Installing Communicator Web Access Using the Deployment Wizard

Topic Last Modified: 2012-01-31

You can use the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Deployment Wizard to install and activate Communicator Web Access (2007 R2 release). To install and activate the software, perform the following two procedures.

To install the Communicator Web Access files

  1. Log on to the computer where Communicator Web Access is to be installed, you must log on as a member of both the local Administrators group and the Domain Admins group.

  2. From the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 installation media, double-click SetupSE.exe (if you are installing Office Communications Server Standard Edition) or SetupEE.exe (if you are installing Office Communications Server Enterprise Edition).

  3. On the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Deployment Wizard page, click Deploy Other Server Roles.

  4. On the Deploy Other Server Roles page, click Deploy Communicator Web Access.

  5. On the Deploy Communicator Web Access page, at Step 1: Install Communicator Web Access, click Install.

  6. On the License Agreement page, click I accept the terms in the license agreement (required to proceed), and then click Next.

  7. On the Install location for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Communicator Web Access page do one of the following:

    • To accept the default installation location, click Next.
    • To specify a different default location, in the Location box, type the path where Communicator Web Access server should be installed, and then click Next.
  8. Do not close the Deployment Wizard window. Instead, continue directly to the next procedure to activate Communicator Web Access.

To activate Communicator Web Access

  1. On the Deploy Communicator Web Access page, at Step 2: Activate Communicator Web Access, click Run.

  2. On the Welcome page, click Next.

  3. On the Select domain service account page, do one of the following:

    • Click Create an account and then, in the Account name box, type the name of a new service account that you want Communicator Web Access to run under. Type a password for the account in both the Password and Confirm password boxes, and then click Next.
    • Click Use an existing account. Type the name of the existing account in the Account name box, and then type the account password in the Password box. Click Next.
  4. On the Select Server Certificate page, click Select Certificate.

  5. In the Select Certificate dialog box, click the certificate you installed before beginning Setup. If you are using separate mutual TLS (MTLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates, be sure you select the MTLS certificate when activating Communicator Web Access. Click OK.

  6. On the Select Server Certificate page, click Next.

  7. On the Confirm Installation page, click Next.

  8. After the server has been activated, click Close on the Activation Complete page to close the Activation Wizard.

  9. Do not close the Deployment Wizard window. Instead, continue directly to the procedure Creating a Communicator Web Access Virtual Server to create a virtual server.