Setting Up ocs2k7.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 ocs2k7.contoso.com consists of the following steps:

  1. Configure a static IP Address.

  2. Install and configure Office Communications Server 2007, Standard Edition.

    Note

    Running Office Communications Server 2007 on a domain controller is not supported.

  3. Request and configure certificates for Office Communications Server 2007.

The following sections explain these steps in detail.

Configure Static IP Address for ocs2k7.contoso.com

Connect the Server to Hub 1, and then configure the server with a static IP address.

To configure a static IP address for ocs2k7.contoso.com

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Network Connections.

  2. Right-click the connection for which you want to configure a static IP address, and then click Properties.

  3. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.

  4. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click Use the following IP address.

  5. In the IP address box, type 10.10.10.30.

  6. In the Subnet mask box, type 255.255.255.0.

  7. Click Use the following DNS server addresses.

  8. In the Preferred DNS server box, type 10.10.10.1.

  9. Click OK twice, and then close the Network Connections window.

Request Certificates for Office Communications Server 2007, Standard Edition

For details about requesting certificates, see the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Standard Edition Deployment Guide.

Note

The MTLS (mutual TLS) certificates for both Office Communications Server 2007, Standard Edition, and Communicator Web Access must be issued from the same certification authority (CA) and must use a duplicated Web server template in which the Mark keys as exportable option is enabled.

Install and Configure Office Communications Server 2007, Standard Edition

See the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Standard Edition Deployment Guide.