Setting Up contosodc.contoso.com
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 will reach end of support on January 9, 2018. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.
Preparing contosodc.contoso.com consists of the following steps:
Configure a static IP Address.
Prepare Active Directory using dcpromo and configure DNS.
Configure the server as a Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later Enterprise Root CA.
The following sections explain these steps in detail, and assume that you are using a classic style start menu.
Configure Static IP Address for contosodc
Connect the Server to Hub 1, and then configure the server with a static IP address.
To configure a static IP address for contosodc
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Network Connections.
Right-click the connection for which you want to configure a static IP address, and then click Properties.
Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.
In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click Use the following IP address.
In the IP address box, type 10.10.10.1.
In the Subnet mask box, type 255.255.255.0.
Click Use the following DNS server addresses.
In the Preferred DNS server box, type 10.10.10.1.
Click OK twice, and then close the Network Connections window.
Prepare Active Directory by using dcpromo and configure DNS
Use dcpromo to install Active Directory and promote contosodc.contoso.com to a domain controller, and then configure DNS. You will need your Windows Server 2003 installation media in order to complete the procedure.
To prepare Active Directory using dcpromo and configure DNS
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type dcpromo, and then click OK.
On the Active Directory Installation Wizard Welcome page, click Next.
On the Operating System Compatibility page, click Next.
On the Domain Controller Type page, accept the default Domain controller for a new domain, and then click Next.
On the Create New Domain page, accept the default Domain in a new forest, and then click Next.
On the New Domain Name page, enter contoso.com in the text box, and then click Next.
On the NetBIOS Domain Name page, accept the default CONTOSO, and then click Next.
On the Database and Log Folders page, accept the default locations, and then click Next.
On the Shared System Volume page, accept the default location, and then click Next.
On the DNS Registration Diagnostics page, click Install and configure the DNS server on this computer, and set this computer to use this DNS server as its preferred DNS server, and then click Next.
On the Permissions page, accept the default Permissions compatible only with Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 operating systems, and then click Next. Office Communications Server 2007 requires native mode.
On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administration Password page, enter the same password in both boxes, and then click Next.
On the Summary page, click Next.
If prompted, type the full path to the Windows Server 2003 installation folder or CD, and then click Continue.
Click Finish.
Ensure that the domain controller is in native mode. For more information, see https://support.microsoft.com/kb/322692.
Configure contosodc.contoso.com as a Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Root CA
Install certificate services and configure the server as an enterprise root certification authority.
To install certificate services and configure the server as an Enterprise root CA
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
Click Add or Remove Windows Components.
In the Windows Components Wizard, click Certificate Services.
On the Microsoft Certificate Services page, click Yes, and then click Next.
On the CA Type page, click Enterprise root CA, and then click Next.
On the CA Identifying Information page, type cwaserver in the Common name for this CA box, and then click Next.
On the Certificate Database Settings page, click Next.
If prompted, type the full path to the Windows Server 2003 installation folder or CD, and then click Continue.
In the Microsoft Certificate Services message, click Yes to allow IIS to be temporarily stopped.
In the Microsoft Certificate Services message, click Yes to enable ASP and IIS.
After you have installed Microsoft Certificate Services, prepare the CA for issuing certificates by duplicating the Web server certificate template. During this procedure, you must grant Enroll and Auto enroll permissions for the following groups in all domains: AuthenticatedUsers, DomainAdmins, DomainComputers, and EnterpriseAdmins. See the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Standard Edition Deployment Guide for the procedure to do this.