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OWA2000 behind Firewall for Exch2000

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by an_it_guy

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Hello All,
I have an ISA Server with two NICs(one for LAN and other for Internet-with own live IP address), being used as an 'Entrance' to my Windows n/w. I have Win2K Server with Exchange2K, which is not 'live' on internet; mails communicate via the ISA to & fro. I would like to access my mails that resides on my Exchange2K from outside LAN - in a secure manner. How do I go about this with simplicity and less modifications?

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by cg it

1. Login to the network remotely, via a non administrator's account, then access your email account as you normally would within the network. [you can use either dial up {expensive} or a VPN connection]. [this assumes you've configured RRAS for remote access].

by cg it

you can specify the security requirements for remote access from the domain security policy, remote access policy using ISpec, Keberos, etc depending upon security need. You can also specify further restrictions via ISA server, again depending upon needs.

by cg it

Since Exchange, W2K, and ISA are all running on your network, I assume that you administer your network and have, minimally, a "more than" basic understanding of how these programs operate. Therefore, specific detail is not given or would be necessary.

by an_it_guy

Thanks for the prompt reply DR, but i m more worried abt the security part and hence want to know in detail on getting this thing work. I am a Sys admin, but am not too well-versed with the concepts of ISA & Exch2K, and hence this querry.

by shmaltz

You can setup OWA and forward port 80 on your ISA to your Exchange Server. Then configure on OWA any authentication method other than Basic (which is not secure).
If you want to be more secure you can setup a VPN server and then log in into your Exchange server using OWA (or even outlook if your connection is fast enough).

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