For all those using my OCS 2007 Automatic Sign-In Troubleshooting Tool, I’ve made a couple of minor improvements. The latest version can be downloaded here: http://www.insideocs.com/tools/MOCLogin.htm There are some usability improvements including the ability to copy the results to the clipboard.
Thanks to all those providing feedback.
Debugging Office Communicator 2007 automatic sign-in issues can be frustrating because of the different DNS records and their associated formats that are used to locate the home server or pool to attempt the sign-in. To simplify the debugging process, I wrote a small Windows tool that can be downloaded and run on the client.
The OCS [...]
A crucial setting to make automatic Office Communicator sign-in work is ensuring that the correct Subject Name (and possibly Subject Alternative Name) is specified on the certificate which resides on the OCS server where the Communicator client connects (e.g. on the Front-End or Director role). When you look at the Certificate details, the Subject Name [...]