If you encounter the publishSelfPresence request error (Error Code = 0-1-492) in the CWA client, you most likely have a problem with the SPN (Service Principal Name) of the CWA Service Account. To correct this problem; open AdsiEdit and navigate to the CWA Service Account, right click and select Properties...

Most customers know what boxes to check on the Access Edge Server to enable federation and Public IM Connectivity (PIC) but many ask what to do next to sign up to the service. Signing up is quite easy, you simply need to follow this link: https://ocspic.livemeeting.com/ Sign in using a Live ID and check...

It turned out to be significantly easier to find users without an assigned  LineURI than I expected.  Thanks to Nick Smith for pointing me in the right direction when answering something else. :o) The Powershell script takes no parameters and will display the primary SIP URI for all OCS enabled...

Ever needed to generate a list of 100+ phone numbers for use with e.g. OCSAssignTelUri.wsf? I have but couldn’t be bothered with inventing a new method every time anymore, so I wrote a little ps script: param ([string] $Series, [string] $Width, [string] $Count) if(("-?","-help","...

The OCS 2007 R2 binaries were recently released for public download. The table below is a compiled list of currently available R2 downloads: Title Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Trial Download Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Trial Download Microsoft Office Communications Server...

On February 3rd 2009, OCS 2007 R2 launched globally. To find more information about the launch, visit the virtual launch experience at: www.ocsr2launch.com Future posts on my blog will be R2 related, please check back for updates…

To quickly set up a lab for testing phone integration you need at least three servers for OCS and Exchange roles. One additional server is needed for Active Directory and Certificate Authority. I would recommend using a 64-bit machine installed with Windows Server 2003 x64 and Virtual Server 2005 R2...