Enabling UPN Logon for OWA

Although Outlook 2000 doesn't support UPN logons, the Exchange 2000 version of OWA does. Here's how to configure UPN logon for OWA.

Evan Morris

October 7, 2001

1 Min Read
ITPro Today logo in a gray background | ITPro Today

To enable user principal name (UPN) logon for the Exchange 2000 Server version of Outlook Web Access (OWA), you must modify the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 properties as follows. On the Start menu, select Programs, Microsoft Exchange, System Manager. Locate the first Exchange server that you want to change, under any Administrative Groups that you have set up (Administrative Groups might not show up, depending on how System Manager is configured). Expand Protocols, HTTP, and Exchange Virtual Server. Right-click public and select Properties. Click the Access tab, click Authentication, and make sure that Basic authentication is the only authentication method selected. In the Default domain field, enter a backward slash character (), as Figure A shows. Click OK twice to close the dialog boxes. Just as you did for public, repeat the process for Exchange (another virtual HTTP server). Just to make sure everything works, I prefer to reboot the server, then test the UPN logon.

Sign up for the ITPro Today newsletter
Stay on top of the IT universe with commentary, news analysis, how-to's, and tips delivered to your inbox daily.

You May Also Like