XCCC: Changing the Default Conferencing URL (258790)

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This section includes information on the following topics:

• Renaming the virtual root of the conferencing service in Microsoft Internet Information Service (IIS).
• Changing the WEB ISAPI registry key to match the virtual root setting in IIS.
• Restarting the Web Publishing Service.
• Specifying the URL in the Conference Management Service (CMS).

Renaming the Virtual Root of the Conferencing Service in IIS

To rename the virtual root, follow these steps:

1. Start the Internet Services Manager Microsoft Management Console(MMC).
2. Double-click computer name.
3. Click to expand the Default Web Site node.
4. Click either the Conferencing or ConferencingPrivate node depending on which virtual root you want to rename.
5. Right-click the respective node, click Rename on the Context menu, and then type the new root name.
6. Right-click the newly renamed object(s), and then on the Context menu, click Properties.
7. Click Application Settings, click the Virtual Directory tab, and then type the following:
   • If you are changing the Conferencing virtual root, type MSExchangeConfPublic.
     
     -or-
   • If you are changing the ConferencingPrivate virtual root, type MSExchangeConfPrivate.
8. Click OK to exit the Internet Services Manager.

Changing the WEB ISAPI Registry Key to Match the Virtual Root Setting in IIS

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

1. Click Start, click Run, and then type regedit.
2. Expand the following registry hive:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeWEB\Applications

3. Rename the appropriate registry key according to the previously renamed virtual root (for example, Conferencing or ConferencingPrivate). To do this, right-click the node, and then click Rename on the Context menu.
   
   NOTE: The name should be entered exactly as it was entered in the IIS Administrator.
4. Exit the Registry Editor.

Restarting the Web Publishing Service

1. Click Start, click Programs, click Administrative Tools, and then click Services.
2. Click World Wide Web Publishing Service, and then click the Restart button on the toolbar.

Specifying the URL Within the Properties of the Conference Management Service (CMS)

NOTE: This step can be skipped if only you only renamed the Conferencing Private virtual root.

1. Start the Exchange System Manager MMC.
2. Right-click the Conferencing object and click Manage on the Context menu.
3. Choose the site you use to access the new URL and click OK.
4. Click to expand the Conferencing object.
5. In the Conferencing Service container, right-click the site name, Conferencing Site object, and then click Properties on the Context menu.
6. Click the Conference Settings tab.
7. In the Conferencing Edit box, change the URL to the new name that you used for the IIS Administrator virtual root for Conferencing or ConferencingPrivate, and the WEB registry key.
8. Click OK to close the Conferencing Properties dialog box.

If the Internet user account (IUSR_machinename) does not have access to read the metabase, an administrator must grant them access. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Right-click computer name and click Properties.
2. Click the Edit button in the Master properties group box.
3. Click the Operators tab.
4. Add IUSR_machinename and click OK.

An administrator may change the conferencing URL to whatever they decide, however no validation against the newly designated URL is performed.