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How to access Windows Activation Server through ISA or TMG Firewalls

December 10, 2010 by Wayne Small 2 Comments

Today I had to create a rule in ISA/TMG for a client to allow any computer to get out to the Windows Activation Servers without the user being given access to other websites.  It was pretty simple but I thought I’d share with you all.

Basically all the rule has to do is to allow HTTP and HTTPS protocols out from All Protected Networks to 64.4.11.160 (this is a referrer server that MS use to direct it to another country/locality based activation server) and create both a Domain Name Set and a URL set for *.microsoft.com.  I could have gone more precise with the *.microsoft.com but that might then break things in future if the activation servers change based on the referral server.

The rule looks like this.

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Build the rule, apply it – wait a few minutes for TMG’s configuration to sync with the TMG Configuration Database and you should be good Smile

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Filed Under: FAQs Tagged With: Activation, Firewall, ForeFront TMG, ISA Server, TMG

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