Version 5.0.3 of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server product added support for the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 unified messaging platform. In this article I shall look at how to configure your Lync infrastructure and the BES to support this integration.

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Pre-Requisites

Add the BesAdmin user account to the RTCUniversalServerAdmins and RTCComponentUniversalServices groups

Within Active Directory, add the BesAdmin user account, the service account used to install the BES software, to the RTCUniversalServerAdmins group and also the RTCComponentUniversalServices group:

Install .NET Framework 3.5

On the server that is to host the BlackBerry Collaboration Service, install the .NET Framework 3.5 package. On Server 2008 this is done within the Server Manager under the Features section:

Install the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Core Components Runtime Package

On the server that is to host the BlackBerry Collaboration Service, download this package from http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=4070

Install this package. A folder will be created on the server under C:\Core Components Runtime Runtime Package. Browse to this folder and run the following installers:

• vcredist_x64 (Visual Studio 2008 Redistributable client)
• sqlncli_x64 (SQL Server Native Client)

Install the Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 2.0 SDK Installer package

BES integration with a Lync 2010 server deployment relies on two components:

• Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Core Components
• Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 2.0 Core

On the server that is to host the BlackBerry Collaboration Service, download the Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 2.0 SDK Installer package from http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=10842

Install this package. A folder will be created on the server under C:\Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 2.0 SDK Installer package. Browse within this folder to "AMD64\Setup":

Install the files:

• OSCCore.msi
• UmcaRedist.msi

Enable access on port 5016 to the Lync server

On the Lync server, allow access from the server hosting the BlackBerry Collaboration Service on port 5016 within Windows Firewall if not enabled automatically:

Install a personal certificate on the BES Collaboration Server

On the server that is to host the BlackBerry Collaboration Service, issue a certificate request to the domain enterprise certificate authority.
This certificate will be assigned to the server itself, when raising the certificate request, be sure to log into the server using an account that has rights to enroll certificates. One option is to assign the computer itself these rights.
On the Certificate Authority, launch the CA MMC snap-in. Right click on Certificate Templates and select Manage.
Select the Web Server certificate template, right click and select Properties.
On the Security tab, add the server that is to host the Collaboration Service and assign it Enroll rights:

Click OK.

On the Collaboration Server, run MMC from the command prompt and add the Certificates snap-in. Select the option to add it for the Computer Account, and select Local Computer.

Right click on the Personal certificates container, select All Tasks and then Request New Certificate:

Click Next on the resulting wizard. Select the option to use Active Directory Enrollment Policy and click Next.

Select the option to add a Web Server certificate:

Select the option to Click here to configure settings.
On the next screen, complete the entries as shown below:

• Under the Subject Name section, change the Type to Common Name, and change the Value of the Fully Qualified Domain Name of the Microsoft Lync Server Pool, and then click Add.
• Under the Alternative Name Section, change the Type to DNS, and change the Value to the Fully Qualified Domain Name of the Microsoft Lync Server Pool, and then click Add.
• Again, under the Alternative Name Section, leave the Type specified as DNS, and change the Value to the Fully Qualified Domain Name of the server hosting the BlackBerry Collaboration Service.
  Click Add.
• Click the General tab.
• Type OCSConnector for the Friendly Name, then click Apply, and OK.

On the Certificate Enrollment window, click Enroll.

Install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Collaboration Service

Run the BES installer and select the option to install the BlackBerry Collaboration Service component

Select the option to install the Lync Server 2010 component:

Enter the pool name of your Lync server (FQDN name if you're not sure)

Ensure that all installation checks are passed by the installer wizard:

Once installed, your BlackBerry Smartphones will need the Lync client installed, available here - https://swdownloads.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do?code=24E01830D213D...

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