OWA Segmentation in Exchange Server 2007

OWA Segmentation is not a new feature in Exchange Server 2007. It was available and used in previous Exchange Server versions as well. OWA segmentation allows administrators to enable or disable access to certain features in OWA for few or all users.

Below two images shows the difference between OWA client with public folder enabled (figure 1) and OWA client with public folder disabled (figure 1).

We can configure OWA segmentation on entire OWA virtual directory or on individual user basis.

How to configure OWA Segmentation on entire OWA Virtual Directory:

1. Open the Exchange Management Console.

2. Open the Properties of OWA (Default web site).

3. Click on Segmentation tab to configure.

PowerShell command can be used to configure and obtain the properties of OWA segmentation.

Get-OwaVirtualDirectory ˜CCR-SRV1\owa (Default Web Site)

Above command will display the status of each of the segmentation values.