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Enable Users
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to add and enable users by assigning them to specific pools. In this video; David Santana uses the Control Panel's User section to add; enable; and configure communications permissions for a Lync Server user account.
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Conferencing
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to confer with multiple participants. Lync provides three different types of conferencing that we can use – Web Conferencing; AV Conferencing and Dial-In Conferencing; all governed by Conferencing Policies. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses Lync to create and assign these conferencing policies.
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Manage RGS Delegated Administration
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 provides two roles for managing response groups when an organization deploys the Lync Server Response Group application to handle calls in a customer service or internal help desk scenario. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates the capabilities of the Response Group Administrator and Response Group Manager roles using Lync Server 2013 resources.
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Migration Sequence
As with other Microsoft products; Microsoft Lync Server 2013 supports a migration process that allows you to successfully move your production deployment from a previous version of Lync Server. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates the eight phases of a migration process from Lync Server 2010 to Lync Server 2013.
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Recover CMS
The CMS (central management server) is a database that contains the settings and topology for Microsoft Lync Server 2013. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses the Install-CsDatabase commandlet to install the CMS database on a new server.
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Recover LIS
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; Location Information Services (LIS) associates IP addresses; switches; and subnets with actual physical locations. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses the Export-CsLisConfiguration commandlet to export the subnet location information.
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Configure Meetings
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can specify a meeting policy for your organization. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses Outlook to create a new meeting after creating and applying the meeting policy to all users.
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Enable Ocslogger Tracing
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; the Ocslogger; normally referred to as the Lync Logging Tool; and the Snooper Tool can be used to assist with troubleshooting. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to set up and run the Ocslogger and Snooper tools; and extract data from them to troubleshoot possible problems with your Lync deployment on a network.
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Add Edge Server to Existing Topology
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to deploy an Edge server to your existing topology; thereby making it possible for external users to communicate with users in your organization using Lync Server. In this video; David Santana uses the Lync Server Topology Builder to define the topology for an Edge server.
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Analyze Event Viewer
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; trace logging information can also be accessed on the client level; and these events can be viewed. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to enable logging information in the client level and access this trace information in EventViewer.
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Approve Device Updates
As an administrator in Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can use the Lync Server Control Panel to easily approve updates made to specific devices before rolling the updates out to your organization. In this video; David Santana uses the Lync Server Control Panel to approve a device update.
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Archiving Policies
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can archive conversations so that you can review them at any time. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses the Archiving Policy tab to create a policy for archiving.
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Archiving With Exchange
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can archive data with Exchange Server. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses PowerShell to enable archiving for Exchange and instant messages.
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Associated PSTN Usages
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 enables administrators to create and associate Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) usage records with existing voice policies. In this video; David Santana uses Microsoft Lync Server 2013 to associate a new PSTN usage record with a voice policy.
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Backup Application Service Data
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can backup application service data to ensure a recovery from a failure if anything happens to your server infrastructure. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses export commandlets to backup application service data.
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Configure an Announcement Service
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows administrators to use the Lync Server Management Shell and the New -CsAnnouncement command to create custom; site-specific announcement services. In this video; David Santana creates an announcement service; configuring its attributes; parameters; and values.
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Configure Call Park
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows administrators to use the Lync Server Management Shell to create a call park orbit; which allocates a range of retrievable numbers to callers placed on hold. In this video; David Santana uses the New-CsCallParkOrbit command to create a named call park service on an application-server pool.
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Configure CDR And Quality Of Experience
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can configure the Call Detail Recording (CDR) and Quality of Experience (QoE) settings that relate to your monitoring reports. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses the Set-CsCdrConfiguration command to change the CDR configuration for the global setting and disable data purging.
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Configure Client Policies
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can create; add; and remove client policies. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to use the New-CsClientPolicy command to create a user or site policy.
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Configure Client Security Options
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can set security options and policies for clients. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to configure security settings for users connecting to Lync and also how Lync handles authentication.
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Configure Client-Coexistence
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 supports client-coexistence; which is useful in a phased migration scenario; allowing Lync Server 2013 to coexist with components of an earlier deployment version. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses the Lync Server 2013 Control Panel to edit a client version policy; permitting users of a specified previous version to connect to a Lync Server 2013 infrastructure.
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Configure Clients Features
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to customize Lync settings from a central location. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to specify client feature settings by using a group policy object in Lync 2013.
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Configure Common Area Phone Hotdesking
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to configure common area phones that are not associated with individual users as hot-desk phones that allow users to log on to their own user accounts. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to run Windows PowerShell cmdlets to create a new common area phone; before modifying a global client policy to enable hotdesking.
