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Troubleshoot: CWA publishSelfPresence request error
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 Read More...
How To: Connect to MSN Public IM from OCS
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/ Read More...
Troubleshoot: Cannot complete certificate request in IIS 7
When trying to complete a certificate request in IIS 7 you may experience the error: CertEnroll::CX509Enrollment::p_InstallResponse: ASN1 bad tag value met. 0x8009310b (ASN:276) This error is described in KB article 959216 but the suggested resolution Read More...
How To: Telephony enabling users - continued
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 Read More...
How To: Generate multiple phone numbers when telephony enabling users
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] Read More...
Windows 7: Minimize Live Messenger to SysTray
I know this topic is not Unified Communications related but it’s annoying the heck out of a lot of people so to share mitigating information I’m including it on my blog. The problem is that Live Messenger minimizes to the task bar like any other active Read More...
OCS 2007 R2 Downloads
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 Read More...
OCS 2007 R2 Launched
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… Read More...
Troubleshoot: Office Communicator problem verifying certificate
You encounter the following error when trying to connect to the pool with Office Communicator: This is caused by the certificate on the server not matching the host name you are trying to connect to. Typically this is because the _sipinternaltls SRV record Read More...
How To: Change mailbox quota based on current value
This turns out to be somewhat tricky unless you experiment quite a lot with the values and operators, therefore I'm posting the quick solution here for those of you that (like me) like to find what you search for... :o) If you use the Get-Mailbox cmdlet Read More...
How To: Bulk creation of AD users and Exchange mailboxes
Over the past couple of months I have worked on more than one project where the customer wanted to create a new forest for the new Exchange 2007 installation. Normally you would migrate users from the old domain(s) with ADMT or another product but in Read More...
Troubleshoot: Why are call notifications and voice mails not showing on my Tanjay?
If you have a Office Communicator Phone Edition (aka. Tanjay) device, you might be wondering why your incoming, outgoing and missed calls as well as voice mails are not showing up in the lists on the device. For the integration to work, the Tanjay needs Read More...
How To: Build an OCS and UM lab with phone integration
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 Read More...
Troubleshoot: UM voice mails not submitted to Hub Transport
After you have set up the Exchange Server 2007 UM role in a lab or in production and want to test Auto Attendant functionality by leaving voice mails for one or more users, you may experience that the Auto Attendant plays the greeting and asks for your Read More...
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