Deployment Guide

Avaya Video Conferencing Manager Deployment Guide 24
Task 2: Configure Avaya Video Conferencing Manager for Active Directory
When the Avaya Video Conferencing Manager installer prompts you to choose a mechanism for
authenticating Avaya Video Conferencing Manager users, enter values for Configure for Active
Directory. Ensure that the Active Directory server that you specify is the same one used by your Microsoft
Exchange Server.
Task 3: Enable and configure integration during installation (optional)
You can enable and configure integration during or after installation. If you accept the default to enable
integration with Microsoft Exchange Server during installation, supply the following information:
• If Microsoft Exchange Server requires HTTPS, select the corresponding checkbox.
• The version of Microsoft Exchange Server that you wish to integrate with Avaya Video Conferencing
Manager.
• Microsoft Exchange Server hostname or IP address.
• Domain name for the server.
• Avaya Video Conferencing Manager email address and password from task 1.
If you enable and configure integration after the installation completes, select configuration options in
Avaya Video Conferencing Manager Administrator. Read more at Microsoft Exchange Server Settings.
Task 4: Choose a deployment option
Option 1: Create a resource mailbox for each conference room
- Video and voice communications systems. Create a resource mailbox in Microsoft Exchange
Server for each conference room that contains a video or voice system managed by Avaya Video
Conferencing Manager. Forward each conference room mailbox to the Avaya Video Conferencing
Manager mailbox. In Avaya Video Conferencing Manager, associate the managed system with the
email address of the mailbox resource for the conference room. When Microsoft Outlook users
add conference rooms to a meeting request, Avaya Video Conferencing Manager automatically
schedules the system associated with these conference rooms and places the call at the
scheduled meeting time.
- MCUs, on demand conferences, and video recorders. Configure mailbox resources in the
same way as described in Option 2: Create a resource mailbox for each device.
Benefits Limitations
With this option, Microsoft Outlook users do not need
to add the video or voice devices to the meeting
request as separate invitees. Avaya Video
Conferencing Manager automatically places the
scheduled call to the devices that reside in the
conference rooms that the meeting organizer includes
in the meeting request.
Consider using this option if conference rooms are
dedicated for use as video or voice conferencing
rooms.
Users may not want to use video or voice devices in
the meetings. Users who wish to add an MCU or a
video recorder to a call must remember to invite the
device as a separate invitee.