Reconfiguring .local addresses to Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs)

To Reconfigure Microsoft Exchange Server to Use a Fully Qualified Domain Name

  1. Start the Exchange Management Shell.
  2. To change the Autodiscover URL, type the following command, and then press Enter:
    Set-ClientAccessServer -Identity Your_Server_Name -AutodiscoverServiceInternalUri https://mail.coolexample.com/autodiscover/autodiscover.xml
  3. To change the InternalUrl attribute of the EWS, type the following command, and then press Enter:
                   Set-WebServicesVirtualDirectory -Identity “Your_Server_Name\EWS (Default Web Site)” –                              https://mail.coolexample.com/ews/exchange.asmx
  4. To change the InternalUrl attribute for Web-based Offline Address Book distribution, type the following command, and then pressEnter:
                    Set-OABVirtualDirectory -Identity “Your_Server_Name\oab (Default Web Site)” -InternalUrl                          https://mail.coolexample.com/oab
  5. If you use the Unified Message service in Exchange Server 2007: To change the InternalUrl attribute of the UM Web service, type the following command, and then press Enter:
                    Set-UMVirtualDirectory -Identity “Your_Server_Name\unifiedmessaging (Default Web Site)” –                      InternalUrl https://mail.coolexample.com/unifiedmessaging/service.asmx
  6. To recycle the application pools, open IIS Manager.
  7. Expand the local computer, and then expand Application Pools.
  8. Right-click MSExchangeAutodiscoverAppPool, and then click Recycle.

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