Microsoft Unified Communications Voice Ignite Technical Workshop
Who Needs to Attend
Partners who want to demonstrate, design, deploy, and administer Microsoft UC Voice solutions (Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007)
Prerequisites
- UM Power Up - Complete all 3 labs and 4 tutorials; allow about 5 hours (1 hour per tutorial, .5 hour per HOLO).
- OCS 2007 Ignite - Complete all 9 labs and 8 tutorials; allow about 20 hours (1 hour per lab, 1+ hour per tutorial). Additional presentations to support the labs can be found here under Training.
- Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services (M6425)
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (M5047, M5049, M5051)
Follow-On Courses
There are no follow-ons for this course.
Learning Paths
This course is part of the following job roles:
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Unified Communications (UC) Voice Ignite is a 5-day technical workshop based on the interaction of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 with PBX systems in terms of UC Voice interoperability. The goal of UC Voice Ignite is to enable telecommunications and networking plus IT professionals to successfully deploy Microsoft's UC Voice solution in production with gateway and PBX interoperability.
The UC Voice Ignite Workshop reviews many of the features and capabilities that are built into Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, including Rich Presence, Instant Messaging, Audio/Video Conferencing, and Enterprise Voice. Acting as an OCS Administrator, attendees will deploy an OCS Voice environment beginning post-server installation, through to enabling users and clients, and including the configuration of some advanced features, such as edge servers, gateways, and dialing plans. Primary attendee focus will be to perform Telephony Integration, creating a "single click for all mediaEnterprise Voice Solution.
Additional Resources:
Supporting documentation on the Microsoft Partner web site includes:
- Microsoft Clinic 5128: Introducing Enterprise Telephony Using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
- Microsoft Clinic 5129: Customizing Real-Time Communication with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
- Microsoft Clinic 6447: First Look: Getting Started with Office Communications Server 2007
- Microsoft Collection 5125: Introducing Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
- Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Tips
- TechNet Virtual Labs for Office Communications Server 2007
- TechNet Webcast: Implementing Voice in Communications Server 2007
- TechNet Webcast: Understanding Call Routing in Office Communications Server 2007
- Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Resource Kit
What You'll Learn
- Features and capabilities built into Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, including Rich Presence, Instant Messaging, Audio/Video Conferencing, and Enterprise Voice
- How to deploy an OCS Voice environment, including enabling users and clients and configuring advanced features such as edge servers, gateways, and dialing plans
- Prepare for Exam 074-924: Microsoft Office Communications Server UC Voice Specialization
Course Outline
1. Welcome and Overview of Microsoft Office Communications Voice Ignite V1.2
2. Microsoft Unified Communications Vision and Architecture
3. End User States and Deployment Scenarios
4. Office Communications Server 2007 Voice Architecture and Topologies
5. Voice Design Requirements and Call Flows
6. Location Profile, Normalization, and Routing
7. Configuring Voice Capabilities
8. Deploying and Managing Microsoft Unified Communications Devices
9. Nortel Interoperability
10. Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging Architecture and Topologies
11. Exchange Server 2007 UM and OCS 2007 Deployment and Configuration
12. Conferencing - Audio/Video/Web
13. Remote Users Accessing OCS 2007
14. EDGE Details
15. Voice Security
16. QoE Server
17. Planning
18. Multi-Site and High Availability
19. System Administration for VoIP
20. Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Troubleshooting Tools and Tips
21. What's New in Voice Microsoft Communications Server 2007 Release 2
22. Call to Action and Finale
Labs
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