LRS (Lync Room System) Configuration

We all come over a LRS at least once in our UC lineup, and most just do not have the guides / requirements from a Lync / Exchange perspective.

For me out I outlined the basic requirements to get the Lync / Exchange accounts setup as this sometimes becomes a bit fiddly to do with disabled AD objects etc.

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• One touch meeting joining experience. Initiate the meeting by touching meeting request on Room Control device
• Content sharing and Switching
• High resolution video

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First thing to do is work on your exchange mailbox before even touching Lync itself, the reason for this is exchange has a nasty habit of putting AD objects which are ‘Resourced Enabled’ into a disabled state, hence Lync wont see it correctly to enable as a meeting room.

You can do this from the GUI, but where is the fun in that…

Exchange:

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New-Mailbox -Name “RoomTest” -Database “MBDB” -OrganizationalUnit “OU=Services,DC=neolab,DC=live” -Alias “RoomTest” -UserPrincipalName “[email protected]” -SamAccountName “RoomTest” -FirstName “Room” -Initials “” -LastName “Test” -Room

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Set-CalandarProcessing -Identity “RoomTest” -AutomateProcessing autoaccept
Set-CalandarProcessing -Identity “RoomTest” -AddOrganizerToSubject $false
Set-CalandarProcessing -Identity “RoomTest” -RemovePrivateProperty $false

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Active Directory:

Now you need to set a password on the account, it’s easier doing this from the AD tool set itself instead of exchange

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Set-ADAccountPassword -Identity “RoomTest”

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IMPORTANT: Make sure you go into AD Users and Computers and Enable the account that Exchange disabled on account creation.

Lync:

Now over to the lync server where we need to setup the meeting room account for the AD object, don’t forget the step above it will save you heartache in the long run!

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Enable-CsMeetingRoom -Identity “RoomTest” -SipAddress “[email protected]” -RegistrarPool “pool1.neolab.live”
Set-CsMeetingRoom -Identity “RoomTest” -EnterpriseVoiceEnabled $true -LineURI “tel:+4412345678;ext=1000”
Grant-CsVoicePolicy -Identity “RoomTest” -PolicyName Policy
Grant-CsDialPlan -Identity “RoomTest” -PolicyName Policy

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With LRS systems, and how unique each one can be it would be best to create a custom Conference Policy for the devices, I have listed below some of the settings you should bare in mind when enabling it – Check the manufacturers guidelines for these as some settings may not work well with it.

 

Feature	Value	Comment
AllowIPAudio	TRUE	Must be true for LRS audio
AllowIPVideo	TRUE	Must be true for LRS audio to work in Meet Now (ad hoc) whiteboard sessions in LRS
AllowMultiView	TRUE	Allows LRS to render multi-view, multiple video streams
AllowParticipantControl	TRUE	Affects Meet Now (ad hoc) whiteboard sessions in LRS
AllowAnnotations	TRUE	Affects Meet Now (ad hoc) whiteboard sessions in LRS
DisablePowerPointAnnotations	FALSE	Affects Meet Now (ad hoc) whiteboard sessions in LRS
AllowUserToScheduleMeetingsWithAppSharing	TRUE	Affects Meet Now (ad hoc) whiteboard sessions in LRS
AllowNonEnterpriseVoiceUsersToDialOut	FALSE	Depends on whether the account is Enterprise Voice (EV) enabled
AllowAnonymousUsersToDialOut	FALSE	Depends on whether the account is Enterprise Voice (EV) enabled
AllowAnonymousParticipantsInMeetings	TRUE	Affects Meet Now (ad hoc) whiteboard sessions in LRS
AllowExternalUsersToSaveContent	TRUE	Affects Meet Now (ad hoc) whiteboard sessions in LRS
AllowExternalUserControl	FALSE	Affects Meet Now (ad hoc) whiteboard sessions in LRS
AllowExternalUsersToRecordMeeting	FALSE	Affects Meet Now (ad hoc) whiteboard sessions in LRS
AllowPolls	TRUE	N/A in Meet Now (ad hoc) meetings, but LRS can respond to polls on the screen at the front of room
AllowSharedNotes	TRUE	N/A in Meet Now (ad hoc) meetings, but LRS can respond to polls on the screen at the front of room
EnableDialInConferencing	TRUE	Affects Meet Now (ad hoc) whiteboard sessions in LRS
EnableAppDesktopSharing	Desktop	Affects Meet Now (ad hoc) whiteboard sessions in LRS
AllowConferenceRecording	FALSE	N/A for LRS. If TRUE, a remote party could record
EnableP2PRecording	FALSE	N/A for LRS. If TRUE, a remote party could record
EnableFileTransfer	TRUE	N/A
EnableP2PFileTransfer	TRUE	N/A
EnableP2PVideo	TRUE	Enables the LRS client to participate in peer-to-peer video sessions
AllowLargeMeetings	FALSE	N/A
EnableDataCollaboration	TRUE	Affects Meet Now (ad hoc) whiteboard sessions in LRS
MaxVideoConferenceResolution	VGA	Ignored by Lync 2013, LRS uses HD1080
MaxMeetingSize	250	Affects Meet Now (ad hoc) whiteboard sessions in LRS
AudioBitRateKb	200	See note at the end of the table*
VideoBitRateKb	5000	This is the maximum outbound video bit rate allowed. LRS can send one 1080 stream along with pano (if RoundTable is used) at this bit rate. *
AppSharingBitRateKb	5000	See note at the end of the table*
FileTransferBitRateKb	5000	N/A
TotalReceiveVideoBitRateKb	20000	We recommend that you set this as high as possible. The effective bandwidth depends on network conditions at the time of conferences.*
EnableMultiViewJoin	TRUE	Must be TRUE for LRS to ensure multi-view video streams

 

Your LRS system account should not be setup, go try login and bask in all its glory!

Happy conferencing!