Friday, May 7, 2010

How to configure Web Scheduler in Microsoft office commucation server 2007

How to configure web scheduler without using outlook

This is a very important for those who are not using exchange or outlook in their premises. In outlook we use conference Add In pack to schedule the live meeting. but Now from this configuration people who are using OCS but not exchange they can able to schedule the live meeting.

To install Web Scheduler


You can download the web scheduler from below mentioned link:


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=96B42DC8-E769-4EFD-B7A6-ECA03058F8AD&displaylang=en

In the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Deployment Tool, run the WebScheduler.msi.

1. If you are installing this on an Enterprise Edition Pool, step 1 must be performed on every server in the pool that has Web Components installed on it. In addition, the load-balancer must be configured to use Client IP Affinity to ensure that multiple HTTP requests from a user reach the same server that the user logged on to at the start of the session.

2. Activate the Web Scheduler. Use the same user name and password that you used to activate Web Components on the computer to activate Web Scheduler by doing one of the following, as appropriate for the edition of Office Communications Server:

* Standard Edition. At a command prompt, issue the following command:

LcsCmd.exe /web /action:Activate /role:Meeting /poolname: /User: /Password:

Where pool_name is the name of the computer (for example, computer1) and user_name and password are the same credentials that you used to activate Web Components on this computer.

* Enterprise Edition. At a command prompt, issue the following command:

LcsCmd.exe /web /action:Activate /role:Meeting /poolname: /User: /Password: /guest: /guestpassword:

Where pool_name is the name of the Enterprise pool name (for example, pool1). and user_name and password are the same credentials that you used to activate Web Components on this pool. For the guest user and guest password, use the same guest user account name and password that you used to activate Web Components on the computer.

The defualt Guest Account it RTCGuestAccessUser - This part held me up for a while.

Note

LcsCmd.exe tool is located under %CommonProgramFiles%\Office Communications Server 2007 R2.If you do not remember the user name used to activate Web Components, use the following steps. Open IIS Manager (%SystemRoot%\system32\inetsrv\iis.msc), and then navigate to Local Computer, Application Pools, and LSGroupExpAppPool. Right-click LSGroupExpAppPool, click Properties, and then click the Identity tab. Note the user name under Configurable identity type. You only need the name part of the string. If the user name string is Domain\RTCComponentService, RTCComponentService is what you need to use in the activation procedure..

3. Do one of the following to configure an SMTP server:

* Run the WebSchedulerConfig.vbs script. For details, see “Using the WebSchedulerConfig.vbs Script” later in this guide.

* Go to the installation location for Web Components (by default, %systemdrive%\Program Files\Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Web Components), and then edit the Web.config files under the conf\int and conf\ext directories by using Notepad to change the SMTPServer value from an empty string to the FQDN of an SMTP server in the enterprise.

Note

The SMTP server needs to permit the \RTCComponentService account to relay e-mail on behalf of any enterprise user.

Verify the Web Scheduler URLs. In a Web browser, go to https:///conf/int and then to https:///conf/ext. In these URLs, the internal Web FQDN and external Web FQDN refer to configuration settings provided when you installed the Standard Edition server or Enterprise Edition Pool.

Thanks & Regards

Zahoor Hakeem

Friday, February 26, 2010

IIS 7 Settings for OCS R2 with snapshots

IIS 7 Setting for Microsoft Office communication server 2007 R2 on windows 2008.

People are very often facing problems in address book, web browsing etc after deployment of OCS R2.

Here is the solution for all the issues related to IIS 7. Here in snapshots you will find the exact path, How to work efficienty on your address book becuase ISS is the core component for OCS, either you can use this in your internal or external Adress book . Same setting can be applied for CWA also.

  • At First Check your certificate is installed on your IIS. for that please follow the below metnioned steps
  • -> click on default web site.
  • on the right hand side you will find EDIT BINDINGS option
  • --> double click on that then click the select the https and proving the certificate in view option on the bottom. After fetching the certificate.
  • Click the Applicatin Pool
  • put the LCSGroupExpApp on Classical mode
  • double click on it and select the classical mode.

  • Then click on Default website
  • check the select the same location as mentioned in snap shot.

  • Then click on Default website
    check the select the same location as mentioned in snap shot
  • Office Communications Server 2007 R2\Web Components\Address Book Files
    Authentication: Anonymous
    Directory Browsing:
    EnableSSL settings: Require SSL

  • Then check the setting same as ABS folder when you expand the Default website.
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2\Web Components\Address Book Files\Int
    Authentication: Anonymous
    Directory Browsing: Enable
    SSL settings: Require SSL

For the Files folder select the Network location of Address book which you have shared
Authentication: Anonymous
Directory Browsing: Enable
SSL settings: Require SSL


Same for the Handler..
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2\Web Components\Address Book Files\Int\Handler
Authentication: Anonymous
Directory Browsing: Enable
SSL settings: Require SSL
Then select the Default webiste and click on Authentication on centre.
Only Enable the Anonymous Authentiation.
select the same setting whih you can see on snap shots.



Again same click on defult website and click on Directory Browsing .
click Enable to it.


  • You can also follow the Same setting for External Address book which can be used by remote users.

    Regards

Zahoor Hakeem

P C Solution India.























































































































































































































Tuesday, February 16, 2010

IIS 7 setting for OCS 2007

Configuring IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008
If you install Office Communications Server 2007 R2 on a computer running IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008, you need to configure IIS to run in IIS 6.0 compatibility mode. You need to install all of the following IIS services:
· ASP.NET
Note:
You must manually select this role on Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition.
· Windows Authentication
· IIS 6 Management Compatibility
This group of services includes the following:
· IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
· IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
· IIS 6 Scripting Tools
· IIS 6 Management Console
When you install and activate Office Communications Server 2007 R2 on a computer running Windows Server 2008, Setup disables kernel mode authentication in IIS to support Kerberos. As an alternative to disabling kernel mode authentication, you can configure IIS to use the Web application pool’s identity for internal virtual directories used by Office Communications Server. For details, see Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Kernel Mode Authentication Settings.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Issues on unfieid communicaton

This website is regarding Office communication server issues which we are facing day to day work...