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 (http://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 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=72138).