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Configure Conference Policies
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can configure conference policies. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses the Users tab to assign a conferencing policy to a particular user.
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Configure Core Reliability and Media Quality Monitoring
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to monitor how Lync performs. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to configure Call Reliability and Media Quality Monitoring from the Operations Manager.
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Configure Edge Server
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can configure access to the Edge Server for different users. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses the Access Edge Configuration tab to grant access to the Edge Server for remote and anonymous users.
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Configure External Access
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can create access policies for external users. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses the Federation and External Access tab to create an external access policy for a user; and enable communication with federated users.
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Configure Federation
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to configure access policies that control whether external users of federated domains can collaborate with Lync Server 2013 users. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to enable communication with federated users using the configuration options in the Lync Server 2013 Control Panel.
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Configure Mobile Push Notification
The mobile push notification feature allows Microsoft Lync Server 2013 to send alerts; show icons; and display badges on mobile devices. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to set the Microsoft Push Notification service and Apple Push Notification service to true.
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Configure Music On Hold
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to change the default Call Park service music on hold file; specifying your own audio file that is played to parked callers who are on hold. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to enable music on hold and to assign an audio file in Windows PowerShell.
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Configure Persistent Chat
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to use Persistent Chat; which is a feature that allows users to create a discussion room that persists forever and is available at any point in time. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to configure and create chat rooms with Persistent Chat in Lync.
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Configure Pin Policies
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can configure PIN policies. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses the PIN Policy tab to specify how many digits to use for a PIN and how many attempts can be made before locking out the user.
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Configure Public IM Connectivity
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 provides support for users of public instant messaging (IM) providers; such as Skype and Lync Online; who wish to collaborate with Lync clients within an organization via an external access policy. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses both the Lync Server Control Panel and Windows PowerShell ISE to enable communication for public IM users.
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Configure RBAC
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 provides role-based access control (RBAC) that allows you to delegate administrative tasks by assigning users within your organization to predefined and custom RBAC roles. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates the capabilities of the built-in administrative roles that ship with Lync Server; and how to create a scoped role in Microsoft PowerShell.
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Configure Regions And Dial-In Numbers
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can create a dial-in access number that users can dial to call into a site. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses the Conferencing option to create a dial-in access number to the Miami site.
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Configure Remote User Access
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to grant remote user access for employees within your organization who sign in to Lync Server from outside your network; whether working from home or on the road. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to enable communication with remote users either through the Lync Server Control Panel or with Windows PowerShell ISE.
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Configure Synthetic Transactions
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to manage applications by working with synthetic transactions and watcher nodes. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to configure the watcher nodes that run synthetic transactions in Lync.
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Configure The Address Book
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to synchronize data maintained in the Lync server with data that comes with from the Active Directory. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to manage the Lync Address Book with the Address Book service.
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Configure Users for Enterprise Voice
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 enables administrators to configure users for Enterprise Voice. In this video; David Santana demonstrates how to configure a user account for Enterprise Voice.
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Control Client Version
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 helps you manage client applications and control client access by specifying the version of clients that are supported within your Lync environment. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses the Lync Server 2013 Control Panel to edit version configuration settings; and create a new client version policy.
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Create a Device Policy
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows administrators to use the Lync Server Management Shell to create device policies on target sites. In this video; David Santana uses the New-CsUCPhoneConfiguration commandlet to create a device policy on a target site.
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Create a New PSTN Gateway
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows administrators to define new public switched telephone network (PSTN) gateways. In this video; David Santana uses Topology Builder to set up a PSTN gateway in Lync Server 2013.
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Create a New Unified Messaging Dial Plan
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 enables administrators; on creating a Unified Messaging (UM) dial plan in Exchange Admin Center (EAC); to integrate Exchange UM into Lync Server. In this video; David Santana configures a new SIP URI dial plan and incorporates a dialing rule into the default UM mailbox policy.
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Create a Test Device Policy
Using Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can create test device policies that allow you to verify the functionality of a specific policy before deploying it globally; or within a single site. In this video; David Santana uses the Lync Server Control Panel to create a test device policy.
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Create a Trunk Configuration
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows administrators to create custom; site-specific trunk configurations using the PSTN usage records for several associated routes. In this video; David Santana uses Lync Server 2013 to create and configure a trunk configuration associated with existing PSTN usages.
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Create an Unassigned Number
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 enables administrators to allocate a range of unassigned numbers to one or more internal phone numbers; thereby diverting outside callers to an announcement service. In this video; David Santana uses Lync Server to create and configure a new unassigned number range and its accompanying announcement service.
