How about a Jabber server? That would not require A/D integration, so you could, theoretically put it in the DMZ.
-----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 6:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... OK. That's quite interesting. Adding that to the list of things to consider. On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 15:03, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > You know, we don't use the web client. I believe it supports desktop sharing, > but not videoconferencing. > > On the other hand, you can easily federate with the public MSN Messenger > servers and your folks can use that to join your conferences. There are also > public federation points for AOL and Yahoo. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:27 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... > > Forgot to ask... > > Does the web client do videoconferencing? > > Kurt > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:57, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> No. OCS is heavily AD dependent. The Edge server just protects the inside >> from the outside, similar to the edge server concept in Exchange. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 4:56 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... >> >> That makes me feel better. >> >> Is this amenable to setting up a standalone environment in the DMZ, so I >> don't have to tie it up with AD? >> >> I'm currently googling like mad, while having this conversation with y'all. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:51, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>> No. it's a different kind of edge server. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 4:49 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... >>> >>> New territory here. From what I've read, an Edge server normally refers to >>> an Exchange environment. Is what's being proposed here an extension of my >>> Exchange 2003 environment? >>> >>> Kurt >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:30, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Yes. Setup OCS2007r2. Then setup an Edge server. The Edge server >>>> will do Audio/Video conferencing. Microsoft strongly suggests you >>>> haev an ISA server in front but you can do it without an ISA server. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Unknown. I have zero experience or knowledge of it. >>>>> >>>>> Will it work in a DMZ? The reason I ask is that for the folks out >>>>> of the country, the CEO is likely to want to videoconference with >>>>> them while they are at their homes - that is, the CEO would be in >>>>> the office, the others at their homes off-hours, at least some times. >>>>> Thus, they won't have a VPN connection - we have a SonicWall SSL >>>>> VPN unit here, which is not really amenable to forwarding a >>>>> chat/video session.. >>>>> >>>>> Kurt >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:02, Don Guyer <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Will Office Communication Server take care of that? >>>>>> >>>>>> Don Guyer >>>>>> Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & >>>>>> Roach/Trident Group >>>>>> 431 W. Lancaster Avenue >>>>>> Devon, PA 19333 >>>>>> Direct: (610) 993-3299 >>>>>> Fax: (610) 650-5306 >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 3:58 PM >>>>>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>>>>> Subject: A new challenge for me... >>>>>> >>>>>> Our new CEO want her direct reports to use Live Messenger accounts >>>>>> for IM/chat, and a couple of them (out of the country) to have web >>>>>> cam conferencing. >>>>>> >>>>>> This, of course, means poking holes in the firewall and installing >>>>>> the client, both of which I'm not happy about. 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