Preparation Guide for Exam 70-262
TS: Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 – Implementing, Managing, and Troubleshooting
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 | Exam news |
| Audience profile |
| Credit toward certification |
| Preparation tools and resources |
| Skills measured |
Exam news
The Technology Specialist (TS) Exam 70-262: TS: Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 – Implementing, Managing, and Troubleshooting, became available on June 27, 2006.
Audience profile
Candidates for this exam have a minimum of one year of experience deploying and managing day to day issues with Live Communications Server infrastructures.
The typical environment has the following characteristics:
| • | The need to provide instant messaging |
| • | The need to provide unified communications and presence for Office applications |
| • | The need to provide real-time collaboration such as peer-to-peer audio, video, application sharing, and file transfer |
This candidate is responsible for all aspects of the Live Communications Server infrastructure, including deployment of additional Active Directory and network infrastructure components and services to support the deployment and ongoing management and operations of Live Communications Server.
Credit toward certification
When you pass this exam, you earn credit toward the following certifications:
| • | Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Live Communications Server 2005 |
Preparation tools and resources
To help you prepare for this exam, Microsoft Learning recommends that you have hands-on experience with the product and that you use the following training resources. These training resources do not necessarily cover all of the topics listed in the "Skills measured" section.
Instructor-led course for this exam
| • | Course 7034: Implementing Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 (four days) |
Microsoft online resources
| • | Learning Plan: Get started with a step-by-step study guide that is based on recommended resources for this exam. |
| • | Microsoft Learning Community : Join newsgroups and visit community forums to connect with peers for suggestions on training resources and advice on your certification path and studies. |
| • | Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Deployment Resources: Find technical documentation, white papers, tools, training, and other content to help you deploy and operate Live Communications Server 2005. |
| • | TechNet: Designed for IT professionals, this site includes how-to instructions, best practices, downloads, technical resources, newsgroups, and chats. |
Skills measured
This exam measures your ability to plan, implement, configure, and manage, a Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 environment. Before taking the exam, you should be proficient in the job skills listed in the following table. The table lists Official Microsoft Learning Products that may help you reach competency in the skills being tested in the exam.
| KEY: |  = The online documentation provides a general introductory overview of this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.  = The online documentation includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.  = The online documentation includes material to prepare you for this task. |
| Skills measured by Exam 70-262 | Online documentation |
| Prepare the Infrastructure to Deploy Live Communications Server 2005 (LCS 2005) | |
Configure Active Directory for LCS 2005 |  |
Configure networking services for LCS 2005 | |
| Install Live Communications Server 2005 | |
Identify the pre-installation requirements | |
Deploy an LCS 2005 upgrade | |
Configure LCS 2005 Pools | |
Configure LCS 2005 service roles | |
Configure certificates to support LCS 2005 configuration | |
Manage coexistence between LCS 2003 and LCS 2005 | |
Configure Session Initiated Protocol to Public Switched Telephone Network | |
| Implement Remote User Access and Federation | |
Implement remote user access |  |
Configure federation between direct partners | |
Configure federation with public IM service providers | |
Configure the Block List | |
Configure filtering from federated partners and public IM services | |
| Manage a Live Communication Server Infrastructure | |
Configure administrative permissions | |
Configure group membership required to accomplish administrative tasks | |
Perform administrative tasks | |
Configure cross-domain administration | |
Configure Address Book Service | |
Configure archiving agents | |
Implement archiving service | |
Configure archive service settings | |
| Configure Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 | |
Automate Client Discovery | |
Configure Group Policy for Communicator settings | |
Configuring Communicator Web Access | |
Configure IM Filtering | |
Customize tabs in Communicator | |
Configure client limitation | |
Note This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format.
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