When all the prerequisite software for the Exchange Server 2010 Edge Transport Server role is
installed, you can move on to the Exchange server itself
1. Logon to the server with local administrator credentials, go to the installation media and
start the setup.exe installation program
2. Once all prerequisite software is installed correctly, the first two options are grayed out
and you can directly select “Install Exchange Server 2010”
3. On the Introduction Page click Next
4. Accept the License Agreement and click Next
5. Select whether or not you want to participate in the Error Reporting Feature and click
Next
6. On the Installation Type page select “Custom Installation” and click Next. If needed you
can select another directory where the Exchange software is installed
7. On the Server Role Selection page select the Edge Transport Server role. Notice that
when you select this role the other roles (Mailbox, Client Access & others) are grayed out
immediately. Click Next to continue.
8. The setup program will now perform a readiness to check to see if your server is capable
of running the Edge Transport Server role. When successfully completed click Install to
continue.
9. The Exchange binaries will now be copied to the local disk, the Management Tools will
be installed and the Edge Transport Server will be installed. This can take quite some
time to finish.
10. When finished you can continue configuring the Edge Transport Server using the
Exchange Management Console.
The Edge Transport Server is now installed, but not yet configured. It is possible to configure
everything, like the Accepted Domains, Send Connectors etc., manually using the Exchange
Management Console. An easier way is to use a synchronization process which synchronizes
information from the Hub Transport Server within the company’s Active Directory and
Exchange organization to the Edge Transport Server in the DMZ. This process is called the
Edge Transport Synchronization, or Edge sync.