Some of the available clients are microsoft office communicator 2007 r2 moc, live meeting, group chat, also addin for outlook. Duing an migration from ocs 2007 r2 to lync a hunt group was deleted in ocs 2007 r2, however the sip address and uri line was still active in lync as an offline user, as showen below. Microsoft office communications server 2007 r2 group chat. Session objectives and takeaways session objectives ocs 2007 r2 topology ocs 2007 r2 hardware and software requirements.
Download microsoft office communications server 2007 r2 group chat client a useful application for the office communications server administrators who need to facilitate the chat rooms. Now that office communications server ocs 2007 r2 is rtm, and that i have already created an article series on how to deploy ocs r2 enterprise edition front end servers and edge servers here, i thought it would be nice to create an article on how to deploy a group chat server with compliance which. Office communications server 2007 r2, group chat will not function in a windows 2008 r2 forest or when group chat member servers are joined to a windows 2008 r2 domain. The certificates eku should have client and server authentication.
The coexistence to work but when i stop the service from the group chat for ocs 2007 r2, management and access to the group chat rooms are unavailable. Installing microsoft office communicator 2007 r2 moc the office communicator client can be found as a separated media in the. The certificate used for group chat server should have group chat server name fqdn as its subject name. Ocs 2007 r2 cumulative update 6 cu6 has been released. Last update on 30082009 latest updates and hotfixes. Group chat server this module introduces the new group chat functions of office communications server 2007 r2. Office communications server 2007 ocs 2007 uc unleashed. Microsoft office communications server 2007 r2 group chat client.
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When installing ocs r2 group chat and running the setup executable, you will be asked to install several pieces of software to prepare the environment. There has been a new round of updates for communicator 2007 r2, ocs 2007 r2, and ocs 2007 r2 group chat known as cumulative update 6 cu6. Evaluation software links for the ocs r2 launch today. Anyone else here tried deploying this software via configmgrgpoetc. Ocs 2007 r2 group chat client automatic installation. If the lync 20 client has not been rolled out to all users a new endpoint must be created for the old group chat clients. Microsoft has released the latest cumulative update 6 for ocs 2007 r2. With all this said, i wanted to post setup instructions on how to install the ocs 2007 r2 group chat feature. We know of an issue with changes in windows 2008 r2 that requires a group chat client and group chat admin tools hotfix. Microsoft released microsoft office communications server 2007 r2 in. Office communications server 2007 r2 group chat client office live meeting 2007 client and addin recording converter for microsoft office live meeting 2007 agent communications panel for microsoft dynamics crm 4. Description of the update for office communications server 2007 r2 group chat client.
Dialin conferencing in this module, understand the requirements for. Ensure that the certificate assigned to group chat service is correct. We are going to cover the installation process of some of them which is a pretty. Office communications server 2007 r2, group chat client.
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Ocs 2007 r2 group chat administration tool, administrators can use this tool to create chat rooms and to configure which users have access to it. Persistent group chat only available on windows os clients. Microsoft office communications server 2007 r2 group chat server. Conferencing attendant conferencing announcement service outside voice control response group service following services are still there on the r2 version of ocs 2007. After a group im session has ended, its state is lost. I am in the process of deploying ocs2007 r2 group chat server, and my ocs2007 r2 server works well. Chatseer connect seamlessly connects your im, group chat, and web conference systems to a legally compliant long term.
There have been several reports of problems failure of the front end service to. So to remove this permanently you first need to find the sip uri for the contacts object if you dont know it already. The sample group chat dashboard provides administrators with an overview of relevant information about their group chat environment. New windows software for indiana universitys unicom service is available for download from iuware as part of the transition to office communications server ocs r2. Description of the update for office communications server.
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Ocs 2007 r2 group chat, this is a special client which can be used to connect to the group chat server. Office communications server 2007 r2, group chat server kb 2032881 download. Documentation on how to set up the server side is limited to nonexistent at this point. Ocs 2007 r2 standard edition collocation with group chat.
Documentation for the client piece is plentiful but i struggled. At this point users with the lync 20 client can access persistent chat however users with the old 2007 r2 group chat client cannot. Zulip is a powerful open source group chat application that combines the immediacy of realtime chat with the productivity benefits of a threaded conversation model. Microsoft office communications server 2007 r2 part i. Office communicator 2007 r2 trial office communications server 2007 r2 attendant office communications server 2007 r2 group chat client office live meeting 2007 client and addin recording converter for microsoft office live meeting 2007 agent communications panel for microsoft dynamics crm 4. My collection of ocs 2007 r2 information official ms. This tool also can be used by users who are delegates for chat rooms to manage them. Ocs 2007 r2 group chat enables users to engage in persistent, ongoing im conversations. Learn how to deploy and administer group chat server and understand how to use the group chat client. Ocs 2007 r2 group chat, this is a special client which can be used to connect to. Installing a newer version of software on a server or client computer.
Describes the issues that are fixed in the july 2010 update package for office communications server 2007 r2 group. Download resources and applications for windows 8, windows 7, windows server 2012. Wow, ms need a good kicking for their ocs 2007 r2 group chat client install. It is designed as a tool kit, so whether used as a full browser based client it will improve business communication with better service and faster response time. Is there a way to remote install ocs 2007 r2 group chat client, or doing it through gpo is the best way. Deploying exchange server 2007 and office communications. A couple of days ago we started to deploy our new group chat server. In order for group chat server to work, ocs 2007 r2 to be in place first see flow diagrams above.
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