January 2013 Technical Rollup: Unified Communications

What’s New in Lync 2013? Lync 2013 offers a clean new look to help you communicate quickly and easily. The new Lync makes it easier than ever to start an instant message (IM) or a call. You can start a video call with just one click and even see a preview of your own video in the invitation. The new Lync adapts to your own personal workflow, whether you’re in the office, at home, or on the go. Lync 2013 also provides new http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=36181
Successful Meetings with Lync 2013 Traditional meetings can be a challenge when people are dispersed across worldwide locations. Communication technology can overcome this physical boundary by allowing people to attend from any location with Internet or phone access. In addition, by understanding the best practices for conducting meetings and productively using LyncÂ® 2013, you can make your meetings more efficient and effective. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=36186

Outlook

None

Other

None

Downloads

Exchange

Update Rollup 9 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2746157)
http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=36016
Update Rollup 5-v2Â for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 (KB2785908)
http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=36017
Update Rollup 8 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (KB2787763)
http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=36031

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2Â Hotfix KB 968802
http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=19178
Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition for Polycom CX700 and LG-Nortel IP Phone 8540
MicrosoftÂ® Lyncâ„¢ 2010 Phone Edition for PolycomÂ® CX700 and LG-Nortel IP Phone 8540 is the next generation of software designed for the phones from Polycom and LG-Nortel to interoperate with MicrosoftÂ® Lyncâ„¢ Server 2010. Lync Phone Edition provides traditional and advanced telephony features, integrated security, manageability and much more.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=21644
Microsoft Lync Phone Edition for HP 4110 and HP 4120
MicrosoftÂ® Lyncâ„¢ Phone Edition for HP 4110 and HP 4120 is the first generation of software designed specifically for the phones from HP to interoperate with MicrosoftÂ® Lyncâ„¢ Server 2010. and MicrosoftÂ® Lyncâ„¢ Server 2013. Lync Phone Edition provides traditional and advanced telephony features, integrated security, manageability and much more.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=28158
Microsoft Lync Phone Edition for AastraÂ 6721ipÂ and AastraÂ 6725ip
MicrosoftÂ® Lyncâ„¢ Phone Edition for AastraÂ 6721ipÂ and AastraÂ 6725ipÂ is the first generation of software designed specifically for the phones from Aastra to interoperate with MicrosoftÂ® Lyncâ„¢ Server 2010 or MicrosoftÂ® Lyncâ„¢ Server 2013. Lync Phone Edition provides traditional and advanced telephony features, integrated security, manageability and much more.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=18390
Microsoft Lync Phone Edition for Polycom CX500, Polycom CX600Â and Polycom CX3000
MicrosoftÂ® Lyncâ„¢ Phone Edition for PolycomÂ® CX500, PolycomÂ® CX600 and PolycomÂ® CX3000 is the first generation of software designed specifically for the phones from Polycom to interoperate with MicrosoftÂ® Lyncâ„¢ Server 2010 and MicrosoftÂ® Lyncâ„¢ Server 2013. Lync Phone Edition provides traditional and advanced telephony features, integrated security, manageability and much more.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=23866

Events/Webcasts

Introducing Microsoft Lync Â
Starts:Â Thursday, January 24, 2013 9:00 AM
Ends:Â Thursday, January 24, 2013 10:00 AM
Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 1 hour(s)
Primary Language:Â Â English
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication. This 60 minute virtual, instructor-led session introduces the new and enhanced messaging, audio, video, and meeting features available with Microsoft Lync. Topics covered include: Collaborating with the new features in Lync. Organizing and viewing contact information. Starting a Lync IM or Audio Conversation. Scheduling Lync Meetings from Outlook. Setting Online Meeting options. Additional Lync resources will be shared.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032540299&culture=en-US
Best Practices for Microsoft Lync 2010 Conferencing Â
Starts:Â Thursday, January 24, 2013 7:00 AM
Ends:Â Thursday, January 24, 2013 8:00 AM
Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 1 hour(s)
Primary Language:Â Â English
Learn best practices for managing Online Meetings using Microsoft Lync. From scheduled conferences to instant application sharing, discover how easy it is to collaborate successfully! This 60 minute virtual, instructor-led session introduces best practices for conferencing and collaboration using Microsoft Lync. Topics covered include: Collaborating from a Lync Conversation. Scheduling Online Meetings from Outlook. Best Practices for managing Online Meetings. Additional Lync resources will also be shared.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032540315&culture=en-US
Best Practices for Microsoft Lync 2010 Conferencing Â
Starts:Â Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:00 AM
Ends:Â Wednesday, January 23, 2013 12:00 PM
Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 1 hour(s)
Primary Language:Â Â English
Learn best practices for managing Online Meetings using Microsoft Lync. From scheduled conferences to instant application sharing, discover how easy it is to collaborate successfully! This 60 minute virtual, instructor-led session introduces best practices for conferencing and collaboration using Microsoft Lync. Topics covered include: Collaborating from a Lync Conversation. Scheduling Online Meetings from Outlook. Best Practices for managing Online Meetings. Additional Lync resources will also be shared.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032540312&culture=en-US
Moving from Live Meeting to Lync: Making the Most of your Online Meetings Â
Starts:Â Wednesday, January 23, 2013 9:00 AM
Ends:Â Wednesday, January 23, 2013 10:00 AM
Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 1 hour(s)
Primary Language:Â Â English
An introduction to Microsoft Lync for users making the move from Office Live Meeting.Â This 60 minute virtual, instructor-led session introduces the new and enhanced collaboration and online meeting features available with Microsoft Lync. Topics covered include: Using Lync for a variety of familiar conferencing needs. Scheduling Lync Meetings from Outlook. Presenting meeting content and using collaboration tools. Tips for successfully managing a variety of meeting scenarios. Additional Lync resources will be shared.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032540307&culture=en-US
Introducing Microsoft Lync Â
Starts:Â Tuesday, January 22, 2013 7:00 AM
Ends:Â Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:00 AM
Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 1 hour(s)
Primary Language:Â Â English
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication. This 60 minute virtual, instructor-led session introduces the new and enhanced messaging, audio, video, and meeting features available with Microsoft Lync. Topics covered include: Collaborating with the new features in Lync. Organizing and viewing contact information. Starting a Lync IM or Audio Conversation. Scheduling Lync Meetings from Outlook. Setting Online Meeting options. Additional Lync resources will be shared.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032540294&culture=en-US
Introducing Microsoft Lync Â
Starts:Â Thursday, January 17, 2013 9:00 AM
Ends:Â Thursday, January 17, 2013 10:00 AM
Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 1 hour(s)
Primary Language:Â Â English
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication. This 60 minute virtual, instructor-led session introduces the new and enhanced messaging, audio, video, and meeting features available with Microsoft Lync. Topics covered include: Collaborating with the new features in Lync. Organizing and viewing contact information. Starting a Lync IM or Audio Conversation. Scheduling Lync Meetings from Outlook. Setting Online Meeting options. Additional Lync resources will be shared.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032540298&culture=en-US
Best Practices for Microsoft Lync 2010 Conferencing Â
Starts:Â Thursday, January 17, 2013 7:00 AM
Ends:Â Thursday, January 17, 2013 8:00 AM
Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 1 hour(s)
Primary Language:Â Â English
Learn best practices for managing Online Meetings using Microsoft Lync. From scheduled conferences to instant application sharing, discover how easy it is to collaborate successfully! This 60 minute virtual, instructor-led session introduces best practices for conferencing and collaboration using Microsoft Lync. Topics covered include: Collaborating from a Lync Conversation. Scheduling Online Meetings from Outlook. Best Practices for managing Online Meetings. Additional Lync resources will also be shared.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032540314&culture=en-US
Best Practices for Microsoft Lync Conferencing Â
Starts:Â Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:00 AM
Ends:Â Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:00 PM
Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 1 hour(s)
Primary Language:Â Â English
Learn best practices for managing Online Meetings using Microsoft Lync. From scheduled conferences to instant application sharing, discover how easy it is to collaborate successfully! This 60 minute virtual, instructor-led session introduces best practices for conferencing and collaboration using Microsoft Lync. Topics covered include: Collaborating from a Lync Conversation. Scheduling Online Meetings from Outlook. Best Practices for managing Online Meetings. Additional Lync resources will also be shared.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032540311&culture=en-US
Moving from Live Meeting to Lync: Making the Most of your Online Meetings Â
Starts:Â Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:00 AM
Ends:Â Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:00 AM
Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 1 hour(s)
Primary Language:Â Â English
An introduction to Microsoft Lync for users making the move from Office Live Meeting.Â This 60 minute virtual, instructor-led session introduces the new and enhanced collaboration and online meeting features available with Microsoft Lync. Topics covered include: Using Lync for a variety of familiar conferencing needs. Scheduling Lync Meetings from Outlook. Presenting meeting content and using collaboration tools. Tips for successfully managing a variety of meeting scenarios. Additional Lync resources will be shared.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032540306&culture=en-US
Introducing Microsoft Lync Â
Starts:Â Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:00 AM
Ends:Â Tuesday, January 15, 2013 8:00 AM
Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 1 hour(s)
Primary Language:Â Â English
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication. This 60 minute virtual, instructor-led session introduces the new and enhanced messaging, audio, video, and meeting features available with Microsoft Lync. Topics covered include: Collaborating with the new features in Lync. Organizing and viewing contact information. Starting a Lync IM or Audio Conversation. Scheduling Lync Meetings from Outlook. Setting Online Meeting options. Additional Lync resources will be shared.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032540293&culture=en-US

