Guide to Exchange 2007 Setup
How to Setup Exchange Server 2007 SP1
Follow the steps below to correctly configure your Exchange Server 2007 SP1 email server for general use. Note that for this document we are assuming you are installing Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2008 64-Bit. * Pre-Installation Checklist * Install Windows Server 2008 64-bit version * Configure your static IP address * Activate Auto Updates * Add role - Active Directory Services * Add role - Active Directory Lightweight Services * Add feature - Windows Process Activation Service * Add role - Web Server (IIS) * Add feature - PowerShell * Roles / Features NOT to install * Installing Exchange Server 2007 * Allow access to your Exchange Server * Adding E-Mail Users * Add your own internet domain to the “Accepted Domains” list * Configure a send connector for outgoing emails * Assign email addresses to users in the active directory * Configure Transport Settings under Global Settings
Pre-Installation Checklist
Make sure you have all of the following steps in place before you setup Exchange Server 2007 on Windows Server 2008 64-Bit.
For simplicity we are assuming you are setting up a small office where one machine will be used for both the Active Directory and the Exchange Server. This setup works just fine and reduces the number of machines to maintain. If you have a larger office you may want to consider separating the Active Directory machine and the Exchange 2007 Server.
Install Windows Server 2008 64-bit version
Exchange 2007 is a 64-bit application and requires 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008. You should select a computer that is capable of running the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003 or 2008. For this example we will start with a clean installation of Windows Server 2008 64-bit version that has not had any roles installed.
After installing Windows Server 2008, we
Follow the steps below to correctly configure your Exchange Server 2007 SP1 email server for general use. Note that for this document we are assuming you are installing Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2008 64-Bit. * Pre-Installation Checklist * Install Windows Server 2008 64-bit version * Configure your static IP address * Activate Auto Updates * Add role - Active Directory Services * Add role - Active Directory Lightweight Services * Add feature - Windows Process Activation Service * Add role - Web Server (IIS) * Add feature - PowerShell * Roles / Features NOT to install * Installing Exchange Server 2007 * Allow access to your Exchange Server * Adding E-Mail Users * Add your own internet domain to the “Accepted Domains” list * Configure a send connector for outgoing emails * Assign email addresses to users in the active directory * Configure Transport Settings under Global Settings
Pre-Installation Checklist
Make sure you have all of the following steps in place before you setup Exchange Server 2007 on Windows Server 2008 64-Bit.
For simplicity we are assuming you are setting up a small office where one machine will be used for both the Active Directory and the Exchange Server. This setup works just fine and reduces the number of machines to maintain. If you have a larger office you may want to consider separating the Active Directory machine and the Exchange 2007 Server.
Install Windows Server 2008 64-bit version
Exchange 2007 is a 64-bit application and requires 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008. You should select a computer that is capable of running the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003 or 2008. For this example we will start with a clean installation of Windows Server 2008 64-bit version that has not had any roles installed.
After installing Windows Server 2008, we