There are over 500 cmdlets for managing Communications Server. (Yes, you read that right, over 500!). That may seem like a lot, but for a product as powerful as this one you pretty much need 500 cmdlets. But with all those cmdlets, how in the world do you find the ones you need for a particular task? Read this article and you’ll find out.

When we start talking about “objects” you might get a little worried that we’re moving too far out of IT pro land and into developer land. But don’t worry, creating objects is just a technical way of saying “making new stuff.” What kinds of stuff? Well, in Microsoft Communications Server "14" that's stuff like voice policies and address book configurations and trusted applications – you know, stuff.

Yes, it's been officially announced, another Microsoft Server product has joined the ranks of Windows PowerShell management. As of "Wave 14" you'll be able to fully manage Communications Server - everything from Conferencing to Enterprise Voice to Communicator...

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) is one of the cool new features included in Microsoft Lync Server 2010. RBAC gives you fine-grained control over the delegation of administrative rights; you do this by creating a universal security group in Active Directory...

Einstein wasn’t kidding when he said time is a tricky thing (or something like that). This article explains how to work with two types of time in Microsoft Communications Server "14": TimeSpans (amount of time that elapses before something happens), and DateTimes (time of day, day of month, month of year, etc.).

In another script located in this warehouse ( Unassign an RBAC Role ) we show you how to unassign a Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) role that has been assigned to a user. That’s a pretty useful script, and it works great, as long as you know which...

PSListModifiers are something you just might stumble across in your adventures with Microsoft Communications Server PowerShell, so we thought we’d bring them to your attention before you actually trip over them.

Okay, so in our first week of business last week we ran into a couple of minor snags. The first is that we put out an email address where people could reach us. The problem is, we didn’t actually have that address opened up to receive email from...

Walk through enabling a user for Communications Server "14" and enabling that same user for Enterprise Voice. And just so there's something for everyone, we've provided the walkthrough with full details and explanations, plus a stripped-down version for those in a hurry.

Also, find out what the main differences are between Get-CsUser and Get-CsAdUser.

New product version, new beginning on life. If you're looking for scripts, or have a script to share, let us know.

This is a short little article that tells you how to customize the folder that the Communications Server Management Shell opens to, mainly so half the command line isn’t taken up by the prompt.

How to Find That Setting Our first (of many, we hope!) tip from Edwin Young, lead developer for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 PowerShell. Having played a major role in the design and implementation of the LynServer PowerShell implementation, Edwin knows...

We know, you've barely had time to realize this blog exists and we're already throwing all sorts of new things at you. But anyone who plans on managing Microsoft Lync Server 2010 will want to check out this one: UI-to-PowerShell Mapping . The new management...

If you're at TechEd in New Orleans, you won't want to miss this one. Cezar Ungureanasu, Senior Program Manager for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (formerly known as Microsoft Communications Server "14") PowerShell, is giving a breakout session on manageability...

The Lync Server PowerShell blog introduces a new series today. (Although, given that the blog is only two weeks old, they're pretty much all new at this point, aren't they?) Today we introduce the 21 Things series. You've heard of top 10 lists? Or maybe...