Configuring Your System

 

 

 

 

The presence feature works differently when Microsoft Live Communications

 

Server 2005 is used as the call server. For more information, refer to the next

 

section, Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 Integration.

 

Configuration changes can performed centrally at the boot server:

 

 

 

Central

XML file: <Ethernet

The <bw>0</bw> (buddy watching) and <bb>0</bb> (buddy

(boot server)

address>-directory.

blocking) elements in the <Ethernet address>-directory.xmlfile

 

xml

dictate the Presence aspects of directory entries.

 

 

For more information, refer to Local Contact Directory on page

 

 

4-9.

 

 

 

Local

Local Phone User

The user can edit the directory contents. The Watch Buddy and

 

Interface

Block Buddy fields control the buddy behavior of contacts.

 

 

Changes will be stored in the phone’s flash file system and backed up

 

 

to the boot server copy of <Ethernet address>-directory.xmlif this

 

 

is configured. When the phone boots, the boot server copy of the

 

 

directory, if present, will overwrite the local copy.

 

 

 

Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 Integration

 

SoundPoint IP phones can used with Microsoft Live Communications

 

Server 2005 and Microsoft Office Communicator to help improve business

 

efficiencies and increase productivity and to share ideas and information

 

immediately with business contacts.

 

For instructions on changing the configuration files, refer to Configuration File

 

Examples on page 4-62.

Note

 

Any contacts added through the SoundPoint IP phone’s buddy list will appear in as

 

a contact in Microsoft Office Communicator and Windows Messenger.

 

 

 

 

 

Polycom recommends that the BLF not be used in conjunction with the Microsoft

 

Live Communications Server 2005 feature. For more information, refer to Busy

 

Lamp Field on page 4-28.

 

 

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