This two-day instructor-led course provides you with the knowledge and skills to plan, deploy, and manage audio/visual and Web conferencing by using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007.

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Products (OMLP):

• 5178 - Implementing and Maintaining Audio/Visual Conferencing and Web Conferencing Using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007

What You'll Learn

• Determine implementation requirements for an on-premise conferencing solution
• Deploy an on-premise conferencing solution by using Office Communications Server 2007 Standard Edition
• Deploy an on-premise conferencing solution by using Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Edition
• Deploy and configure participant clients for on-premise conferencing
• Schedule conferencing and configure user and meeting policies for on-premise Web conferencing on-premise audio/visual conferencing

Who Needs to Attend

• IT professional infrastructure specialists, including includes real-time communications Technology Specialists and Professional real-time communications Engineers
• IT professionals in any job role that interacts with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, SharePoint Server, and Exchange Server will benefit from the course

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with Active Directory knowledge and concepts.o
• Familiarity with Exchange Server Messaging knowledge and concepts.
• Familiarity with SharePoint knowledge and concepts.
• Fundamental knowledge of using Microsoft Office 2007 or Microsoft Office 2003.
• Fundamental Windows Server 2003 knowledge and experience.
• Fundamental Networking knowledge and experience.
• The following course is recommended, but not required

• Implementing and Maintaining Instant Messaging Using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (M5177)

Follow-On Courses

• Implementing and Maintaining Telephony using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (M5179)

Course Outline

1. Determining the Implementation Requirements for On-Premise Conferencing

• Comparing On-Premise Conferencing Solutions with Hosted Conferencing Solutions
• Considerations for Choosing a Hosted Conferencing Solution
• Considerations for Choosing an On-Premise Conferencing Solution
• Web Conferencing
• Audio/Video Conferencing
• Preparing to Implement Office Communications Server 2007
• Network Infrastructure Requirements
• Active Directory Requirements
• DNS Requirements
• Security Requirements
• Demonstration: Preparing Active Directory for Office Communications Server 2007
• Overview of Application Servers Used in an On-Premise Conferencing Solution
• Active Directory
• SQL Server 2005
• Exchange Server 2007
• Internet Information Server 6.0
• Implementing a Secure On-Premise Conferencing Solution
• Group Policy Settings
• Securing On-Premise Conferencing Connections
• Implementing Certificate Authorities
• Demonstration: Configuring Server Security by Using Certificates
• Firewall Policies
• Archiving and Compliance

2. Implementing an On-Premise Conferencing Solution by Using Office Communications Server 2007 Standard Edition

• Implementing Office Communications Server 2007 Standard Edition Servers
• Office Communications Server 2007 Standard Edition Server
• How an Office Communications Server 2007 Standard Edition Routes Conference Data
• How an Office Communications Server 2007 Standard Edition Server Initiates Conferences
• How an Office Communications Server 2007 Standard Edition Server Manages Media
• Demonstration: Implementing an Office Communications Server 2007 Standard Edition Server
• Configuring the Office Communications Server 2007 Address Book
• Address Book Service
• Address Book Sources
• Address Book Server Administration Settings
• Demonstration: Configuring the Office Communications Server 2007 Address Book
• Overview of On-Premise Conferencing Components
• Multimedia: What are the On-Premise Conferencing Components?
• Focus
• Conferencing Server Functions
• Conferencing Server Factory

3. Implementing an On-Premise Conferencing Solution by Using Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Edition

• Overview of an Enterprise On-Premise Conferencing Solution
• How Office Communication Server 2007 Supports Remote Connectivity
• Federation
• Requirements for High Availability
• Implementing Enterprise Servers Roles
• Multimedia: The Role of Enterprise Servers
• A Front End Server
• Conferencing Pool Servers
• Director
• Perimeter Servers
• Demonstration: Implementing an Access Edge Server
• Establishing Federation between Enterprises
• Multimedia: Establishing Federation between Enterprises
• Process of Configuring Edge Servers to Support Federation
• Process of Configuring the HTTP Reverse Proxy Server
• Process of Configuring DNS to Support Federation
• Process of Implementing Certificates to Support Federation
• Configuring Use-Related Settings
• Demonstration: Establishing Federation

4. Deploying and Configuring Participant Clients for On-Premise Conferencing

• Overview of On-Premise Conferencing Clients
• Features of Office Communicator 2007
• Features of Office Live Meeting 2007
• Features of Office Live Meeting Add-In for Outlook
• Deploying an On-Premise Conferencing Client
• Deployment Methods
• Deployment Considerations
• Demonstration: Deploying Office Communicator 2007
• Configuring User-Related Settings for an On-Premise Conference
• Process of Enabling and Configuring Users
• Demonstration: Configuring Users
• On-Premise Conferencing Roles
• Conference Entry Control Methods

5. Working with On-Premise Web and Audio/Video Conferencing

• Scheduling and Collaborating by Using an On-Premise Web Conference
• Multimedia: Scheduling an On Premise Web Conference
• Demonstration: Creating an Unscheduled Web Conference by Using Office Communicator 2007
• Demonstration: Creating an Unscheduled Web Conference by Using Office Live Meeting and Office Outlook 2007
• Data Collaboration
• Multimedia: Collaborating By Using an On-Premise Web Conference
• Overview of On-Premise Audio/Video Conferencing
• Multimedia: Audio/Video Capabilities Provided by Microsoft Office Live Meeting
• Components Required to Support an Audio/Video Conference
• Multimedia: Interoperability of Audio/Video Conferencing Components
• Overview of Microsoft Office Live Meeting Audio/Video Capabilities
• Audio and Video Hardware Components
• Multimedia: Configuring Audio and Video Settings
• Multimedia: Creating an Unscheduled Audio/Video Conference
• Using Group Policies to Configure an On-Premise Conference
• Configuring User and Meeting-Related Conference Settings
• Demonstration: Configuring Conference-Related Group Policy Settings

Labs

Lab 1. Preparing Active Directory to Support an On-Premise Conferencing Solution

• Preparing the Active Directory Schema
• Preparing the Active Directory Forest
• Preparing the Active Directory Domain
• Delegating Setup and Administrative Permissions

Lab 2. Implementing an On-Premise Conferencing Solution

• Implementing a Standard Edition Server
• Configuring Server Security by Using Certificates
• Verifying Server Functionality
• Configuring the Address Book Server

Lab 3. Implementing an On-Premise Conferencing Solution by using Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Edition

• Configure Internal DNS Records
• Configuring Edge Servers
• Downloading and Validating Certificates
• Configuring DNS to Support Federation
• Configuring Federation

Lab 4. Configuring On-Premise Conferencing

• Deploying Conferencing Clients
• Configuring User Accounts

Lab 5. Establishing a Web Conference

• Scheduling a Web Conference
• Establish an Unscheduled Web Conference
• Using Group Policies to Configure User and Meeting Policies