Lync Server 2010 Control Panel Client Policies explained

Lync Server 2010 Control Panel Client Policies Explained

The following table describes the client-related settings that are configurable in Lync Server Control Panel and maps each group of settings to its corresponding Lync Server Management Shell cmdlet.

Client Policies and Settings Configurable by Using Lync Server 2010 Control Panel

Lync Server Control Panel Group	Description of Client Settings and Policies	Lync Server Management Shell cmdlets
Users	Enable or disable users for Lync Server. Create new users or modify existing users. Move individual users or groups of users from one pool to another. Configure a user’s SIP address and Registrar pool. Set the telephony mode: Enterprise Voice, PC-to-PC only, or Audio video disabled. For Enterprise Voice users, assign the Line URI, Dial plan policy, and Voice policy. Set, lock, or unlock a user’s personal identification number (PIN). Assign users or groups of users to policies defined in other Lync Server Control Panel groups.	CSAdUser CSUser
Topology	Topology management	CsServerApplication CsNetworkInterface CsSimpleURLConfiguration CsTrustedApplication
IM and Presence	Allow or block instant messages containing hyperlinks with specific prefixes. Allow or block files with specific extensions.	CsFileTransferFilterConfiguration CsImFilterConfiguration
Voice Routing	Important: Available when Enterprise Voice is enabled. Configure the dial plan. Set voice policies for call forwarding, delegation, transfer, park, simultaneous ring, team call, PSTN re-route, bandwidth policy override, and malicious call tracing. Trunk configuration, test voice routing, and test cases.	CsVoicePolicy
Voice Features	Define number ranges for the Call Park application. Configure unassigned number routing.	CsCallParkOrbit CsUnassignedNumber
Response Groups	Configure Response Group agent groups, queues, and workflows.	CsRgsAgentGroup
Conferencing	Define conferencing policies, including meeting size, audio/video (A/V), collaboration, and sharing. Enable recording.Set default meeting options. Configure a dial-in access number.Configure a dial-in PIN policy.	CSConferencingPolicy CsConferencingConfiguration
Clients	Configure client version control. Configure device update rules, logging, and phone configuration firmware testing.	CsClientVersionConfiguration CsClientVersionPolicy CsClientVersionPolicyRule CsUCPhoneConfiguration CsDeviceUpdateConfiguration CsDeviceUpdateRule CsTestDevice
External User Access	Configure federation, remote user access, and public instant messaging (IM) connectivity.	CsExternalAccessPolicy CsAccessEdgeConfiguration CsAllowedDomain CsBlockedDomain CsPublicProvider
Monitoring and Archiving	Configure call detail recording (CDR) and Quality of Experience (QoE) data. Configure server-side archiving policy and archiving configuration options. Note: You use CsClientPolicy to configure client-side archiving.	CsCdrConfiguration CsQoEConfiguration CsArchivingPolicy CsArchivingConfiguration
Security	Set Registrar authentication.Configure Web Services policies. Configure dial-in PIN policy.	CsProxyConfiguration CsWebServiceConfiguration
Network Configuration	Includes bandwidth management and emergency services settings. (See Administering Lync Server 2010 in the Operations documentation for details)	CsLocationPolicy

New Client Policies and Settings Configurable by Using Lync Server Management Shell

The following table summarizes new policies that were unavailable in previous versions of Office Communications Server. These policies can be set by using the Lync Server Management Shell cmdlet CsClientPolicy.

