How to Enable Forms-Based Authentication

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To enable the Outlook Web Access logon page, you must enable forms-based authentication on the server.

Before You Begin

If you are using forms-based authentication with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) offloading, you must configure your Exchange Server front-end servers to handle this scenario.

For detailed steps, see "How to Enable Forms-Based Authentication When Using SSL Offloading" in the Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server Front-End and Back-End Server Topology Guide.

Procedure

To enable forms-based authentication

  1. On the Exchange server, log on with the Exchange administrator account, and then start Exchange System Manager.

  2. In the console tree, expand Servers.

  3. Expand the server for which you want to enable forms-based authentication, and then expand Protocols.

  4. Expand HTTP, right-click Exchange Virtual Server, and then click Properties.

  5. In the Exchange Virtual Server Properties dialog box, on the Settings tab, in the Outlook Web Access pane, select the Enable Forms Based Authentication option.

  6. Click Apply, and then click OK.

For More Information

For more information, see the following topics in the Exchange Server 2003 Client Access Guide:

  • For detailed steps about how to configure the public computer cookie time-out value, see "How to Set the Outlook Web Access Forms-Based Authentication Public Computer Cookie Time-Out Value."

  • For detailed steps about how to configure the trusted computer cookie time-out value, see "How to Set the Outlook Web Access Forms-Based Authentication Trusted Computer Cookie Time-Out Value."

  • For information about managing and configuring Outlook Web Access, see the following topics:

    • "Configuring Outlook Web Access"

    • "Managing Outlook Web Access"