Deploy & use Group chat Client

Create a user Suresh Roy (SureshR) and enable this user for OCS. We will also use the users created here...

Install the group chat client on two machines. Suppose machine names are JamesHost and SureshHost.

Log in to the Group Chat console on JamesHost as James.

a.       On JamesHost, click Start à All Programs à Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2  Group Chat.

b.       On the Group Chat Sign In window, in the Sign-in address field type James@OCSPEdia.com

c.       In the User name field, type OCSPEdia\JamesA

d.       In the Password field, type the password and then click Sign In.

e.       At the Chat Room Invitations prompt, notice the Invitation for First_Channel was automatically sent out due to adding James as a Member, and click Accept All.

f.        Read the Privacy Notice prompt and click OK.

g.       In the Group Chat console, in the Message Input Area at the bottom of the console, type Welcome to the First Channel Channel and then press Enter.

h.       In the My Chat pane on the far left, right-click First_Channel and then click Manage.

i.         Notice James has control to manage this Channel just as the Administrator account had when we were creating this Channel. 

j.         Click Close.

 

 Log in to the Group Chat console as Suresh.

a.       On SureshHost, click Start à All Programs à Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat.

b.       On the Group Chat Sign In window, in the Sign-in address field type Suresh@OCSPEdia.com

c.       In the User name field, type OCSPEdia\SureshR

d.       In the Password field, type Password1 and then click Sign In.

e.       At the Chat Room Invitations prompt, notice the Invitation received for First_Channel due to adding the Assistants group to the Channel, click Accept All.

f.        Read the Privacy Notice prompt and click OK.

g.       In the Group Chat console, notice in the Participant List on the far right, that James appears in the list.

h.       In the Message Area notice the message James just posted.

i.         In the Message Input Area, type Hi James, I need assistance and then press Enter.

 

 Using the Ego Filter and Communicator.

a.       Back on JamesHost, notice the Ego Filter has appeared minimized in the Task Bar. 

b.       Click on the Ego Filter and note James’s name is highlighted. 

c.       There are two available links associated with this message.  One is First_Channel and the other is Suresh Roy. First, return to the main Group Chat console and click on Sent in the My Chat pane.

d.       Notice you see James’s previously sent message.

e.       Now, back on the Ego Filter, click the First_Channel link next to Suresh’s message.

f.        Notice this returns James’s main Group Chat console to the appropriate Channel.

g.       Now, on the Ego Filter, click Suresh Roy.

h.       This should launch Communicator.  The default behavior of Group Chat is to use Communicator as your Instant Message client if it is installed.  A minor inconvenience is that the login information from the Group Chat console is not shared with Communicator, so most likely it is attempting to sign in as Scott Bishop.

i.         Change the sign-in address to James@OCSPEdia.com using a Password and sign in to Communicator.

j.         Once signed in notice it immediately opens and IM session with Suresh.  He is currently offline.

k.       Back on SureshHost, launch Communicator and sign in as Suresh@OCSPEdia.com with a Password of Password1.

l.         Verify James and Suresh can Instant Message via Communicator and then minimize Communicator.

m.    On SureshHost, within the Group Chat console, have Suresh send another message Thank you, James.

n.       Back on JamesHost, notice this message did not appear in James’s Ego Filter. 

o.       In the Ego Filter window, click the Edit Filter  button in the upper-right.

p.       In the Edit Filter window, notice the default text the Ego Filter matches against located in the Where message text contains text box – the SIP URI, first name and last name. 

q.       Click in the text box and add James using a space to separate words, then click OK.

r.        Notice the message from Suresh still does not appear.  The Ego Filter will only match against incoming messages.  Have Suresh repeat his message and now it will appear in James’s Ego Filter.