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Redirecting to OWA Login Page via IIS

By default, when navigating to the Exchange server address (e.g., https://mail.company.com), users are presented with the default IIS landing page. To provide a better user experience, you can configure an automatic redirect to the Outlook Web App (OWA) login page.

How to Configure the Redirect in IIS

Steps to follow

1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager on the Exchange server.
2. Select the Default Web Site.
3. In the middle panel, double-click on HTTP Redirect.
4. Check the box “Only redirect requests to content in this directory (not subdirectories)”.
5. In the “Redirect requests to this destination” field, enter:
   /owa or the full URL, e.g., https://mail.company.com/owa
6. Apply the settings and restart the site if needed.

Note

Make sure the redirect is applied only to the root directory and does not interfere with Exchange virtual directories (e.g., /ecp, /ews, etc.).

Reference screenshot

Below is an example screenshot with the proper settings: