Default settings for Exchange-related virtual directories in Exchange Server 2007
Published Feb 01 2008 02:27 PM 28.7K Views

One of the most common questions I'm asked is if we have any resources that document the default settings for the Exchange-related virtual directories in Exchange 2007 - specifically with regards to the authentication and SSL settings. This aims to address that need should you find yourself in a situation where these settings have been inadvertently modified with the end result being an undesirable behavior in Exchange 2007. These settings hold true for both Exchange 2007 RTM and Service Pack 1. We begin with the default settings on a standalone Client Access Server, followed by the settings on a standalone Mailbox server:

Exchange 2007 Client Access Server

 

Location

 

Authentication

 

SSL Setting

 

Comments

 

Default Web Site

 

Anonymous

 

Required

 

"Enable HTTP Keep-Alives" setting should be enabled on Web Site tab

 

/Owa

 

Basic

 

Required

 

Management of authentication setting should be done in Exchange Management Console

 

/Exchange

 

Basic

 

Required

 

Management of authentication setting should be done in Exchange Management Console

 

/Public

 

Basic

 

Required

 

Management of authentication setting should be done in Exchange Management Console

 

/Exchweb

 

Basic

 

Required

 

Management of authentication setting should be done in Exchange Management Console

 

/Oab

 

Integrated

 

Not required

 

   

/Autodiscover

 

Basic and Integrated

 

Required

 

   

/Ews

 

Integrated

 

Required

 

   

/UnifiedMessaging

 

Integrated

 

Required

 

   

/Microsoft-Server-Activesync

 

Basic

 

Required

 

Management of authentication setting should be done in Exchange Management Console

 

/Rpc

 

Basic and Integrated

 

Required

 

Technically, this is a Windows component but I've added it here since Outlook Anywhere depends on the installation of this virtual directory

 

Exchange 2007 Mailbox Server

 

Location

 

Authentication

 

SSL Setting

 

Comments

 

Default Web Site

 

Anonymous

 

Not required

 

   

/Exadmin

 

Basic and Integrated

 

Not required

 

   

/Exchange

 

Basic and Integrated

 

Not required

 

Management of authentication setting should be done in Exchange Management Console

 

/Public

 

Basic and Integrated

 

Not required

 

Management of authentication setting should be done in Exchange Management Console

 
- Joe Turick

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