Feb 09, 2016

For Internet-faced deployment security token services such as Active Directory, federation services is required. You must also configure claim based authentication and finally configure the IFD deployment for CRM.

The website where Microsoft CRM is deployed must be configured for HTTPS access. If you have decided to install ADFS and CRM on the server, then both the websites should run on different port numbers.

A series of DNS records are also required for IFD, you need a DNS record for the ADFS server, record of the CRM organisation. If you have more than one CRM organisation, then all the records must be added. You will also need to add the discovery web service role and web application server role records.

So once you have installed and configured ADFS server, configured claim based authentication, added the required website HTTPS binding, added the required DNS records; then the last step is to configure the CRM IFD.

Using Microsoft CRM deployment manager, you need to run the internet facing deployment manager. You need to specify details like:

1. Internal domain and external domain
2. CRM will do a system check and validate the configuration
3. A review screen will appear

You need to review carefully and finish the wizard.

At any point, you can always disable the internet facing deployment from the deployment manager.

You can also configure Internet-facing deployment using PowerShell.