Checklist: Deploying AD RMS in an Extranet

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

This checklist helps you set up your Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) cluster to support users that need to work with rights-protected content when they are not connected to your organization's network, such as mobile users and telecommuters.

Step	Reference
Install the AD RMS server role	Install AD RMS Server Role
Configure appropriate Windows Firewall exception	Configure Windows Firewall
Open the Active Directory Rights Management Services console	Administer AD RMS by Using the Active Directory Rights Management Services console
Configure the AD RMS cluster settings	Add an Extranet Cluster URL

Note

This checklist does not cover publishing the AD RMS certification and licensing extranet cluster URLs to the Internet. For recommendations about how to securely publish the extranet cluster URLs to the Internet, see Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services in an Extranet Step-by-Step Guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=72138).

For more information about configuring AD RMS to collaborating outside of the organizational network, see Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services in an Extranet Step-by-Step Guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=72138).