This section describes tasks that you must perform to prepare the server before you install Office Communications Server.

This section contains the following topics:

• Walkthrough: Windows Server 2008 Windows Updates
  
  
• Walkthrough: Windows Firewall
  
  
• Walkthrough: Remote Administration
  
  
• Walkthrough: Configure Internet Information Services (IIS) for Office Communications Server 2007 R2
  
  
• Walkthrough: Install Message Queuing
  
  
• Walkthrough: Install Active Directory Domain Service (AD DS) Tools
  
  
• Walkthrough: Verify trusted root certificate installed