Re: LCS - Live Communications Server 2003

From: Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] (sbradcpa_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 03/15/04


Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:17:40 -0800

Either Ray moved or Prem googled :-)

Prem wrote:

> Steps.
> 1. Open LCS, right click User Services Global Settings, Properties. Under
> the Domains tab, click Add, and add the .com domain (i.e. domain.com)
> 2. Under LCS again, in the Users folder, verify the user is enabled, and
> the SIP URI is set to sip:user1@domain.com
> 3. Go to DNS, create a forward lookup zone called "domain.com".
> 4. Right-click domain.com, Other New Records, select Service Location
> (SRV). For the Service, type _sip, for the Port number, type 5060, for the
> host offering this service, type the FQDN of the server. (Like the attached
> picture)
> 5. Ipconfig/flushdns, ipconfig/registerdns.
> 6. Go to LCS, right click the server, select Stop, then Start.
> 7. Logon to the IM (Windows Messenger 5.0) using the username
> user1@domain.com under SIP Communications Service Accout.
>
> As far as SharePoint, you need to go to http://companyweb, Site Settings,
> Go to Site Administration, Manage Site Collection Users. Update the email
> address to @domain.com. Also, the client needs Office 2003 installed. If
> you don't have Office 2003, Outlook 2003 is fine also.
>
> Ray Fong
> Microsoft SBS Product Support
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
>
> "Prem" <premmetje@zonnet.nl> wrote in message
> news:OM0FHyhCEHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>
>>I am unable to get LCS working on sbs2003:
>>Installation seems to be succesful , but I only get an icon in the
>
> taskbar:
>
>>SQL Server Service Manager, which is 'disconnected', and it gives no
>
> server
>
>>or services to choose from (blanco).
>>In Windows Messenger 5.0 I get the message "An HTTPS or TCP connection
>
> could
>
>>not be made (...)"
>>I cannot see any LCS software installed if i log on with the
>>LCSservices-logon name. Do i miss something?
>>When I open the user properties in server management, the LCS tab is
>>present, but the as Home server, it only shows the sbs2003 server
>>(server.domain.local) to choose. Shouldnt there be another server to
>
> choose?
>
>>Please help!
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

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