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About This Course

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This four-day instructor-led course provides students with the fundamentals of Microsoft Office Live Communications Server (LCS) 2005.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for IT pros.

Prerequites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Networking experience.
• Knowledge of real-time collaboration products and technologies.
• Experience with LCS 2003.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explain what real-time communications means.
• Explain what LCS 2005 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) is.
• Describe the integration options for LCS 2005 with SP1.
• Describe the server roles used in LCS 2005 with SP1.
• Prepare Active Directory for the deployment of LCS 2005 with SP1 Enterprise Edition.
• Prepare the Enterprise Edition pool for an LCS 2005 with SP1 Enterprise Edition deployment.
• Install LCS 2005 with SP1 Enterprise Edition.
• Configure LCS 2005 with SP1 Enterprise Edition for client access.
• Use command-line tools to prepare Active Directory for the deployment of LCS 2005 with SP1 Standard Edition.
• Use command-line tools to install and activate LCS 2005 with SP1 Standard Edition.
• Install LCS 2005 with SP1 Standard Edition in a child domain.
• Describe the facilities in Microsoft Office Communicator 2005.
• Describe the ways in which Office Communicator 2005 can be used.
• Explain how Office Communicator 2005 integrates with Microsoft Office 2003.
• Explain how Office Communicator 2005 integrates with telephony systems and applications.
• Automate the process of client discovery.
• Configure group policy for Office Communicator 2005.
• Customize Office Communicator 2005 settings.
• Configure Communicator Web Access.
• Describe concepts, features, and topologies of an Access Proxy server.
• List the requirements and recommendations for an Access Proxy server deployment.
• Deploy an Access Proxy server into an existing LCS 2005 with SP1 environment.
• Configure Access Proxy server network settings.
• Describe concepts, features, and topologies of a Remote User Access implementation.
• Explain how to configure an Access Proxy server for Remote User Access capabilities.
• Prepare the internal domain for Remote User Access.
• Describe the concepts, features, and topology of an Access Proxy server that supports federation.
• Explain the federation deployment scenarios.
• List the requirements and recommendations for enabling federation on an Access Proxy.
• Configure federation on an Access Proxy server.
• Describe concepts, features, and topologies of an Access Proxy server with Public Instant Messaging Connectivity (PlC).
• List the requirements and recommendations for an Access Proxy server with PlC deployment.
• Configure Access Proxy server settings for PlC.
• Describe the concepts, features, and methods for implementing and securing an LCS 2005 with SP1 infrastructure.
• Identify the potential threats to an LCS 2005 with SP1 implementation.
• Explain how to secure an LCS 2005 with SP1 environment.
• Configure backup and recovery processes.
• Describe the Address Book Service.
• List the components of the Address Book Service.
• List the Address Book Service dependencies.
• Describe the Archiving service.
• Plan the LCS 2005 with SP1 Archiving service.
• Deploy the Archiving service.
• Configure the LCS 2005 SP1 Archiving settings.
• Manage archived messages in Microsoft SQL Server.
• Describe the LCS upgrade process.
• Perform a side-by-side migration.
• Perform an in-place upgrade.
• Describe session initiation protocol and the sign-in process.
• Trace server and client side operations.
• Use resource kit tools.
• Troubleshoot authentication issues.
• Interpret performance counters and errors.