Deploy an Edge Server

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.

You can deploy a single Edge Server or a load-balanced array of Edge Servers. For details, see Set Up Edge Servers in the Deploying Edge Servers for External User Access documentation.

If you have moved all your users to Office Communications Server 2007 R2, now is the time to confirm that your firewall and the reverse proxy are configured for the internal and external interfaces of the new Edge Server. For details, see Set Up the Infrastructure for Edge Servers in the Deploying Edge Servers for External User Access documentation, Firewall Requirements for External User Access in the Planning and Architecture documentation, and Configure a Reverse Proxy in the Deploying Edge Servers for External User Access documentation.