December 2012 Technical Rollup: Unified Communications

December 21st, 2012 Pat Richard No comments

News

Premier

OpsVault – Operate and Optimize IT http://www.opsvault.com/

TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Antigen & Forefront

ForeFront Team Blog http://blogs.technet.com/forefront

ForeFront Server Security Support Blog http://blogs.technet.com/fssnerds

Exchange

Exchange Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/

MCS UK Unified Communications Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/msukucc

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/

Offline access in Outlook Web App 2013
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/11/06/offline-access-in-outlook-web-app-2013.aspx
Public folders in the new Office
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/11/08/public-folders-in-the-new-office.aspx
Exchange Server TechNet Library URLs updated
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/11/08/exchange-server-technet-library-urls-updated.aspx
Public Folder replication troubleshooter
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/11/12/public-folder-replication-troubleshooter.aspx
What’s new with Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer? A lot!
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/11/19/what-s-new-with-microsoft-remote-connectivity-analyzer-a-lot.aspx
Publishing Exchange Server 2013 using TMG
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/11/21/publishing-exchange-server-2013-using-tmg.aspx
Supporting Windows 8 Mail in your organization
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/11/26/supporting-windows-8-mail-in-your-organization.aspx
Configure certificate-based authentication for Exchange ActiveSync h
ttp://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/11/28/configure-certificate-based-authentication-for-exchange-activesync.aspx
Exchange Server 2013 Reaches General Availability
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/12/03/exchange-server-2013-reaches-general-availability.aspx
Decommissioning your Exchange 2010 servers in a Hybrid Deployment
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/12/05/decommissioning-your-exchange-2010-servers-in-a-hybrid-deployment.aspx

Hosted Messaging Collaboration

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

NextHop – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

DrRez: Microsoft Lync Server Technical Reference Hub – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/drrez/

Update: Microsoft Lync 2013 in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/10/31/microsoft-lync-2013-preview-in-a-virtual-desktop-infrastructure.aspx
Lync App Feedback – You Asked and Here It Is
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/11/01/lync-app-feedback-you-asked-and-here-it-is.aspx
Lync Online: Microsoft Support Releases Two Troubleshooting Articles
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/11/02/lync-online-microsoft-support-releases-two-troubleshooting-articles.aspx
LyncMD: Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 Application Sharing – Internal and Remote Scenarios
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/11/05/lyncmd-troubleshooting-lync-server-2010-application-sharing-internal-and-remote-scenarios.aspx
Lync Online: OneNote and PowerPoint Sharing Features
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/11/06/lync-online-articles-highlight-powerpoint-and-onenote-features-in-lync-online.aspx
Microsoft Releases Support Guidance for Lync 2010 on Windows 8 Clients and Lync Server 2010 on Windows Server 2012
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/11/09/microsoft-releases-support-guidance-for-lync-server-2010-and-lync-2010-on-windows-server-2012-and-windows-8.aspx
Lync Server Autodiscover and the Lync Windows Store App
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/11/09/understanding-lync-server-autodiscover-to-support-the-lync-windows-store-app.aspx
Practice Accelerator Sessions for Lync Server 2010: December 2012
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/11/12/practice-accelerator-sessions-for-lync-server-2010-july-2012.aspx
Interview with a Lync Pro: Mike Stacy
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/11/14/interview-with-a-lync-pro-mike-stacy.aspx
Configuring Reverse Proxy for Lync Server 2010 Mobility
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/11/19/configuring-reverse-proxy-for-lync-server-2010-mobility.aspx
Lync Server 2013: Using the DatabasePathMap Parameter to Deploy Databases
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/11/20/using-the-databasepathmap-parameter-to-deploy-lync-server-2013-databases.aspx
System Center Advisor for Lync Server 2010
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/11/27/system-center-advisor-for-lync-server-2010.aspx
Lync 2010 Client Authentication
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/11/28/lync-2010-client-authentication.aspx
Lync MVP Article Roundup: November 2012
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/12/07/lync-mvp-article-roundup-november-2012.aspx
Troubleshooting Lync Call Quality Locally with Snooper
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/12/10/troubleshooting-call-quality-locally-with-snooper.aspx

