Configuring the External Interface of the Web Conferencing Edge Service

The external interface of the Web Conferencing Edge service is used by external users to contact your Web Conferencing Edge service and participate in your on-premises conferencing meetings.

You can use the procedures in this section to configure the external interface of a Web Conferencing Edge service, including the following:

Configure the IP address of the external interface of the Web Conferencing Edge service.
Configure the port used for the external interface of the Web Conferencing Edge service.
Configure the certificate for the external interface of the Web Conferencing Edge service.

The procedure that follows describes how to use the Edge Interfacestab to configure the certificate. You can also use the Certificate Wizard to guide you through the process of configuring the certificate, including assigning the certificate to the external interface of the server, as described in Set Up Certificates for the External Interfacein the Deploying Edge Servers for External User Access documentation.

Important:
If you change any of these settings, ensure that you also update the DNS records to point to your Web Conferencing Edge service, as appropriate. For details about DNS records, see DNS Requirements for External User Accessin the Planning and Architecture documentation. If you change the internal or external ports or the certificate on the external interface of the Web Conferencing Edge Server, you must also update these settings on the Web Conferencing Edge Servertab of internal Web Conferencing Servers. If you change the subject name of the internal certificate used by this server, you must update the Edge Serverstab in Global Properties with the new subject name. For details about Edge Server certificates, see Certificate Requirements for External User Accessin the Planning and Architecture documentation.

Important:

If you change any of these settings, ensure that you also update the DNS records to point to your Web Conferencing Edge service, as appropriate. For details about DNS records, see DNS Requirements for External User Accessin the Planning and Architecture documentation. If you change the internal or external ports or the certificate on the external interface of the Web Conferencing Edge Server, you must also update these settings on the Web Conferencing Edge Servertab of internal Web Conferencing Servers. If you change the subject name of the internal certificate used by this server, you must update the Edge Serverstab in Global Properties with the new subject name. For details about Edge Server certificates, see Certificate Requirements for External User Accessin the Planning and Architecture documentation.

To configure the IP address of the external interface of the Web Conferencing Edge service

On the Edge Server, open Computer Management.
In the console tree, expand Services and Applications, right-click Office Communications Server 2007 R2, and then click Properties.
On the Edge Interfacestab, under Web Conferencing Edge Server, click Configure.
In the Web Conferencing Edge Serverdialog box, in the External IP addressdrop-down list box, click the IP address of the external interface. If you are using a load balancer, specify the IP address to which the load balancer connects.
If you have made any changes, restart the Office Communications Server Web Conferencing Edge service.

To configure the port used for the external interface of the Web Conferencing Edge Server

On the Edge Server, open Computer Management.
In the console tree, expand Services and Applications, right-click Office Communications Server 2007, and then click Properties.
On the Edge Interfacestab, under Web Conferencing Edge Server, click Configure.
In the Web Conferencing Edge Serverdialog box, under External ports, in Data port, type the port number to be used for the external interface. The default port is 443.
If you have made any changes, restart the Office Communications Server Web Conferencing Edge service.

To configure the certificate for the external interface of the Web Conferencing Edge Server

On the Edge Server, open Computer Management.
In the console tree, expand Services and Applications, right-click Office Communications Server 2007 R2, and then click Properties.
On the Edge Interfacestab, under Web Conferencing Edge Server, click Configure.
Under Certificate for this IP address, click Select certificate, and then select a certificate.
If you have made any changes, restart the Office Communications Server Web Conferencing Edge service. When you replace an expiring certificate, if the subject name and all other certificate settings of the new certificate except the expiration date are identical to the settings of the expiring certificate, it is not necessary to restart the service.