Communicator Web Access

Office Communicator Web Access (CWA) enables users who have not installed the Office Communicator client to sign in to Office Communications Server by using a Web browser. Table 3-6 lists the platform and browser matrix that Communicator Web Access supports.

Table 3-6. Platform/Browser Support

PLATFORM

BROWSER

Windows

Internet Explorer

Firefox

Mac OS X

Safari

Firefox

Solaris

Firefox

Linux

Firefox

The CWA server role must be installed on a computer joined to your Active Directory forest, because it needs Active Directory connectivity to authenticate and authorize user access. CWA can be deployed for users inside and outside the organization’s network.

CWA supports forms-based authentication, integrated Windows authentication (IWA), or ...

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