Outlook

Outlook Blog http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-outlook/

Other

The Master Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/themasterblog/

Documents

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Microsoft Lync Online Web App Training
Learn how to use Microsoft Lync Online Web App to join meetings, when you don’t have Lync installed.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=26200
Customizing the Lync 2010 Help Menu
By using Windows PowerShell and the files included in this download, you can redirect Lync online Help – including contextual Help to your own custom web site. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=35770
Unified Communications Phones and Peripherals Datasheets
These datasheets list the phones and peripheral devices that are qualified to display the “Optimized for Microsoft Lync” logo.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=16857

Downloads

Exchange

Update Rollup 8-v3Â for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2778154) http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=35741
Update Rollup 7-v3Â for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (KB2778158) http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=35739

Events/Webcasts

None

New KBs

Antigen & Forefront

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server Service Pack 2

Description of Forefront Security for Exchange Server with Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960465

Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition

How to troubleshoot public folder replication problems in Exchange 2000 Server and in Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842273

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition

XADM: Exchange Search Fails After Installing Exchange 2007 SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2469863

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3

Event ID 1025 with error code “0x80041606” when you use Outlook in online mode to search for a keyword in Exchange Server 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2498852

Outlook

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

Individual AutoArchive settings not stored in registry
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/198479
How to troubleshoot Outlook when you cannot send or receive e-mail
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/286040
You may experience performance problems when you are working with items in a large .pst file or in a large .ost file in Outlook 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932086

Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

How to manage personal folders files in Outlook (IMO)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196492

Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition

How to manage .pst files in Microsoft Outlook
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287070

Microsoft Outlook 2010

Outlook 2010 MailTip states that you don’t have permission to send to a restricted distribution group
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2755743
Hyperlinks are not working in Outlook
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310049

November 2012 Technical Rollup: Unified Communications

November 13th, 2012 Pat Richard No comments

News

Premier

OpsVault – Operate and Optimize IT http://www.opsvault.com/

Microsoft Premier Support UK – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Antigen & Forefront

ForeFront Team Blog http://blogs.technet.com/forefront

ForeFront Server Security Support Blog http://blogs.technet.com/fssnerds

Exchange

Exchange Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/

MCS UK Unified Communications Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/msukucc

Microsoft Online Services Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/

Managing High Availability with the EAC
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/10/02/managing-high-availability-with-the-eac.aspx
Exchange Deployment Assistant for Exchange Server 2013 is on the way
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/10/08/exchange-deployment-assistant-for-exchange-server-2013-is-on-the-way.aspx
Re-released Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007 update rollups
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/10/09/re-released-exchange-2010-and-exchange-2007-update-rollups.aspx
The New Exchange Reaches RTM!
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/10/11/the-new-exchange-reaches-rtm.aspx
Exchange 2010 datacenter switchover troubleshooter now available
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/10/19/exchange-2010-datacenter-switchover-troubleshooter-now-available.aspx
iOS6 devices erroneously take ownership of meetings
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/10/23/ios6-devices-erroneously-take-ownership-of-meetings.aspx
OAB in Exchange Server 2013
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/10/26/oab-in-exchange-server-2013.aspx
Managing Federated Sharing with the EAC
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/10/30/managing-federated-sharing-with-the-eac.aspx

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

NextHop – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

DrRez: Microsoft Lync Server Technical Reference Hub – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/drrez/

Outlook

Outlook Blog http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-outlook/

Other

The Master Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/themasterblog/

Ten Tips For Implementing Lync Server 2010 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/10/05/ten-tips-for-implementing-lync-server-2010.aspx
Lync Server 2013 Preview: Using Set-CsCertificateÂ for Audio/Video Edge and OAuthTokenIssuer Certificate Maintenance http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/10/09/lync-server-2013-preview-using-set-cscertificate-for-audio-video-edge-and-oauthtokenissuer-certificate-maintenance.aspx
Lync Server 2013 Preview: New Video Features http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/10/10/lync-server-2013-preview-new-in-video-features.aspx
Cumulative Updates for Lync Server 2010: October 2012 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/10/11/cumulative-updates-for-lync-server-2010-october-2012.aspx
Update: Features of the Lync Server 2010 Multitenant Pack for Partner Hosting http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/10/12/features-of-the-lync-server-2010-multitenant-pack-for-partner-hosting.aspx
Update: Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Protocol Workloads Poster http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/10/15/update-microsoft-lync-server-2010-protocol-workloads-poster.aspx
Introducing the Lync Pilot Success Kit http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/10/24/introducing-the-lync-pilot-success-kit.aspx
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 RTM Documentation Now Available http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/10/24/microsoft-lync-server-2013-preview-rtm-documentation-now-available.aspx
Delivering Lync Real-Time Communications Over Wi-Fi http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/10/26/lync-wi-fi-deployment-guide-for-real-time-communications-workloads.aspx
Lync Server 2013: Download the Latest Bits, VDI, Tools, SDK, and UCMA – October 2012 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/10/29/lync-server-2013-download-the-latest-bits-vdi-tools-sdk-and-ucma-october-2012.aspx
Lync MVP Article Roundup: October 2012 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/10/30/lync-mvp-article-roundup-october-2012.aspx

Documents

Exchange

Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook Standards Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook standards documentation describes how Exchange and Outlook support industry messaging standards and Requests for Comments (RFCs) documents about iCalendar, Internet Message Access Protocol – Version 4 (IMAP4), and Post Office Protocol – Version 3 (POP3). http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=13800
Microsoft Exchange Server Protocol Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange protocol documentation provides detailed technical specifications for the Microsoft protocols that are implemented and used by Microsoft Exchange to interoperate or communicate with other products. It also provides technical specifications for extensions to industry-standard and other published protocols that are used by Microsoft Exchange. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=15779
FY13Â HTGGÂ BPIOÂ Messaging Messaging Partner Deck
How to get going guidance to help customer move from one maturity to another http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34979
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Help
This download contains the Help content for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Hybrid Deployments and the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=35395
Microsoft Exchange Online Preview Help
This download contains the Help content for the Microsoft Exchange Online Preview release. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=30338

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Delegation for IP Phones White Paper
This document discusses extension of the Boss/Admin features to IP phones. The boss-delegate is a collection of features designed by the Microsoft Lync team which optimize the boss and delegate Lync roles in IP phones with Lync Server. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34593
Unified Communications Phones and Peripherals Datasheets
These datasheets list the phones and peripheral devices that are qualified to display the “Optimized for Microsoft Lync” logo. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=16857
FY13Â HTGGÂ BPIO UC Voice Partner Deck
How to get going guidance to help customer move from one maturity to another http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34990
FY13Â HTGGÂ BPIO UC Conferencing Partner Deck
How to get going guidance to help customer move from one maturity to another http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34981
FY13Â HTGGÂ BPIOÂ UC IMPresence Partner Deck
How to get going guidance to help customer move from one maturity to another http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34978
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Protocol Workloads Poster
This poster shows each workload in Microsoft Lync Server 2010 communications software, describing relationships, dependencies, flow of information, and certificate requirements. Version 5.15 corrects errors with the Application Sharing section. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=6797
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Documentation Help File
This download contains a compiled help file (.chm) of all the available Lync Server 2013 IT professional documentation in the Technical Library. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=35405
Delivering Lync Real-Time Communications over Wi-Fi
This white paper describes how Lync Server 2010 communications software can be successfully implemented over wireless local area networks (Wi-Fi) to help administrators ensure a high-quality voice and video Lync experience for all users. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=35401

