The following procedures describe how to sign in to the Group Chat Administration Tool by using both automatic and manual configuration. The manner with which you sign in depends on how Group Chat is installed and configured. If automatic configuration is enabled on your network, you can sign in using automatic configuration. Otherwise you will need to use manual configuration. If you are not sure how Group Chat Server is configured, try using automatic configuration first.
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| In order to sign in to the Group Chat Administration Tool, you must have Chat Room Administrator rights, or you must be a chat room manager on the root category. If you only have rights for an individual chat room, or for a category below the root category, you can only manage the chat room from the Group Chat client. You cannot access the Group Chat Administration Tool. For details about administrator permissions, see Managing Group Chat User Access. |
To sign in for the first time by
using automatic configuration
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Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, and then click Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Group Chat Administration Tool.
You can also open the Group Chat Administration Tool by using the shortcut on your desktop.
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In the Group Chat Administration Tool Logindialog box, in the Accountbox, click Automatic Configuration.
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In the URIbox, type your SIP URI. For example, type sip:lolaj@contoso.com.
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In the Loginbox, type your complete user name, including domain name. For example, type domain\usernameor user@domain.com.
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In the Passwordbox, type your password, and then click Log In.
To sign in for the first time by
using manual configuration
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Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, and then click Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Group Chat Administration Tool.
You can also open the Group Chat Administration Tool by using the shortcut on your desktop.
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In the Group Chat Administration Tool Logindialog box, in the Accountbox, click Edit Accounts.
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To open the Edit Accountsdialog box, which you use to define the connection settings that you will use for future logins, click Add.
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To make the new account your default sign-in account, in the Edit Accountsdialog box, select the check box next to the temporary name (such as “New Login Domain 1”) that appears in the Accountsbox.
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In the Display Namebox, type a new name for the account. This name will be used when you use this account for future sign-ins.
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In the Login Settingstab, do the following:
- In the
Hostbox, type the host name. The
Portbox fills in automatically.
- In the
Group Chat Domainbox, type the domain name of the Lookup
Server.
- If you are using the default server address, select
Use default server address. Otherwise, clear
Use default server address, and in
Server Address, type the SIP URI of the Group Chat
Functionality Lookup Server.
- In the
Hostbox, type the host name. The
Portbox fills in automatically.
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Click the Active Directorytab, and then do the following:
- Under
Global Catalog, select either the
Automatic connection configurationcheck box or the
Manual connection configurationcheck box. If you select the
Manual connection configurationcheck box, in
Host, type the name of the global catalog host.
- To use a secure SSL connection to connect to Active Directory
Domain Services (AD DS), select the
Use secure connection onlycheck box.
- If the user account you use to log in to the Group Chat
Administration does not have access to Active Directory Domain
Services, click
Connect Asand then type the name of an account that has
Active Directory access.
- In the
Maximum number of search result items returnedbox, type the
maximum number of objects to return when a search is performed,
such as a search for users and groups. You can type 0 to allow an
unlimited number of returns, but doing so can cause performance
issues.
- Under
Global Catalog, select either the
Automatic connection configurationcheck box or the
Manual connection configurationcheck box. If you select the
Manual connection configurationcheck box, in
Host, type the name of the global catalog host.
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Click OKto save these settings.
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In the Group Chat Administration Tool Logindialog box, in the URIbox, type your SIP URI. For example, type sip:lolaj@contoso.com.
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In the Loginbox, type your complete user name, including domain name. For example, type domain\usernameor user@domain.com.
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In the Passwordbox, type your password, and then click Log In.
For subsequent sign-ins, in the Group Chat Administration Tool Logindialog box, in the Accountbox, click the account you just created, and then type your password. The other boxes are filled in automatically.