A quick tip to anyone integrating the Polycom HDX 8000 video conferencing unit with Microsoft OCS 2007 R2.
When you create the OCS 2007 R2 user to be used for the Polycom HDX 8000 (aka Conference Room User), a key requirement is that this OCS 2007 R2 user CANNOT be fully enabled for Enhanced Presence (by [...]
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Curtis Johnstone, May 6th, 2011 |
 COMMENTS: 2 comments A new round of OCS 2007 R2 client and server updates were released today – collectively known as OCS 2007 R2 Cumulative Update 8 (CU 8). Note: some links will not be available until late next week. Client Updates Office Communicator 2007 R2 Group Chat Client 2007 R2 Curtis Johnstone, March 11th, 2011 |
COMMENTS: 4 comments I just posted my Microsoft Lync PowerShell Cheat Sheet on a new blog dedicated to Microsoft Lync: InsideLync.com. Your can read about it and download it here: http://blog.insidelync.com/2011/02/microsoft-lync-powershell-cheat-sheet/. In a nutshell it is a quick reference card for PowerShell use with Lync Server 2010. Curtis Johnstone, February 15th, 2011 |
COMMENTS: 2 comments In case you missed it, there were some recent updates to Lync Server 2010: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2493736. Updates are available for these Lync components: Administrative Tools Also, if you are using Communicator Mobile component alongside Lync Server 2010, there is a recent package update available at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=73b0007b-3a91-4ad5-bc66-26a745337e00. Curtis Johnstone, January 25th, 2011 |
COMMENTS: 3 comments A quick post with 5 key reminders about administering OCS and Lync in a coexistence scenario. As with previous OCS/Lync releases, the general rule is that you must use the administrative tools that ship with the server version that you want to manage. 1. The Lync Server Administration Tools Cannot be Installed Alongside the OCS 2007 [...] Curtis Johnstone, December 10th, 2010 |
COMMENTS: 6 comments The November 2010 updates were just released for OCS 2007 R2 and the Clients (Communicator, Communicator Phone Edition, Live Meeting, and the Live Meeting Add-In). As Aaron Tiensivu reports, this round of udpates is apparently the true CU7 (the previous release was apparently just a CU6 add-on hotfix for the Routing Group Service). OCS 2007 R2 [...] Curtis Johnstone, November 23rd, 2010 |
COMMENTS: 2 comments This post provides 5 useful tips I found while recently configuring Lync inbound and outbound PSTN calling through an AudioCodes voice gateway – including some new features in Lync that made the job easier. Tip #1: Use the new ‘Test Voice Routing’ Feature in the Lync Control Panel The Test Voice Routing feature (in the “Voice Routing” section [...] Curtis Johnstone, November 22nd, 2010 |
COMMENTS: 11 comments A quick post in case anyone missed it, the full set of Microsoft Lync RTM documentation is now available on TechNet at: > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398616.aspx. This is an impressive set of initial Lync documents all in one place – everything from Planning, Deployment, Migration, Operations, and the Database Schema for the CDR and QoE databases. They can be viewed [...] Curtis Johnstone, November 12th, 2010 |
COMMENTS: 3 comments Like its predecessor, Microsoft OCS, Microsoft Lync Server 2010 relies heavily on PKI certificates to allow servers to verify their identity in TLS connections with clients, and in mutual TLS (MTLS) connections to other servers. Unlike OCS, certificates cannot be viewed or managed directly in the management console. Nowhere in the Lync Control Panel can you [...] Curtis Johnstone, November 2nd, 2010 |
COMMENTS: 8 comments A new update is available for components of the OCS 2007 R2 server. The download and details are availalble here: Microsoft KB article 968802 (”Updates for Communications Server 2007 R2″): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968802. Curtis Johnstone, September 25th, 2010 |
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