Downloads

Exchange

Update Rollup 7-v2Â for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (KB2756496) http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34957
Update Rollup 8-v2Â for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2756497) http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34959
Update Rollup 4-v2Â for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 (KB2756485) http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34956
Exchange Server 2013 UM Language Packs http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=35368
Microsoft Exchange Web Services Managed API 2.0 The Exchange Web Services (EWS) Managed API 2.0 provides a managed interface for developing client applications that use EWS. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=35371
Updated DLP policy templates for Exchange Server 2013 This download contains updated out-of-the-box DLP policy templates that address localization issues with the templates that are included in the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of Exchange 2013. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=35407

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Security Update for Microsoft Communicator 2007 R2Â (KB2726391) http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34951
Lync 2010 Hotfix KB 2737155 (64 bit) This download includes all available updates for Lync 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=14490
Lync 2010 Attendee Hotfix KB 2752157 (User level install) This download includes all available updates for Lync 2010 Attendee. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=22157
Lync 2010 Hotfix KB 2737155 (32 bit) This download includes all available updates for Lync 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=25055
Lync 2010 Attendee Hotfix KB 2752160 (Admin level install) This download includes all available updates for Lync 2010 Attendee. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=13365Â Â Lync Server 2010 Hotfix KB 2493736 This download includes all available updates for Lync Server 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=11551
Unified Communications Managed API 4.0 Runtime Unified Communications Managed API (UCMA) 4.0 is a managed-code platform that developers use to build applications that provide access to and control over Microsoft Enhanced Presence information, instant messaging, telephone and video calls, and audio/video conferencing. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34992
Microsoft Lync Pilot Success Kit The Lync Pilot Success Kit is a collection of tools, documentation, and templates to help project teams plan, deploy, monitor, and evaluate the success of the Pilot Phase of a Lync rollout. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34965
Device Selection Tool for Microsoft Lync 2010 Online tool that helps Lync users find the best device based on their mobility and communication behaviours, and help IT decision makers rolling out Lync to select appropriate UC devices for their users. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=35408

Events/Webcasts

Moving from Live Meeting to Lync: Making the Most of your Online Meetings
Event ID: 1032535185
Language(s):Â English.
An introduction to Microsoft Lync for users making the move from Office Live Meeting.
Starts: 07 November 2012 09:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535185
Best Practices for Microsoft Lync Conferencing
Event ID: 1032535194
Language(s):Â English.
Learn best practices for managing Online Meetings using Microsoft Lync. From scheduled conferences to instant application sharing, discover how easy it is to collaborate successfully!
Starts: 07 November 2012 11:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535194
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032535202
Language(s):Â English.
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication.
Starts: 08 November 2012 07:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535202
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032535206
Language(s):Â English.
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication. Starts: 08 November 2012 09:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s)Â https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535206
alwaysON Ltd presents The Business Benefits of Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032529677
Microsoft CPÂ Auditorium #02 Cardinal Place, 100 Victoria Street London SW1EÂ 5JL United Kingdom Product(s):Â Â Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Lync and Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile Microsoft Lync is a unified communications solution that brings together all of the different ways that users communicate, into a single business-grade application. With Lync, every interaction with your contacts can be collaborative, engaging, and accessible from anywhere. Lync really can transform the way that your business communicates. Come along to our event to find out more!
Starts: 13 November 2012 10:00 Ends: 13 November 2012 12:30 Time zone: (GMT) GMT, London Welcome Time: 09:30 https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032529677
Moving from Live Meeting to Lync: Making the Most of your Online Meetings
Event ID: 1032535186
Language(s):Â English.
An introduction to Microsoft Lync for users making the move from Office Live Meeting.
Starts: 14 November 2012 09:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535186
Best Practices for Microsoft Lync Conferencing
Event ID: 1032535195
Language(s):Â English.
Learn best practices for managing Online Meetings using Microsoft Lync. From scheduled conferences to instant application sharing, discover how easy it is to collaborate successfully!
Starts: 14 November 2012 11:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535195
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032535203
Language(s):Â English.
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication.
Starts: 15 November 2012 07:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535203
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032535207
Language(s):Â English.
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication.
Starts: 15 November 2012 09:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535207
Moving from Live Meeting to Lync: Making the Most of your Online Meetings
Event ID: 1032535187
Language(s):Â English.
An introduction to Microsoft Lync for users making the move from Office Live Meeting.
Starts: 21 November 2012 09:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535187
Best Practices for Microsoft Lync Conferencing
Event ID: 1032535196
Language(s):Â English.
Learn best practices for managing Online Meetings using Microsoft Lync. From scheduled conferences to instant application sharing, discover how easy it is to collaborate successfully!
Starts: 21 November 2012 11:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535196
Office Talk Office Hours for November 27, 2012 (SMSP341PSW)
Event ID: 1032529769
Language(s):Â English.
Product(s):Â Â Microsoft Lync Server and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2.
Audience(s):Â Â Sales – Partners.
Office Talk Office Hours is a bi-montlyÂ webcast series dedicated to dicussing favorite features of Office 2010, product tips and tricks, and selling points. This month’s featured topic:Â Lync 2010 (When used with Office 365)
Starts: 27 November 2012 10:30 Time zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032529769
Moving from Live Meeting to Lync: Making the Most of your Online Meetings
Event ID: 1032535188
Language(s):Â English.
An introduction to Microsoft Lync for users making the move from Office Live Meeting.
Starts: 28 November 2012 09:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535188
Best Practices for Microsoft Lync Conferencing
Event ID: 1032535197
Language(s):Â English.
Learn best practices for managing Online Meetings using Microsoft Lync. From scheduled conferences to instant application sharing, discover how easy it is to collaborate successfully!
Starts: 28 November 2012 11:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535197
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032535205
Language(s):Â English.Â Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication.
Starts: 29 November 2012 07:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535205
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032535209
Language(s):Â English.
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication.
Starts: 29 November 2012 09:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032535209

New KBs

Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3

Description of Update Rollup 8 Version 2 for Exchange Server 2007 SP3 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2756497

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition

You cannot view a list of public folders in an Exchange organization that has Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2010 mailbox databases http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2621350
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition: exchangeV1 Public Folder may not replicate to a new Exchange 2007 Server http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555978

