications Server 2007 R2.

To use the Computer Management snap-in extension to manage a remote computer

  1. On a computer on which Office Communications Server 2007 R2 administrative tools have been installed, log on using an account that is a member of the Administrators group or the RTC Local Administrators group, or log on using an account with equivalent privileges.

  2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management.

  3. In the console tree, right-click Computer Management (local), and then click Connect to another computer.

  4. In the Select Computerdialog box, specify the name of the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 server you want to manage, and then click OK.

  5. In the console tree, expand Services and Applications, and then click Office Communications Server 2007 R2.