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Create Normalization Rules
Using Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can create a normalization rule when setting up a dial plan for external access with an Edge server. In this video; David Santana uses the Lync Server Control Panel to create a normalization rule.
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Create Routes
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 enables administrators to use voice routing to create specific routes for selected call traffic. In this video; David Santana demonstrates how to create and configure a new route.
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Create Voice Policies
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows administrators creating external access policies to create and configure a Voice Policy at the site or user level. In this video; David Santana uses Lync Server 2013 to create a new site-level voice policy on a selected site and configure its calling features.
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Decommission Old Servers
When migrating to Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you need to decommission servers and pools from a legacy deployment of Lync Server 2010. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to update DNS SRV records using the DNS Manager; before moving the Central Manager Server and conference directories from Lync Server 2010 to Lync Server 2013 using cmdlets in Microsoft PowerShell.
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Deploy A Mediation Server
You can add a Mediation Server to your Microsoft Lync Server 2013 infrastructure to integrate the Lync infrastructure with the PSTN. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to add a single computer pool for the Mediation Server.
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Deploy An Edge Server
You can use an Edge Server to allow external users to access your Microsoft Lync Server 2013 infrastructure and use it for voice conferencing; audio; and video. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to add an Edge Server to Lync Server.
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Deploy Clients and Devices
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to use the Office Customization Tool (OCT). In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to use the OCT to deploy a Lync client to Windows.
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Deploy Monitoring Reports
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to create monitoring reports. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to deploy these reports using the Lync Server Deployment tools.
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Deploy Trunks And Gateways
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can deploy SIP trunks and PSTN gateways. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to create a PSTN gateway and specify its domain name or IP address.
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Download Address Book
With the necessary credentials; Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to update an address book and force the Lync client to download the new up-to-date address book file. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to use a PowerShell cmdlet to update an address book; before generating a registry key on the client computer and forcing an address book refresh.
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Edit a Device Policy
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 enables administrators to alter and edit device policies using the Lync Server Management Shell. In this video; David Santana uses the Lync Server Management Shell and the Set command to edit or change the values or attributes of the CsUCPhoneConfiguration device policy’s features.
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Enable Or Move Lync Users
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 requires users to be enabled within the Lync infrastructure to have access to all the resources available to them. Users are assigned to one of many Lync server pools. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates hwo to enable users; and moves users from one pool to another in both the Control Panel for Lync and PowerShell.
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Enable Users for Lync Server Shell
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to use the Lync Server Management Shell to configure and enable users in an Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) container. In this video; David Santana details best practices and explains key variables as he uses the Lync Server Management Shell to configure a container and enable its users.
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Enterprise Voice
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to use Lync in Telephony. The Enterprise Voice Feature is one of the main features of Lync; and through the Lync client; you can dial out to phone numbers. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to enable Enterprise Voice for Lync Users and uses Lync to assign voice policies and dial plans.
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Filestore Data And Contacts
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can backup and restore filestore data. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses the Topology Builder tool to find out which shared folder has filestore data.
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Grant Rights to Specific Users
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 enables you to grant rights to users added to specific security groups in the Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) console. In this video; David Santana uses the ADUC to add two members to a security group.
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Import a Device Update
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows administrators using the Lync Server Management Shell to perform the regular updates to devices that an organization requires. In this video; David Santana uses commands in the Management Shell to import a device update and verify that it will work.
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Interpret Monitoring Reports
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can create event reports. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses PowerShell and Internet Explorer to access and interpret these logged reports.
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Manage Contact List
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to search for contacts and add them to the listed contacts in Lync and group those contacts together in contact lists or groups. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to manage contacts from the client side by creating groups and adding contacts and how to view contact information from the server side.
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Recover RTC
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can recover the RTC database instance; which contains front-end pool information stored in a SQL Server set of databases. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses SQL Server Management Studio to connect to the RTC instance and view a series of databases with different information.
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Restore Application Service Data
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can easily restore backed up application service data. In this video; Telmo Sampaio uses import commandlets to restore application service data.
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Retrieve a CsClientPolicy
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows administrators to use the Lync Server Management Shell to retrieve a site's client policies - excluding their attributes and properties. In this video; David Santana uses the Get-CsClientPolicy piped to the Identity commandlet; to retrieve a simple rather than a verbose list of a site's client policies.
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Retrieve Common Area Phones in Your Organization
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 provides administrators with the ability to retrieve common area phones and their configuration settings within an organization. In this video; David Santana uses the Lync Server Management Shell to retrieve information for a common area phone as well as information and examples for the Get-CsCommonAreaPhone cmdlet itself.