Outlook

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: Outlook 2003 displays the error “The program can’t start because BCSRuntime.dll is missing from your computer” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2770869
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007: Outlook may hang when the Navigation Pane has hundreds of shortcuts http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2764000
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007: Incorrect holidays in Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 .hol files http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2764690
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007: A shared folder is unexpectedly cached to the Offline Folder file in Outlook 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936247
Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition: How to use the recall message feature in Outlook http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197094
Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition: OL2000: Communicating with E-Mail: Part 2: Composing Messages http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310484
Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition: The host could not be found error message when you send or receive messages in Outlook 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320759
Microsoft Outlook 2010: Automatic conflict resolution handling is enhanced in Outlook 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2755373

Categories: Exchange Server, Lync Server/Skype for Business Server Tags:

ASP.NET Errors After Installing Lync Cumulative Update

October 24th, 2012 Pat Richard 2 comments

Here’s a little bit of fun I had while trying to find out who would be playingÂ my beloved Detroit Tigers in the World Series. I needed to update our Lync servers, so installation of the October 2012 Cumulative Update was in order.

As soon as the Cumulative Update was done installing on one of our front end servers, SCOM started throwing alerts every 30 seconds. Essentially, they looked like this:

Oct 20 13:13:56 cltlb01Â l4d: VS 47.231.153.66:443(TMGÂ Lync External HTTPS meetContosoCom) Taken out of service due to failed Real Servers

Looking at the servers, the first front end server wasn’t reporting any issues. But the second was flooded with these in the application log:

Event log entry

Every time the HLBÂ tried to do the health check, another ASP.NET exception would show up in the event log. We checked the HLBÂ config, and it was properly set to connect to https://*/meet/blank.html for its deep health check. This is important because if you have it set to just check /meet or https://*meet/, I’ve seen this identical problem pop up. I verified that the file was at the correct location (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2010\Web Components\Join Launcher\Int), and that I could open it in IE. The file didn’t have a recent modified date. So, we changed the health check just to do a TCP bind to the server, and the problem went away. HLB was happy, and ASP.NET alerts stopped in the event log. Synthetic tests came back fine. Back to the baseball game, I figured.

Fast forward to Monday morning, when two users simultaneously contacted me to say that they were attempting to join a scheduled Lync meeting and getting the below error. Not the same meeting – two separate meetings.

Meeting join error

They sent me the links, and I was able to successfully join both meetings, but I’m homed on a different server than those two users. The plot thickens.

I looked at the front end servers again, and sure enough, whenever someone would try to join either of those meetings, that trouble server would throw an ASP.NET error again. It wasn’t as fixed as I hoped.

I drained the server using Stop-CsWindowsServiceÂ -Graceful, then stopped IIS using net stop w3svc. I navigated to C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 and ran aspnet_regiis.exe -i. I restarted the server, and suddenly the problem was gone. Everyone was able to join their meetings, and the server no longer was throwing ASP.NET errors. We changed the health check back to looking at /meet/blank.html, and all was good.

Categories: Lync Server/Skype for Business Server Tags: asp.net, Cumulative Updates, Lync Server 2010

October 2012 Updates Released for Lync Server 2010

October 11th, 2012 Pat Richard No comments

The Lync team has released the October 2012 updates for Lync Server 2010 and related products. Here are some of the details:

2493736 Updates for Lync Server 2010

Highlights

2735313 No notification of an incoming file transfer when you minimize a Lync 2010 conversation window
2735319 A user name that is included in a Lync Online meeting URL is incorrect when delegate is configured
2735321Â “Block all” setting of the global file transfer filter does not work in Lync Server 2010
2735323Â A call to an UCMA 3.0 endpoint is disconnected after 30 minutes

KBs

Lync Server 2010

2670358 Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010, Administrative Tools: February 2012
2740403 Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010, Core Components: October 2012
2701659 Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010, Conferencing Attendant: June 2012
2514978 Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010, Conferencing Server: November 2011
2737902 Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010, Web Components Server: October 2012
2737915 Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010: October 2012
2708616 Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010, Web Conferencing Server: June 2012
2640253 Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010, Mediation Server: November 2011
2740406 Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010, Unified Communications Managed API 3.0 Runtime: October 2012
2650037 Description of the update for Lync Server 2010 Bandwidth Policy Service: December 2011
2743736 Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010, Mobility Service: October 2012

Use the cumulative update installer, called LyncServerUpdateInstaller.exe to view and install the needed updates. That update can be downloaded here.

Clients

2737155 Cumulative Updates for Lync 2010
2752160 Cumulative Updates for Lync 2010 Attendee – Administrator level installation
2752157 Cumulative Updates for Lync 2010 Attendee – User level installation

Phone Edition

No updates listed

For information on updating Lync Phone Edition devices, see Jeff Schertz’s article Updating Lync Phone Edition Devices, as well as my script New-CsFirmware.ps1

Group Chat

No updates listed

Installation

Note: Pay close attention to the installation notes listed on the summary page. They include manual tasks that must be followed after installing the updates on Lync servers.

Categories: Lync Server/Skype for Business Server Tags: Attendee, Cumulative Updates, Lync 2010, Lync Server 2010

Users Are Continuously Prompted for Lync Response Groups Credentials

October 11th, 2012 Pat Richard No comments

During a recent cross-forest migration, some users reported that after their workstation was moved to the new forest and their account was enabled for Lync, they would get the following prompt immediately after logging in:

Lync Response Groups prompt

Notice that it’s prompting for credentials for Response Groups. This environment had no Response Groups. If the user entered correct credentials, the prompt would just reappear right away. Users could click Cancel, and the prompt would go away, but would return about every 2 hours. Also noticed was that these users would never get a Lync Address Book, either.

This was a greenfield Lync deployment in a new forest that users, workstations, and email was migrated to from many other domains. Checking over the Lync environment yielded no real culprits. Issues with permissions on the Lync share can cause the issue, but those were correct as well. Certificates were also fine. Since only a few users reported the problem (< .1% of all Lync users), and all users in the organization were assigned the same policies in Lync, I became convinced it was a client side issue.

The resolution was to open Internet Explorer, go to Settings>Internet Options>Advanced. Scroll all the way to the bottom and remove the check for Enable Integrated Windows Authentication.

IE Integrated Windows Authentication setting

Click Ok, then reboot the machine. Once rebooted, go back and put the check back in the Enable Integrated Windows Authentication box and reboot again.

This resolved the problem for all of the users having this problem. Not only did the prompt stop appearing, but all users who performed the fix also reported successful address book downloads.

It’s important to note that while just disabling Integrated Windows Authentication generally resolves the prompt for credentials, you really should enable it again as described to avoid issues with other applications and services.

