3 replies
by goyal_253
u can open the port number 443 only.After that It will work
How to configure OWA to connect to Exchange through a firewall
Article ID : 259240
Last Review : November 4, 2004
Revision : 4.1
This article was previously published under Q259240
Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
On this Page
SUMMARY
MORE INFORMATION
SUMMARY
This article describes how to set up Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA) to connect to Microsoft Exchange Server through a firewall. This configuration assumes that there is a firewall between OWA and the Exchange Server computer. There are three ports that need to be opened on the firewall in this configuration. On the Exchange Server computer, two ports need to be statically mapped. To do this, the ports must be opened by editing the registry.
Note The third port, port 135, must be opened on the firewall.
MORE INFORMATION
Follow the steps in this section to statically map the two ports on the Exchange Server computer. The Exchange Server computer that OWA points to must have these ports mapped.
Note One port must be mapped for the information store, and one port must be mapped for the directory.
For additional information about configuring Exchange Server services for Internet firewalls, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
155831 Setting TCP/IP ports for Exchange and Outlook client connections through a firewall
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. Locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeDS\Parameters
3. Add the following entry for the Microsoft Exchange Directory service:
Entry: TCP/IP port
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: port number to assign
Note We recommend that you assign ports from the 5000 to 65535 (decimal) range.
For example:
"TCP/IP Port"=dword:00001388(5000)
4. Locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS\ParametersSystem
5. Add the following entry for the Exchange Server information store:
Entry: TCP/IP port
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: port number to assign
Note We recommend that you assign ports from the 5000 to 65535 (decimal) range.
For example:
"TCP/IP Port"=dword:00001389(5001)
6. Quit Registry Editor.
7. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
8. On the firewall, open the ports that you assigned to the directory, the information store, and port 135 for the endpoint mapper.
Note For the Exchange Server to communicate back through the firewall to the OWA server it is also necessary to have the ephemeral ports 1024 through 65535 configured for outbound communications from the Exchange server to the OWA server. Although you can specify what ports Exchange listens on for RPC traffic, you can not specify what RPC ports the OWA application uses for RPC communications.
Note The OWA server must also be a member of the domain where the mailboxes reside. For additional information about how to configure that access, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
179442 How to configure a firewall for domains and trusts
For additional information about port selection for Exchange, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
194952 Statically mapped port limitations for Exchange Server
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
by jpeezus
by bigfreak77
Thanks! opening up port 443 in my router just fixed it.. i had no further configuration to make!
** Solved ** :)
This discussion is closed to new replies.
Trending Software posts
Sort by Trending