New Lync Server 2010 Client Policies and Settings

Lync Server 2010 In-band Provisioning Setting / CsClientPolicy Parameter	Description
AbsUsage (in-band) / AddressBookAvailability (Windows PowerShell)	Can be set to download the Address Book only, use Address Book web search only, or use both.
ConferenceIMIdleTimeout	Indicates the number of minutes that a user can remain in an instant messaging session without either sending or receiving an instant message.
CustomizedHelpURL	Replaces the default Lync 2010 help link with the location of your organization-specific Help. Use in conjunction with EnableEnterpriseCustomizedHelp.
CustomLinkInErrorMessages	URL for a website that can be added to error messages in Lync.
DisableContactCardOrganizationTab	Enables or disables the contact card organization tab.
DisableFeedsTab	Enables or disables the activity feeds tab.
DisablePoorDeviceWarnings	Disables device warnings that appear whenever a faulty or obsolete device is detected.
DisablePoorNetworkWarnings	Disables network quality warnings that may appear during a conversation.
DisplayPhoto	Determines whether or not photos (of both the user and his or her contacts) are displayed.
DisplayPublishedPhotoDefault	Sets the default for display of other contacts’ published photos. Can be overridden by users.
EnableContactSync	Enables Lync to synchronize contacts with Microsoft Exchange Server.
EnableDelegation	Enables the call delegation. See also EnableExchangeDelegationSync in this table.
EnableDiagnosticsLogsCollection	Enables or disables the Collect Logs button, which is used to collect logs for the investigation of audio, video, or connectivity issues. This feature allows the user to capture the necessary logs and metrics and compress them into a .cab file. The user then manually uploads logs per the administrator’s instructions, who sends the logs to Microsoft for troubleshooting purposes.
EnableEnterpriseCustomizedHelp	Allows you to replace the default Lync help link with the location of your organization-specific Help. Use in conjunction with CustomizedHelpURL.
EnableExchangeContactSync	When enabled, Lync creates a corresponding personal contact in Microsoft Outlook for each person on a user’s Contacts list.
EnableExchangeDelegateSync	When enabled, the client retrieves the Exchange calendar delegates (users who have authoring and editing rights and permissions on the manager’s calendar) and uses these settings to update delegates in Lync. Use this setting in conjunction with the EnableDelegation setting, which is configurable in the CsVoicePolicy cmdlets or in Lync Server Control Panel.
EnableHotdesking	When enabled, a user can log on to a Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition phone in a shared workspace using his or her Lync Server 2010 account.
EnableVOIPCallDefault	When enabled, a Lync call is placed any time a user employs the click-to-call feature.
ExcludedContactFolders	Indicates which Microsoft Outlook contact folders (if any) should not be searched any time Lync searches for new contacts.
HotdeskingTimeout	Timeout interval for a user logged on to a hot-desk phone.
MaximumDGsAllowedInContactList	Indicates the maximum number of distribution groups that a user can configure as a contact.
MaxPhotoSizeKB	Set this policy to 0 to remove photos from Lync and disable the photo user interface. Default: 10.
PhotoUsage	Enables or disables display of photos.
PolicyEntry	Provides a way to add settings not covered by the default parameters.
SearchPrefixFlags	Represents the Address Book attributes that should be searched any time a user searches for a new contact.
ShowManagePrivacyRelationships	Enables or disables the Manage Privacy Relationships option in the View by menu.
ShowRecentContacts	Shows or hides the Recent Contacts option in the Display Options menu.
ShowSharepointPhotoEditLink	Controls whether users see the Edit in Mysite selection in their My Picture options. Edit in Mysite allows users to show a picture from Microsoft SharePoint MySite.
SPSearchCenterExternalURL	External URL for the SharePoint site used for keyword searches (also known as expert searches). This URL will appear at the bottom any of keyword search results that appear in Lync. If the user clicks this URL, his or her Web browser will open up to the SharePoint site, giving the user the opportunity to conduct searches using SharePoint’s search capabilities.
SPSearchCenterInternalURL	Internal URL for the SharePoint site used for keyword searches (also known as expert searches). This URL will appear at the bottom any of keyword search results that appear in Lync. If the user clicks this URL, his or her Web browser will open up to the SharePoint site, giving the user the opportunity to conduct searches using SharePoint’s search capabilities.
SPSearchExternalURL	Internal URL for the SharePoint site used for keyword searches (also known as expert searches). Lync will use the SharePoint site located at this URL any time an external user (that is, a user who has access the system from outside the organization’s firewall) conducts a keyword search.
SPSearchInternalURL	Lync will use the SharePoint site located at this URL any time an internal user (that is, a user who has logged on from inside the organization’s firewall) conducts a keyword search.