Categories: Lync Server/Skype for Business Server Tags: Lync 2010, Response Groups

October 2012 Technical Rollup: Unified Communications

October 2nd, 2012 Pat Richard No comments

News

Premier

OpsVault – Operate and Optimize IT
http://www.opsvault.com/

Microsoft Premier Support UK – Site Home – TechNet Blogs
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Antigen & Forefront

ForeFront Team Blog http://blogs.technet.com/forefront

ForeFront Server Security Support Blog http://blogs.technet.com/fssnerds

Exchange

Exchange Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/

MCS UK Unified Communications Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/msukucc

Microsoft Online Services Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/

Exchange Server 2010 Monitoring Management Pack re-released http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/06/exchange-server-2010-monitoring-management-pack-re-released.aspx
Office 365 – Password Expiration Notifications in Outlook http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/11/office-365-password-expiration-notifications-in-outlook.aspx Â RBAC: Walkthrough of creating a role that can wipe ActiveSync Devices http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/12/rbac-walkthrough-of-creating-a-role-that-can-wipe-activesync-devices.aspx
Windows Server 2012 and Exchange http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/14/windows-server-2012-and-exchange.aspx
Exchange Online Protection: A Premium Protection and Policy Service for Email http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/18/exchange-online-protection-a-premium-protection-and-policy-service-for-email.aspx
Comparing Exchange Online and Exchange Server 2013 http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/19/comparing-exchange-online-and-exchange-server-2013.aspx
The Cloud On Your Terms (PART I): Deploying Hybrid http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/20/the-cloud-on-your-terms-part-i-deploying-hybrid.aspx
The Cloud On Your Terms (PART II): Managing Hybrid http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/20/the-cloud-on-your-terms-part-ii-managing-hybrid.aspx
Lessons from the Datacenter: Managed Availability http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/21/lessons-from-the-datacenter-managed-availability.aspx
In-Place Archiving http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/25/in-place-archiving.aspx
Announcing Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/25/announcing-exchange-2010-service-pack-3.aspx
In-Place eDiscovery and In-Place Hold in the New Exchange – Part I http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/26/in-place-e-discovery-and-in-place-hold-in-the-new-exchange.aspx
Keeping Your Organization Safe with the New Exchange http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/27/keeping-your-organization-safe-with-the-new-exchange.aspx
Introducing Data Loss Prevention in the New Exchange http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/28/introducing-data-loss-prevention-in-the-new-exchange.aspx
In-Place eDiscovery and In-Place Hold in the New Exchange – Part II http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/09/28/in-place-ediscovery-and-in-place-hold-in-the-new-exchange-part-ii.aspx

Hosted Messaging Collaboration

None

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

NextHop – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

DrRez: Microsoft Lync Server Technical Reference Hub – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/drrez/

Lync Server 2013 Preview: Recovering Response Groups During Disaster Recovery http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/09/04/lync-server-2013-preview-recovering-response-groups-during-disaster-recovery.aspx
Lync Server 2013 Preview and Windows PowerShell: The Cure for the Post-Olympic Blues http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/09/05/lync-server-2013-preview-and-windows-powershell-the-cure-for-the-post-olympic-blues.aspx
Update: Lync Server 2010 Remote Connectivity Analyzer http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/09/06/office-communications-server-remote-connectivity-analyzer.aspx
How to Automate the New Account Creation Process http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/09/10/how-to-automate-your-new-account-creation-process.aspx
Lync Server 2010 Response Group Service Commander http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/09/12/lync-response-group-service-commander.aspx
Lync and Learn: Lync To Phone, Overview and Setup http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/09/13/lync-and-learn-lync-to-phone-overview-and-setup.aspx
Lync Server 2010 Geographically Dispersed Edge Topology: Part 2 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/09/17/lync-server-2010-geographically-dispersed-edge-topology-part-2.aspx
Lync Online: Office 365 for SMB Jump Start – Administering Lync Online http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/09/18/lync-online-office-365-for-smb-jump-start-administering-lync-online.aspx
Lync Server 2010 External User Access Security Overview http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/09/19/lync-server-2010-external-user-access-security-overview.aspx
Update: Configuring Lync Client Access Capabilities to Meet Client Access License Requirements http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/09/20/configuring-lync-client-access-capabilities-to-meet-client-access-license-requirements.aspx
Update: Microsoft Lync 2013 Preview in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/09/21/microsoft-lync-2013-preview-in-a-virtual-desktop-infrastructure.aspx
Lync Server 2010 Response Group Application Frequently Asked Questions http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/09/24/lync-server-2010-response-group-application-frequently-asked-questions.aspx
LyncMD: Lync Users Do Not Hear Ringback Tone for Outbound Calls Through PSTN Gateway http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/09/27/lync-users-do-not-hear-ringback-tone-for-outbound-calls-through-pstn-gateway.aspx

Outlook

Outlook Blog http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-outlook/

Other

The Master Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/themasterblog/

Downloads

Antigen & Forefront

None

Exchange

None

Office 365

Lync-to-phone Setup Checklist
If your version of Office 365 includes Lync-to-phone (Lync Plan 3), you can set up an account with a Lync-to-phone service provider so users can make calls to, or receive calls from, any phone number. With Exchange Plan 2 and Unified Messaging, users can access voice mail directly from Outlook or Lync. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=30739
Information Protection and Control (IPC) in Office 365 Preview with Windows Azure AD Rights Management whitepaper
http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34768
Office Deployment Tool for Click-to-Run Preview
The Office Deployment Tool allows the administrator to customize and manage Office 2013 Click-to-Run deployments. This tool will help adminstrators to manage installations sources, product/language combinations, and deployment configuration options for Office Click-to-Run. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=30344
Microsoft Office 2013 Preview AppV packages
Virtualized Office 2013 Preview packages for AppV 5.0 Beta deployments http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=30423
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 XMPP Gateway Hotfix KB 2742290
This download includes all available updates for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 XMPP Gateway. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=12722

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

VHD Test Drive – Lync Server 2010 (Eval) – Part 2 of 2
This download comes as a pre-configured set of VHD’s. This download enables you to fully evaluate Microsoft Lync Server 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34602
OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Client
This download includes all available updates for OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Client. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=30406
OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Server
This download includes all available updates for OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Server http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=30404
VHD Test Drive – Lync Server 2010 (Eval) – Part 1 of 2
This download comes as a pre-configured set of VHD’s. This download enables you to fully evaluate Microsoft Lync Server 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=26217
Delegation for IP Phones White Paper
This document discusses extension of the Boss/Admin features to IP phones. The boss-delegate is a collection of features designed by the Microsoft Lync team which optimize the boss and delegate Lync roles in IP phones with Lync Server. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34593
OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Admin Tool
This download includes all available updates for OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Admin Tool. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=30405
Audiocodes SmartTap Partner Solution Brief
A brief describing Audiocodes SmartTap, a call recording solution for Lync. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34689
Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition for Polycom CX700 and LG-Nortel IP Phone 8540 – February 2012 Cumulative Update
MicrosoftÂ® Lyncâ„¢ 2010 Phone Edition for PolycomÂ® CX700 and LG-Nortel IP Phone 8540 is the next generation of software designed for the phones from Polycom and LG-Nortel to interoperate with MicrosoftÂ® Lyncâ„¢ Server 2010. Lync Phone Edition provides traditional and advanced telephony features, integrated security, manageability and much more. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34701
Microsoft Lync 2013 (Preview) VDI Plugin
Microsoft Lync 2013 (Preview) VDI plug-in enables you to experience local like audio and video in peer-to-peer calls and conference calls when using Microsoft Lync 2013 (Preview) in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Environment. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=34694
Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee – User Level Install
Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee is a conferencing client that allows users without Microsoft Lync 2010 installed, to participate in online meetings. If you are not an administrator on the computer but an administrator has allowed you to perform installations, you can install this application. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=15755
Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee – Admin Level Install
Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee is a conferencing client that allows users without Microsoft Lync 2010 installed, to participate in online meetings. A user with an administrator account on the computer can install Lync 2010 Attendee so that users of the computer can join Microsoft Lync Server 2010-hosted meetings. http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=23396

