Summary

This chapter highlighted remote access, federation, and some of the topologies used in the edge network. The consolidated, scaled single-site, and multisite topologies were all identified and briefly explained. In addition, each of the three Edge Server roles (Access, Web Conferencing, and A/V Edge Server) were identified along with how they are involved in enabling conferencing, federation, and basic remote access capabilities. Office Communicator Web Access 2007 R2 was identified as an extended remote access tool that provides easier access for many uses.

Federation is an important part of the capabilities in Office Communications Server 2007 R2. The feature set has been refined and streamlined for a much more configurable and secure ...

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