Lync Server 2010 lab deployment guide (Part 4)

So now with all services started we are ready in this final part to create and enable our first Lync users but let me show you first the Lync Control Panel.

1. From the start menu open the ‘Lync Server Control Panel’

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2. You will be prompted for the admin credentials as shown below,

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3. Add the URL to the trusted zone and don’t forget to remove any proxy settings from your IE or bypass the admin URL

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And here is the first look to the Lync CP; honestly I like the new UI!

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So let’s enable our users…

1. From the Lync CP we will select Users and then click on ‘Enable Users’

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2. Click Add

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3. Select the users that you want to enable

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4. Select the Lync pool and Under ‘Generate user’s SIP URI’ choose Use the user principal name (UPN), leave the rest on the default settings and then click on Enable.

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And here are the enabled users,

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Now we are ready to install our Lync client… The installation is very straight forward and there is nothing to be confused in, as you see below, it is just one page with InstallSmile

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And after the installation here is the Lync client

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And finally user1 is signed in to the lab

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So as you see the Lync deployment is different than OCS however the way it’s designed and integrated with tools such as the planning tool and the topology builder is giving the product a strong, scalable and flexible Enterprise UC application…

Comments

  • Anonymous
    September 22, 2010
    This is a great guide.  Everything worked until I tried to enable a user.  Once I click the enable button, I receive: "Active Directory operation failed on "LABDC.lab.ad".  You cannot retry this operation: "Insufficient access rights to perform the operation."  This is logged in with the Domain Administrator account.  I also checked to make sure that the Administrator was added to the UC Administrators and RTC Universal Admins groups.  Any ideas?

  • Anonymous
    September 23, 2010
    Had the same problem and goti it fixt by editing user security setting in AD. AD Users & Computers >> View >> Advanced Features. Open user >> Security and allow inheritable permissions.

  • Anonymous
    October 11, 2010
    When trying to open the Control Panel I get an error "Response Group Configuration Tool Failure": An unknown error occured. Is there any way to debug log files?

  • Anonymous
    October 20, 2010
    "allow inheritable permissions". I executed the Enable-CsUser cmdlet and it worked!

  • Anonymous
    October 20, 2010
    sorry, "allow inheritable permissions" did not work for me, but the cmdlet above

  • Anonymous
    October 20, 2010
    I recommend not use administrator built-in account for log on Lync Client, I create a username from scratch and it works :) not forget to say thanks to our dear friend Mohamed Baher.. Thank Sir!!

  • Anonymous
    October 20, 2010
    I recommend not use administrator built-in account for log on Lync Client, I create a username from scratch and it works :) not forget to say thanks to our dear friend Mohamed Baher.. Thank Sir!!

  • Anonymous
    October 20, 2010
    I recommend not use administrator built-in account for log on Lync Client, I create a username from scratch and it works :) not forget to say thanks to our dear friend Mohamed Baher.. Thank Sir!!

  • Anonymous
    October 20, 2010
    I recommend not use administrator built-in account for log on Lync Client, I create a username from scratch and it works :) not forget to say thanks to our dear friend Mohamed Baher.. Thank Sir!!

  • Anonymous
    October 20, 2010
    I recommend not use administrator built-in account for log on Lync Client, I create a username from scratch and it works :) not forget to say thanks to our dear friend Mohamed Baher.. Thank Sir!!

  • Anonymous
    November 19, 2010
    Great guide, made the installation job very easy.  By any chance will you be adding deployment guide for enabling external users?  That would be very helpful.  Thanks,

  • Anonymous
    December 01, 2010
    There was a problem verifying the certificate from the server plz help

  • Anonymous
    December 12, 2010
    I do have the certificate-problem as well: Cannot sign in to Lync. There was a problem verifying the certificate from the server. I do use a certificate from out CA and already deployed the CA-Cert through GPO. When I log in the Admin-GUI using the Browser and HTTPS, it says the certificate is valid. I´d appreciate any help.

  • Anonymous
    December 27, 2010
    I Installed Lync Server Successfully(All Services are running properly). But when I try to login to Lync Client using TLS it gives certificate error. I am using Lync Client on the same machine where Lync Server is installed. please help. I am stucked here. Thanks and Regards, Mahesh R. Kulkarni

  • Anonymous
    December 29, 2010
    The comment has been removed

  • Anonymous
    January 04, 2011
    Mahesh... I had similar problems when i setup the Lync server. All i had to do was to add the enterprise CA to trusted root on the client machine. It worked.

  • Anonymous
    January 04, 2011
    Mahesh... I had similar problems when i setup the Lync server. All i had to do was to add the enterprise CA to trusted root on the client machine. It worked.

  • Anonymous
    January 05, 2011
    Hi , I am not able to login to Lync 2010 control panel after changing the admin password of the system, its giving unauthorized after giving username and password. Please help me in making up my labsetup. Regards, _Subba Rao CH.

  • Anonymous
    February 24, 2011
    beim überprüfen des zertifikats auf dem server ist ein problem aufgetreten kann mir jemand helfen?

  • Anonymous
    March 18, 2011
    can you share me how to configure dial-in conferencing >???