Outlook

None

Other

None

Downloads

None

Events/Webcasts

Effective Conferencing with Microsoft Lync: Transitioning from Office Live Meeting
Event ID: 1032530396
Language(s):Â English.
An introduction to Microsoft Lync for users making the move from Office Live Meeting.
Starts: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 9:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530396
Best Practices for Microsoft Lync Conferencing
Event ID: 1032530402
Language(s):Â English.
Learn best practices for managing Online Meetings using Microsoft Lync. From scheduled conferences to instant application sharing, discover how easy it is to collaborate successfully!
Starts: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 11:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530402
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032530410
Language(s):Â English.
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication.
Starts: Thursday, October 04, 2012 7:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530410
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032530411
Language(s):Â English.
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication.
Starts: Thursday, October 04, 2012 9:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530411
Effective Conferencing with Microsoft Lync: Transitioning from Office Live Meeting
Event ID: 1032530397
Language(s):Â English.Â An introduction to Microsoft Lync for users making the move from Office Live Meeting.
Starts: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 9:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration:1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530397
Best Practices for Microsoft Lync Conferencing
Event ID: 1032530403
Language(s):Â English.
Learn best practices for managing Online Meetings using Microsoft Lync. From scheduled conferences to instant application sharing, discover how easy it is to collaborate successfully!
Starts: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 11:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530403
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032530412
Language(s):Â English.
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication.
Starts: Thursday, October 11, 2012 7:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530412
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032530413
Language(s):Â English.
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication.
Starts: Thursday, October 11, 2012 9:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530413
Effective Conferencing with Microsoft Lync: Transitioning from Office Live Meeting
Event ID: 1032530398
Language(s):Â English.
An introduction to Microsoft Lync for users making the move from Office Live Meeting.
Starts: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 9:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530398
Best Practices for Microsoft Lync Conferencing
Event ID: 1032530404
Language(s):Â English.
Learn best practices for managing Online Meetings using Microsoft Lync. From scheduled conferences to instant application sharing, discover how easy it is to collaborate successfully!
Starts: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 11:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530404
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032530414
Language(s):Â English.
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication.
Starts: Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530414
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032530415
Language(s):Â English.
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication.
Starts: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530415
Effective Conferencing with Microsoft Lync: Transitioning from Office Live
Meeting Event ID: 1032530399
Language(s):Â English.
An introduction to Microsoft Lync for users making the move from Office Live Meeting.
Starts: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530399
Best Practices for Microsoft Lync Conferencing
Event ID: 1032530405
Language(s):Â English.
Learn best practices for managing Online Meetings using Microsoft Lync. From scheduled conferences to instant application sharing, discover how easy it is to collaborate successfully!
Starts: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530405
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032530416
Language(s):Â English.
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication.
Starts: Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530416
Introducing Microsoft Lync
Event ID: 1032530417
Language(s):Â English.
Welcome to Microsoft Lync! Learn how Lync integrates instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meeting functionality into one easy-to-use unified platform that will contribute to greater collaboration and more effective communication.
Starts: Thursday, October 25, 2012 9:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530417
Effective Conferencing with Microsoft Lync: Transitioning from Office Live Meeting
Event ID: 1032530400
Language(s):Â English.
An introduction to Microsoft Lync for users making the move from Office Live Meeting.
Starts: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 9:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530400
Best Practices for Microsoft Lync Conferencing
Event ID: 1032530406
Language(s):Â English.
Learn best practices for managing Online Meetings using Microsoft Lync. From scheduled conferences to instant application sharing, discover how easy it is to collaborate successfully!
Starts: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour(s) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032530406

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Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter update: September 11 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687407
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Review: Lync BusyLight by Kuando

September 24th, 2012 Pat Richard No comments

I’m sure you’ve had this happen. You’re sitting at your desk, deep in thought on a serious issue, and someone walks into your area and just starts talking. You don’t want to be rude and ignore them, and you really need to restrain from your desire to strangle them for causing that great troubleshooting thought to leave you head. If only they could see your Lync presence and know that you’re in Do Not Disturb. Well, now they can!

Lync BusyLight Introducing the BusyLight for Microsoft Lync from Kuando. This slick little device has a multicolored light on the top, and indicates your Lync presence using one of four colors. It does this via a USB connection and a simple little application that runs in the system tray. Available? The unit glows green. Do Not Disturb? Deep red should keep people away. And, of course, the normal green for available and yellow for away.

Also built into the unit is a call alert feature that blinks blue to indicate an incoming Lync call, and a small speaker with customizable ring tones.

The unit is adjustable for angle and can be attached to a wall or cabinet with the included Velcro fastener.

I’ve had mine for several months now, and everyone in my house knows that while my home office door may be open, all hail the BusyLight before interrupting. I’ve taken it to client sites, too. In my current cube farm, my cube is a considerable distance from my team mates. So I placed it on top of my cube partition, and they can see it before making their way towards my cube.

The unit works great, but there is a little issue that it causes. The “what’s that?” issue. People who come up to my cube, point at it, and wonder what it does. So I take my time to explain what it is and what’s it purpose is. I even made a little sign with a little blurb about the device, complete with color coded indicators.

BusyLight

This is a neat little unit that has really helped me stay focused and uninterrupted. The only problem I’ve had with the unit is that over distance, the colors can be a bit washed out. The red for busy and the deep red for Do Not Disturb are a little too close together. And the “available” green fades a little towards the yellow of “away”. The only other suggestion I’d make is that the USB cord be a little longer. But that’s just my personal preference.

The BusyLight works with Windows XP SP3, Vista, and 7. A Windows 8 driver will be available soon. It is available from many resellers for about $49.00 USD.

