1. Log on as a member of the RTCUniversalServerAdmins group, or as a member of one of the predefined administrative roles that support Response Group.

2. Open a browser window, and then enter the Admin URL to open the Lync Server Control Panel. For details about the different methods you can use to start Lync Server Control Panel, see Open Lync Server Administrative Tools.

3. In the left navigation bar, click Response Groups, and then click Group.

4. On the Group page, type all or part of the name of the agent group that you want to change in the search field.

5. In the search results list, click the group that you want, click Edit, and then click Show details.

6. In Edit Group, in Name, type a descriptive name for the group.

7. In Description, type a description for the group.

8. In the Participation policy, select one of the following to set up the sign-in behavior for the group:

   • Select Informal to specify that agents in the group do not need to sign in and out of the group. Agents are automatically signed in to the group when they sign in to Lync Server 2010.
     
     
   • Select Formal to specify that agents in the group must sign in and out of the group. When you select this option, agents click a menu item in Lync 2010 to open Internet Explorer and display a webpage console for signing in and out of the group.
     
     

9. In Alert time (seconds), specify the number of seconds to ring an agent before offering the call to the next available agent (the default is 20 seconds).

10. In Routing method, select the method for routing calls to agents in the group as follows:

    • To offer a new call first to the agent who has been idle the longest (has had a presence of Available or Inactive in Lync Server the longest), click Longest idle.
      
      
    • To offer a new call to all available agents at the same time, click Parallel. The call is sent to the first agent who accepts it.
      
      
    • To offer a new call to each agent in turn, click Round robin.
      
      
    • To always offer a new call to the agents in the order in which they are listed in the Agent list, click Serial.
      
      
    • To offer a new call to all agents who are signed into Lync Server 2010 and the Response Group application at the same time, regardless of their current presence, click Attendant. Lync 2010 Attendant users who are configured as agents can see all the calls that are waiting and answer waiting calls in any order. The call is sent to the first agent who accepts it, and the other Lync 2010 Attendant users no longer see the call.
      
      

11. To change the agents in a custom list of agents, in Agents, click Define a custom group of agents, and do one of the following:

    • To add a user to the agent group, click Select, and then in the Select Agents search field, type all or part of the name of the user you want to add to this group, and then click Find. In the resulting list of agents, click the user you want to add, and then click OK.
      
      
    • To remove a user from the agent group, in the Edit Group list of agents, click the user you want to remove, and then click Remove.
      
      
    • To change the order in which agents are offered calls in groups using either round robin or serial routing, in the Edit Group list of agents, click a user, and then click the up arrow or down arrow.
      
      

12. To use a Microsoft Exchange Server distribution list as your agent group, in Agents, click Use an existing email distribution list, and then in Distribution list address, type the email address of the distribution list (for example, NetworkSupport@contoso.com).

    If you use an email distribution list, you are subject to the following constraints:

    • You cannot select multiple distribution lists for the agent group. Each group supports only a single distribution list.
      
      
    • If the distribution list contains one or more distribution lists, members of the nested distribution lists are not added to the agent list.
      
      
    • If serial and round robin routing are selected, the server offers an incoming call to the appropriate agent according to the routing method and according to the order in which agents are listed in the distribution list.
      
      

    Important:
    If you use an email distribution list, hidden memberships or hidden lists might become visible to the Response Group administrator or users.

    Hidden memberships or hidden lists can become visible as follows:

    • If a distribution list was configured so that the membership is hidden and the Response Group administrator assigns the distribution list to the agent list, users can call the group to find out who the members are.
      
      
    • If a distribution list was configured so that it is hidden in the Exchange Global Address List, the Response Group administrator might be able to see the distribution list and assign it to the agent list if the Response Group process has the appropriate user rights and permissions, even if the administrator does not have the appropriate user rights and permissions.
      
      

13. Click Commit.

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