This guide describes the steps necessary to deploy Communicator Web Access in a lab environment in a single-forest, single-domain topology.
This guide contains the following sections:

• Lab Scenario Overview: Describes the features that are demonstrated in each of the two lab scenarios.


• Lab Scenario 1: Explains the requirements and installation steps for deploying Communicator Web Access for internal client access.


• Lab Scenario 2: Explains the requirements and installation steps for deploying Communicator Web Access for remote client access.

This guide helps you plan and deploy Communicator Web Access for your organization. The guide covers the following topics:

• Evaluating your environment for the deployment and use of Communicator Web Access.


• Network infrastructure, hardware, and administrative considerations.


• Considerations for designing a highly reliable and consistently available Communicator Web Access instant messaging system, including performance tuning, security considerations, and capacity.


• Steps for installing Communicator Web Access server, configuring the server, and preparing clients.


• Management and operations options, including monitoring.

Refer to this file for information on known issues regarding Communicator Web Access setup, deployment, management, and security.

The Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access Management Pack for MOM 2005 monitors the health of computers running Office Communicator Web Access server components on Windows Server 2003 and alerts IT administrators about critical health conditions that indicate degraded performance. The management pack monitors and provides alerts for:

• Automatic notification of events indicating service outages.
• Performance degradation.
• Health monitoring.
• Centralized management