Categories: Lync Server/Skype for Business Server Tags: Lync Server 2010, review

Review: Jabra UC 250 MS Headset – Great Lync Travelling Headset

September 17th, 2012 Pat Richard No comments

Do you do a lot of travel and need to stay connected via Lync or Skype? The Jabra UC 250 MS headset is a nice addition to the traveling arsenal. The “MS” designation is for Microsoft Lync. It’s a simple mono over-the-ear design with an unobtrusive microphone and USB cable. The cable includes one of the better control units I’ve seen. Many control units have a basic mute switch that just cuts the audio to the computer. The UC 250 MS control unit has a button that mutes the Lync client. So, not only can you unmute from the control unit, but you can unmute from the client as well. Very nice, as I’m sure most people who use the typical mute option on a headset find themselves scrambling to unmute in a hurry. The mute button has a nice bright red LED to indicate the headset is muted. It also has your typical volume controls, and a handy on/off hook button. The device is supported by the Jabra PC Suite software. The UC 250 MS comes with a taco shaped zippered case for storage. It’s available online in the $40 range.

Jabra UC Voice 250 headset

DSP Digital Signal Processing yields great sound in applications such as Lync or Skype. Recipients have reported that my voice was clear and accurate, and didn’t have that typical cheap headset sound. The cord is long enough for my use, but was a bit stiff for me. I didn’t need to use the PC Suite software, so I can’t comment on it here. One thing I did notice is it was a tad cumbersome to get it on my ear. But once it was on, it stayed in place, and the gel style insert was comfortable even for longer calls. My laptop quickly found the headset and had the drivers installed without issue. A simple selection change in Lync and I was off and running.

I’ve used the headset for many calls and can say it’s a great headset for its price point. Simple, inexpensive, and it works. It doesn’t hurt that it takes up hardly any room for storage. If you’re looking for something to toss in your backpack or use at your desk, check out the Jabra UC 250 Voice MS.

Categories: Lync Server/Skype for Business Server Tags: Lync Server 2010, review

Script: Grant-CsPolicyByADGroup.ps1 – Assign Lync/Skype for Business Policies to Users According to AD Group

September 10th, 2012 Pat Richard 13 comments

This idea is from a LinkedIn post that I responded to. The original poster wanted to know if there was a way to manage Lync external access policies based on AD group membership. Absolutely!

This is a fairly simple script that uses a scheduled task that runs every 4 hours, looks at the members of a given AD security group, including nested groups, and applies a Lync policy to each member. The name of the AD security group and the type and name of the policy are all configurable. The ActiveDirectory and Lync PowerShell modules are used to complete this. The actual moving parts are pretty simple – really just two lines of code. But some extra error catching, installation code, and safeguards make it a tad bigger.

Caveat – users get policies when they launch the Lync client. So even though a policy might be assigned to a user, they won’t see any change until the client is restarted.

Caveat #2 – if you configure this script with several scheduled tasks to handle different policies and different AD groups, make sure users don’t end up in multiple groups, or you could have unintended results. Also removing a user from a group does NOT revert their policy back. The reason I didn’t add that is because moving a user from one group to another could cause problems if the script set them back to a default policy, yet another group needed to change it to a different policy.

Installation

Execution Policy: Third-party PowerShell scripts may require that the PowerShell Execution Policy be set to either AllSigned, RemoteSigned, or Unrestricted. The default is Restricted, which prevents scripts – even code signed scripts – from running. For more information about setting your Execution Policy, see Using the Set-ExecutionPolicy Cmdlet.

Download the script from the DOWNLOAD section below. Open it in your favorite text editor.

Find the line that reads

[string]$GroupDN = "",

and put the Distinguished Name of the group in between the quotes. For example

[string]$GroupDN = "CN=Lync Policy Group,DC=contoso,DC=com",

Next, define the policy that will be granted to members of the group. Find the line that reads

[string]$PolicyName = "",

and put the name of the Lync policy in between those quotes, such as

[string]$PolicyName = "Executives External Access Policy",

The last thing we need to do in the script file is define what KIND of policy we’re going to grant.

Find the line that reads

[string]$PolicyType = "ExternalAccess",

And adjust accordingly. The allowed values are Archiving,Client,ClientVersion,Conferencing,ExternalAccess,HostedVoicemail,Location,Mobility,Pin,Presence,Voice to represent the various types of policies you can apply to a user. The default is ExternalAccess.

Next, ensure that the server where the script will run has both the ActiveDirectory and Lync PowerShell modules installed. Domain controllers typically have the ActiveDirectory module, and Lync servers have the Lync module. Install the appropriate ones using these steps.

To install the ActiveDirectory module, open PowerShell and type the following:

Import-Module ServerManager
Add-WindowsFeature -name AD-Domain-Services -IncludeManagementTools

To install the Lync Server Management Tools, which includes the PowerShell module, install the core components. See Install Lync Server Administrative Tools for details.

This will ensure that both modules are available. The ActiveDirectory module is used to get the members of the AD security group, and the Lync module is used to actually grant the policy.

The script must run as a member of the CsUserAdministrator or CsAdministrator groups, as those have the rights to assign policies.

Next, open PowerShell and run the script with the -install switch. The script will prompt for the password of the currently logged on user, and then create the scheduled task to run the script every 4 hours.

Grant-CsPolicyByADGroup.ps1 -install

The scheduled task will run every 4 hours, with a start time of when you ran the -install option. You can open the scheduled task in Task Manager and adjust as needed.

You can run the script manually as well. Just run

Grant-CsPolicyByADGroup.ps1

Note that it may take a while before the policy is visible on the user account due to AD replication.

Donations

I’ve never been one to really solicit donations for my work. My offerings are created because *I* need to solve a problem, and once I do, it makes sense to offer the results of my work to the public. I mean, let’s face it: I can’t be the only one with that particular issue, right? Quite often, to my surprise, I’m asked why I don’t have a “donate” button so people can donate a few bucks. I’ve never really put much thought into it. But those inquiries are coming more often now, so I’m yielding to them. If you’d like to donate, you can send a few bucks via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/PatRichard. Money collected from that will go to the costs of my website (hosting and domain names), as well as to my home lab.

Download

v1.7 – 02-03-2017 – Grant-CsPolicyByADGroup.v1.7.zip

v1.6 – 09-23-2014 – Grant-CsPolicyByADGroup.v1.6.zip

v1.5 – 02-08-2014 – Grant-CsPolicyByADGroup.v1.5.zip

v1.4 – 01-27-2014 – Grant-CsPolicyByADGroup.v1.4.zip

v1.2 – 10-16-2012 – Grant-CsPolicyByADGroup.v1.2.zip

v1.1 – 09-19-2012 – Grant-CsPolicyByADGroup.v1.1.zip

v1.0 – 09-10-2012 – Grant-CsPolicyByADGroup.v1.0.zip

Changelog

See the changelog for this script for a description of changes with each release.

Categories: Lync Server/Skype for Business Server Tags: Administration, Lync Server 2010, Lync Server Management Shell, PowerShell, script

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