Professional Live Communications Server

Notes from the field, tips for troubleshooting, frequently asked questions, recommendations for additional resources, and templates for test plans and design guides all combine to prepare you for deploying this technology within your own infrastructure and using it to successfully build real–time collaboration, communications, and presence solutions.

What you will learn from this book

• How Microsoft Unified Communications products enable presence, Instant Messaging, and integrated communication tools within Microsoft Office
• Techniques for deploying secure Instant Messaging for both internal and remote access
• How to prepare your infrastructure to deploy LCS 2005 SP1
• Ways to integrate with VoIP and other telephone systems
• How to configure message routes and ports
• How the programming API allows you to create web–based or desktop applications for LCS
• Understanding deployment timeframes and migration strategy when deploying LCS 2005 SP1

Who this book is for

This book is for those who want to enable Instant Messaging and unified communications or those who require additional technical information regarding LCS 2005 SP1. A working knowledge of a Microsoft Windows Server environment and a general understanding of Active Directory are recommended.

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Introduction.

Chapter 1: Introducing Microsoft Unified Communications.

Introducing Microsoft Office Live Communications Server with SP 1.

Introducing Session Initiation Protocol.

Introducing Transport Layer Security.

MTLS.

Introducing Microsoft Office Communicator 2005.

Summary.

Chapter 2: Live Communications Server 2005 SP1 in the Enterprise.

Understanding the Live Communications Server Pre–Sales Process.

Building the Team.

Entering the IBM Sametime Domain.

IBM Attrition Scenarios.

Summary.

Chapter 3: Microsoft Office Integration.

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003.

Microsoft Office Word 2003.

Microsoft Office Excel 2003.

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003.

Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003.

Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2005.

Better Together Scenario.

Summary.

Chapter 4: Preparing Your Environment for Live Communications Server 2005 with Service Pack.

Live Communications Server 2005 and Microsoft Active Directory.

Live Communications Server 2005 SP1 and DNS.

Understanding Live Communications Server 2005 GPO Settings.

Understanding LCS and Certificates.

LCS Certificate Properties.

Certificate Deployment.

Understanding Live Communications Server and SQL Server.

Understanding Software Requirements.

Recommended Hardware Configurations.

Summary.

Chapter 5: Installing Live Communications Server 2005.

Live Communications Server: Standard or Enterprise Edition.

Other Components Needed for the Install.

Installing Live Communications Server 2005 Standard Edition.

Installing Live Communications Server 2005 Enterprise Edition.

Installing Live Communications Server 2005 SP1 Additional Components.

Installing Live Communications Server 2005 SP1 Client Applications.

Summary.

Chapter 6: Configuring Live Communications Server 2005.

Live Communications Server 2005 Microsoft Management Console Snap–in.

Configuring Messaging Ports.

Configuring Routes.

Enabling Remote Access.

Enabling Federation.

Integrating Live Communications Server with VoIP.

Configuring Microsoft Office Communicator.

Configuring Windows Messenger.

Summary.

Chapter 7: Live Communications Server 2005 Configuration Management.

The Live Communications Server 2005 Administration Console.

Microsoft Operations Manager for Live Communications Server 2005.

Summary.

Chapter 8: Enterprise Implementation Lessons Learned.

Active Directory Concerns.

IT Security.

Database Administrators.

Remote Access Best Practices.

International Deployments.

IBM Sametime Migration.

Exchange IM Migration.

Scripts Provided by Microsoft.

Implementing LCS for Military and Private Sector Environments.

Summary.

Chapter 9: Troubleshooting.

General Troubleshooting (FAQs).

Enabling LCS When AD Permissions Inheritance Is Blocked.

LCS Certificate Troubleshooting.

IM Archiving FAQs.

Live Communications Server 2005 Support Resources.

Live Communications Server Resource Kit.

Resources.

Summary.

Appendix A: Live Communications Server 2005 Test Plan.

Test Objectives.

Test Strategy.

Test Environment.

Test Procedures.

Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 Client Testing.

Live Communications Server Back–End Testing.

Verifying That the SQL Server Databases Are Populated with Data from the LCS Service.

Appendix B: Live Communications Server and Communicator Design.

Test Domain Environment.

Live Communications Server Active Directory Design.

Live Communications Server Environment.

Live Communications Server Detailed Architecture.

Pre–Production Environment.

Live Communications Server Active Directory Design.

Live Communications Server Environment.

Live Communications Server Detailed Architecture.

Index.