Configure ESP
- Last Updated: June 18, 2026
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- LoadMaster
- LoadMaster GA
- Documentation
This guide assumes an SSO Domain is configured on the LoadMaster. For more information and steps for setting up an SSO Domain, refer to the Edge Security Pack (ESP) Feature Description.
- Click View/Modify Services in the left-hand navigation.

- Click Modify for the Exchange SE HTTPS Offloaded with ESP Virtual Service on port 443 (or the Exchange SE HTTPS Reencrypted with ESP if that was selected during the creation).
- Expand the SubVSs section.
- For each SubVS the following fields must be configured. Click the set button next to each field entered.
| SubVS Name | Pre-Authorization Excluded Directories | Allowed Virtual Hosts | Logoff String | User Password Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authentication Proxy | n/a | Required | n/a | n/a |
| ActiveSync | n/a | Required | n/a | n/a |
| API | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Autodiscover | n/a | Required | n/a | n/a |
| ECP | n/a | Required | n/a | n/a |
| EWS | n/a | Required | n/a | n/a |
| MAPI | n/a | Required | n/a | n/a |
| OAB | n/a | Required | n/a | n/a |
| OWA | /owa/<guid@smtpdomain>*1 | Required | /owa/logoff.owa | https://<Exchange URL> /owa/auth/expiredpassword.aspx?url=/owa/auth.owa |
| PowerShell | n/a | Required | n/a | n/a |
| RPC | n/a | Required | n/a | n/a |
Note: 1GUID is unique
to each Exchange deployment. To find the correct GUID, run the following command on
the Exchange Server: Get-Mailbox -Arbitration | where
{$_.PersistedCapabilities -like “OrganizationCapabilityClientExtensions”} | fl
exchangeGUID, primarysmtpaddressThe Logoff String
must be set to /owa/logoff.owa in the OWA SubVS. In a
customized environment, if the OWA logoff string has been changed, the modified
logoff string must be entered in the Logoff String text
box.The SSO Greeting Message field accepts HTML code, so the users can insert their
own image if desired. The grave accent character ( ` ) is not supported. If this
character is entered in the SSO Greeting Message, the character will not display in
the output, for example, a`b`c becomes abc.