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Run Lync BPA
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can install the Best Practices Analyser (BPA) and first scan instructions to troubleshoot a Lync deployment. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to install the BPA and configure the software to run a first time scan.
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Support Access by Users of Federated Domains
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to set up a Federation Trust with another organization; giving outside users access to your domain. In this video; David Santana demonstrates how to access and edit your Global External Access Policy so that its users can communicate with federated; remote; and public users.
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Test Connectivity With Powershell
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to test network connections using commandlets. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to use PowerShell to implement a number of function tasks to test Lync credentials and network connections.
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Validate Group Membership
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to validate the group membership of a specific Organizational Unit (OU). In this video; David Santana uses the Active Directory Users and Computers console to verify the existence of an OU and its members.
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Validate the Configuration
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 enables you to validate a user account by using the Lync Server Management Shell to update the user database and Address Book. In this video; David Santana uses commands in Management Shell to update the user database and Address Book.
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Verify Device Policy Creation
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 enables you to verify any device policies that might have been created. In this video; David Santana uses the Lync Server 2013 Control Panel to verify a device policy that was previously created with PowerShell.
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Verify Service Health And Cms Replication Status
In Microsoft Lync Server 2013; you can configure Lync and pass connectivity from Lync using predefined test user accounts. In this video; Telmo Sampaio demonstrates how to check for CMS Replication and Health Monitoring in Lync.
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Alter a Client Policy by Using PowerShell
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 enables administrators to alter client policies on sites using a PowerShell script in the Lync Server Management Shell. In this video; David Santana demonstrates how to use the Set-CsClientPolicy and associated commands; parameters; and variables to enable or disable client policy features on a target site.
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Create Client Policies by Using a PowerShell Script
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows administrators to create client policies on sites using a PowerShell script in the Lync Server Management Shell. In this video; David Santana demonstrates how to use the New-CsClientPolicy as well as associated commands and parameters to create and configure a client policy on a target site.
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Microsoft Lync Server 2013: Administration and Data Resiliency Overview
Microsoft Lync Server offers instant messaging, conferencing, and telephony solutions that can support enterprise-level collaboration requirements. Lync Server 2013 offers many features to enhance collaboration and communication in your organization. In this course, you will learn about the different administration features as well as some of the data resiliency.
- start the course
- configure the VoIP options in Lync Server
- configure the different conferencing options in Lync Server
- show how to enable or move Lync users
- configure the address book
- manage the contact list
- control client version
- configure mobile push notifications
- configure music on hold
- download the address book
- configure common area phone hot desking
- manage Rgs delegated administration
- configure federation
- configure public IM connectivity
- configure remote user access
- configure RBAC
- configure migration sequence
- decommission old servers
- configure client coexistence
- backup application service data
- restore application service data
- filestore data and contacts
- recover LIS
- recover RTC
- recover CMS
- work with archiving policies
- work with archiving with Exchange
- understand the Lync Server
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Microsoft Lync Server 2013: Configuration and Maintenance
Microsoft Lync Server offers enterprise-level collaboration requirements. Lync Server 2013 offers many features to enhance collaboration and communication in your organization. In this course, you will learn how to deploy and configure Lync Server, as well as how to manage operations.
- start the course
- deploy a mediation server
- deploy trunks and gateways
- deploy an edge server
- deploy clients and devices
- configure client features
- configure client policies
- configure client security options
- configure pin policies
- configure regions and dial-in numbers
- configure meetings
- configure conference policies
- configure persistent chat
- configure CDR and quality of experience
- configure edge server
- configure external access
- run Lync BPA
- enable OcsLogger tracing
- analyze event viewer
- interpret monitoring reports
- configure synthetic transactions
- test connectivity with PowerShell
- configure core reliability and media quality monitoring
- verify service health and CMS replication status
- deploy monitoring reports
- understand how to configure Microsoft Lync Server 2013
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Configure Music on Hold
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows administrators to use the Lync Server Management Shell to enable music on hold for specific callers or sites. In this video; David Santana retrieves the site's call park service configuration and changes its EnableMusicOnHold attribute.
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Create a Common Area Phone
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 allows you to create common area phones – IP phones deployed in common areas that are not associated with an individual user. In this video; David Santana uses the Lync Server Management Shell to create and configure a common area phone.
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Create a Dial Plan
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 requires a dial plan to be defined when deploying an Egde server. In this video; David Santana uses the Lync Server Control Panel to create a dial plan for a specific site.