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The DrRez and Lync PowerShell blogs are now retired, and we migrated their awesome content to NextHop. No worries, all your favorite articles from these two ground-breaking blogs are now available here. And DrRez on FaceBook and Twitter will continue his stellar work as the Voice for NextHop on those social media channels. Thanks for your support!

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Integrating Communications Server 2007 R2 with Exchange UM When a User’s Mobile Number Is Their Primary Number

Posted over 2 years ago

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I n many organizations, users have a mobile phone as their work phone and private phone. As an example, many companies in Norway have made the mobile phone number a user's primary phone number, and the user can be reached only on this number. Traditionally...
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Not Like the Others: Challenge 2: Hint

Posted over 2 years ago

by CSPShell
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To tell you the truth, based on the submissions we’ve received so far, it doesn’t look like anyone out there actually needs a hint in order to solve this week’s challenge. But, because a promise is a promise, here’s a hint for...
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Learn About Lync Server PowerShell

Posted over 2 years ago

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Did you know that Microsoft Lync Server 2010 shipped with 540 Windows PowerShell cmdlets? If you've worked with Windows PowerShell you'll probably find that pretty amazing. If you haven't worked with PowerShell, you may not even know what a cmdlet...
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Unable to Add Contact Group in Microsoft Lync 2010

Posted over 2 years ago

by NextHop
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While adding additional distribution groups to my contact list in Microsoft Lync 2010, I received the following message: "Cannot add contact group. The Contacts list already contains the maximum number of distribution groups." This article explains...
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Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: Web Conf Data Tool

Posted over 2 years ago

by DrRez_
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This document describes the purpose and use for the Web Conf Data Tool. This tool is used to allow administrators more precise control over a user's meeting data. You can download this tool and other Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit tools from...
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Enable Remote Call Control (Office Communications Server 2007)

Posted over 2 years ago

by NextHop
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Topic Last Modified: 2010-12-15 Remote call control enables users to control their desktop private branch exchange (PBX) phones by using Microsoft Lync 2010. Enabling remote call control requires five steps. The following table describes where...
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Remote Call Control in Communications Server 2007 R2 Uses UPDATE Method to Maintain Sessions Between Communicator 2007 R2 and CSTA Gateway

Posted over 2 years ago

by NextHop
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This article explains how the new Communications Server default SIP session renegotiation (using the UPDATE method) behavior may break remote call control sessions between Microsoft Office Communicator and some gateways. In my experience as a senior...
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Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: Snooper

Posted over 2 years ago

by DrRez_
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Snooper is a multipurpose debugging tool for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 communications software. Snooper parses server and client trace log files and makes protocol (for example, SIP and HTTP) messages and traces easier to read. It can also read call...
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Lync Server 2010 PowerShell: The Un-Blog

Posted over 2 years ago

by CSPShell
- 4 Comments
It's come to our attention that we may have confused a few people out there (which isn't surprising, given how confused we often are ourselves). What is the Lync Server 2010 PowerShell blog all about, anyway? Well, it's not so much a Blog as it is the Un-Blog. Read more to discover what makes this the Un-Blog, and maybe you'll find it a little easier to get around from now on.
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Lync Server 2010 Load Balancer Partners

Posted over 2 years ago

by NextHop
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This page describes which Server Load Balancer partners have completed interoperability qualification testing with Lync Server 2010 and contains pointers to accompanying deployment white papers hosted by the partner. Usage For qualification...
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Lync Server 2010 Client Interoperability

Posted over 2 years ago

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This topic discusses the ability of Microsoft Lync Server 2010 communications software clients to coexist and interact with clients from earlier versions of Office Communications Server. There are two types of client compatibility: Multiple points...
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Lync Server 2010 Unified Communications Open Interoperability Program

Posted over 2 years ago

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The Microsoft Unified Communications Open Interoperability Program is now updated for Lync Server 2010. Here you will find information on enterprise telephony services and infrastructure, including qualified SIP Trunking Services, E911 Service Providers...
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Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: Response Group Export-Import

Posted over 2 years ago

by DrRez_
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Moving the Response Group configuration data from one pool to another and restoring it after a disaster are uncommon but vital scenarios to ensure business continuity. Although Windows PowerShell command-line interface provides all the pieces to perform...
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E9-1-1 Support in Lync Server 2010

Posted over 2 years ago

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Much of the power of the Microsoft Unified Communications platform is that it is based on SIP. This protocol enables centralization of phone resources or dial tone. SIP uses local number portability to port the local numbers to a SIP Trunk provider that...