Office Web Apps Server for SharePoint 2013

Here's a quick reminder about Office Web Apps for SharePoint 2013 (detail link)

There are basically three (3) steps to set up Office Web Apps.

• Step 1: Install pre-requisites
• Step 2: Install Office Web Apps and configure it
• Step 3: Have SharePoint 2013 server join Office Web Apps Server.

Below is Powershelll script to set up a Office Web Apps Server in a dev SharePoint environment. Office Web Apps server is configured as a single server with HTTPS.

Step 1: Install pre-requisites via PowerShell:

Add-WindowsFeature Web-Server,Web-Mgmt-Tools,Web-Mgmt-Console,Web-WebServer,Web-Common-Http,Web-Default-Doc,Web-Static-Content,Web-Performance,Web-Stat-Compression,Web-Dyn-Compression,Web-Security,Web-Filtering,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-App-Dev,Web-Net-Ext45,Web-Asp-Net45,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-ISAPI-Filter,Web-Includes,InkandHandwritingServices,NET-Framework-Features,NET-Framework-Core,NET-HTTP-Activation,NET-Non-HTTP-Activ,NET-WCF-HTTP-Activation45

Step 2: Install Office Web Apps Server 2013 and Configure it via PowerShell.

# Install Office Web Apps Servers.
# Import SSL certificate via IIS
# (Script below uses an wildcard SSL with friendly name "*.contoso.edu")
# Then run the following on the Office Web Apps Server.
# "SQLWopi.contoso.edu" is the FQDN of the Office Web Server
# -ExternalUrl is only relevant if the server will be exposed to
# public-facing internet)
#
New-OfficeWebAppsFarm -InternalUrl "https://SQLWopi.contoso.edu" -ExternalUrl "https://SQLWopi.contoso.edu" -CertificateName "*.contoso.edu" -EditingEnabled

Step 3: Connect SharePoint 2013 server to Office Web Apps Server

# Run the following Powershell script on the SharePoint 2013 server.
#
New-SPWOPIBinding -ServerName "SQLWopi.contoso.edu"