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Creating and assigning certificates on OCS 2007 R2 Edge Server

Creating and assigning certificates on OCS 2007 R2 Edge Server So you now need to install certificates on the Edge server. The following is the correct method to do the following. In my scenario I have a server with 2 NICs - Internal: 192.168.41.200 External: 87.219.43.22 *********** Internal CA for the following Certificates: - A/V Edge Server role - Internal Connection Public Certificates for the following roles: - Access Edge (SIP) - Web Conferencing Role Internal Certificates can be created from this and should be done on the ROOT CA SERVER (as your edge server is not on the domain): · select “Create a new certificate” · Choose which Interface you will create for (Internal or A/V for these) · Prepare the request, and send immediately · Name: Logical name for your interface, use DNS name, also ensure Include client EKU is ticked · Fill in owner details · Cho

OCS Quality of Experience (QoE)

OCS Quality of Experience (QoE) While preparing my last post, I consolidated some quick facts about the QoE functionality that should benefit people who are considering deploying this role: 1. There is no additional server license (to your enterprise or standard license) required for this role. For OCS 2007, the role can be downloaded here . 2. In OCS 2007 R2, the QoE functionality and the Call Detail Record (CDR) functionality were merged into the OCS 2007 R2 Monitoring Role. 3. Supported OCS 2007 QoE Collocation: a. The OCS 2007 QoE Monitoring Server cannot be collocated with other Office Communications Server 2007 server roles. b. The OCS 2007 QoE SQL Database can be collocated with the QoE server, or installed on a dedicated server. 4. Supported OCS 2007 R2 Monitoring Role Collocation: a. A variety of collocation scenarios are supported depending on your scalability requirements. b. The OCS 2007 R2 Monitoring Role service and database can be collocated with a computer running Stan

BlackBerry Enterprise Instant Messaging is not functional with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2

BlackBerry Enterprise Instant Messaging is not functional with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Environment BlackBerry® Enterprise Server software version 4.1 Service Pack 6 (4.1.6) or later for Microsoft® Exchange Microsoft® Active Directory® Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007 R2 Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Microsoft® Office Communicator Web Access 2007 Windows Server® 2003 R2 64-bit bit edition Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit edition SDR271303 Overview In Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, the Asynchronous JavaScript® and XML (AJAX) AJAX application programming interface (API) is no longer being supported by Microsoft. The Unified Communications (UC) AJAX SDK that is available through the Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access 2007 server will not be re-released by Microsoft in Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access 2007 R2 or in future releases. If you are

New Live Meeting Add-in for Outlook available for download

New Live Meeting Add-in for Outlook available for download The Conferencing Add-in for Microsoft Office Outlook now allows delegates to schedule a Live Meeting or a conference call on behalf of their manager. The new add-in can be downloaded here: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=140651 Written instructions on scheduling a meeting on behalf of another person: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/livemeeting/HP101541161033.aspx Dial-in Conferencing is also a new audio option for audio conferences that are hosted on Office Communications Server 2007 R2. The dial-in option provides a cost-efficient replacement for your company’s conferencing provider service. It also allows conference call attendees to join a Communicator conference call or a Live Meeting that uses Dial-in Conferencing for the audio by calling in from a phone or mobile device. The dial-in option can be used for scheduled Communicator conference calls or Live Meeting. With Dial-in Conferencing, members and non-members

Colocating Servers in OCS 2007 R2

This server role/configuration Can collocate with this server role/component Cannot collocate with this server role/component Standard Edition configuration Archiving Server (not recommended) Monitoring Server Director Communicator Web Access Edge Server Mediation Server Group Chat Server or Compliance Server Enterprise Edition consolidated configuration None Never collocated Back-End Database server Archiving database Monitoring database Group Chat database Compliance database (for Group Chat) Any other Office Communications Server role Enterprise Edition expanded configuration, Front End Server None Never collocated Enterprise Edition expanded configuration, Web Conferencing Server None Never collocated Enterprise Edition expanded configuration, Application Sharing Server None Never collocated Enterprise Edition expanded configuration, A/V Conferencing Server None Never collocated Web components Archiving Server Monitoring Server Front End Server Web Conferencing Server Application S