Topic Last Modified: 2010-07-18
For both Standard Edition servers and Enterprise pools, the Microsoft Communications Server 2010 installer creates virtual directories in IIS for the following purposes:
- To enable users to download files from the Address Book
Service
- To enable computer-based clients, such as Microsoft
Communicator "14", to obtain updates
- To enable Web conferencing
- To enable users to download meeting content
- To enable unified communications (UC) devices to connect to
Device Update
Service and obtain updates
- To enable users to expand distribution groups
- To enable phone conferencing
- To enable response group features
Communications Server requires the following IIS modules to be installed:
- Static Content
- Default Document
- HTTP Errors
- ASP.NET
- .NET Extensibility
- Internet Server API (ISAPI) Extensions
- ISAPI Filters
- HTTP Logging
- Logging Tools
- Tracing
- Windows Authentication
- Request Filtering
- Static Content Compression
- IIS Management Console
- IIS Management Scripts and Tools
- URL Rewrite Module
- AnonymousAuthenticationModule
- ClientCertificateMappingAuthenticationModule
The following table lists the URIs for the virtual directories for internal access and the file system resources to which they refer..
Virtual Directories for Internal Access
| Feature | Virtual Directory URI | Refers to |
|---|---|---|
|
Address Book Server |
https://<Internal FQDN>/ABS/int/Handler |
Location of Address Book Server download files for internal users. |
|
Client updates |
http://<Internal FQDN>/AutoUpdate/Int |
Location of update files for internal computer-based clients. |
|
Conf |
http://<Internal FQDN>/Conf/Int |
Location of Web conferencing resources for internal users. |
|
Device updates |
http://<Internal FQDN>/DeviceUpdateFiles_Int |
Location of UC device update files for internal UC devices. |
|
Meeting |
http://<Internal FQDN>/etc/place/null |
Location of meeting content location for internal users. |
|
Group Expansion and Address Book Web Query service |
http://<Internal FQDN>/GroupExpansion/int/service.asmx |
Location of the Web service that enables group expansion for internal users. Also, the location of the Address Book Web Query service that provides global address list information to internal Communicator Mobile for Windows Mobile clients. |
|
Phone Conferencing |
http://<Internal FQDN>/PhoneConferencing/Int |
Location of phone conferencing data for internal users. |
|
Device updates |
http://<Internal FQDN>/RequestHandler |
Location of the Device Update Service Request Handler that enables internal UC devices to upload logs and check for updates. |
|
Response Group Service |
http://<Internal FQDN>/RgsConfig, http://<Internal FQDN>/RgsClients |
Location of Response Group Service configuration tool and agent console. |
 Note: |
|---|
| For Enterprise pools in a consolidated configuration, you must deploy IIS before you can add servers to the pool. |
 Security Note: |
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| You must use the IIS administrative snap-in to assign the certificate used by the Web Component Server. |