Lync – Unable to sign in via Edge (Checkpoint Firewalls)

I recently ran into a problem with Checkpoint Firewalls on a Lync 2010 deployment. The customer already had a single 2010 Front End and wished to enable external sign in over the internet as it did not work over their VPN solution (Direct Access). I installed the Edge server and Reverse Proxy but then encountered a strange issue where I was unable to sign in over the Edge server. Some of the troubleshooting steps I took (Thinking it was my fault): ...

24 March 2015 · 3 min · Chris Hayward