Candidates for this exam are IT consultants and telecommunications consulting professionals who design, plan, deploy, and maintain solutions for unified communications (UC). Candidates should be able to translate business requirements into technical architecture and design for a UC solution. Candidates should have a minimum of two years of experience with Microsoft Lync technologies and be familiar with supported migration scenarios. Candidates should be proficient in deploying Lync Server solutions for end users, endpoint devices, telephony, audio/video and web conferences, security, and high availability. Candidates should also know how to monitor and troubleshoot Lync Server using Microsoft tools. The minimally qualified candidate typically should have experience making decisions concerning the design, implementation, and maintenance of the following: central and branch office sites, standard and enterprise edition deployment, high availability and disaster recovery, remote access\external access, enterprise voice, Unified Messaging, conferencing, Persistent Chat, data compliance, client endpoints, and, migration from previous versions of Lync. This course is a core requirement for the MCSE certification.

Module 1: Handling Design And Architecture For Microsoft Lync Server 2013

1.1 Course And Instructor Introduction

1.2 Introduction To Lync Server 2013 Architecture Part 1

1.3 Introduction To Lync Server 2013 Architecture Part 2

1.4 Introduction To Lync Server 2013 Architecture Part 3

1.5 Introduction To Lync Server 2013 Architecture Part 4

1.6 Introduction To Lync Server 2013 Architecture Part 5

1.7 Introduction To Lync Server 2013 Architecture Part 6

1.8 Introduction To Lync Server 2013 Core Capabilites

1.9 Introduction To Lync Server 2013 Design Process

1.10 Evaluate Infrastructure Requirements And Update The Design

1.11 Plan For All Phases Of Microsoft Solutions Framework Part 1

1.12 Plan For All Phases Of Microsoft Solutions Framework Part 2

1.13 Plan For All Phases Of Microsoft Solutions Framework Part 3

1.14 Plan For All Phases Of Microsoft Solutions Framework Part 4

1.15 Module 1 Questions

Module 2: Designing A Lync Server 2013

2.1 Plan Infrastructure Requirements For Lync Server 2013 Part 1

2.2 Plan Infrastructure Requirements For Lync Server 2013 Part 2

2.3 Plan Infrastructure Requirements For Lync Server 2013 Part 3

2.4 Plan Infrastructure Requirements For Lync Server 2013 Part 4

2.5 Use The Lync Server 2013 Planning Tool

2.6 Use The Topology Builder Part 1

2.7 Use The Topology Builder Part 2

2.8 Plan The Server Infrastructure

2.9 Design Documentation With The Use Of Microsoft Office

2.10 Design Documentation With The Use Of Microsoft Office And Module 2 Questions

Module 3: Installing Lync

3.1 Prepare For Installation

3.2 Install Lync And Module 3 Questions

Module 4: Using Management Tools And RBAC

4.1 Using Management Tools Part 1

4.2 Using Management Tools Part 2

4.3 Using Management Tools Part 3

4.4 Using Management Tools Part 4

4.5 Using Management Tools Part 5

4.6 Using Management Tools Part 6

4.5 Introduction To Role ­Based Access Control

4.6 Module 4 Questions

Module 5: Deploying And Managing Clients And Devices

5.1 Prepare For Client Deployment

5.2 Deploy And Manage Lync 2013 Clients

5.3 Prepare For Device Deployment And Module 5 Questions

Module 6: Conferencing In Lync Server 2013

6.1 Introduction To Conference In Lync Server 2013-Part1

6.2 Introduction To Conference In Lync Server 2013-Part2

6.3 Design For Web And Audio-Video Conferencing

6.4 Introduction To Dial-In Conferencing In Lync Server 2013

6.5 Manage And Administer Conferencing And Module 6 Questions

Module 7: Designing And Deploying External Access

7.1 Introduction To Lync 2013 External Capabilities - Part 1

7.2 Introduction To Lync 2013 External Capabilities - Part 2

7.3 Plan For IM And Presence Federation

7.4 Design Edge Requirements - Part 1

7.5 Design Edge Requirements - Part 2

7.6 Module 7 Questions

Module 8: Deploying Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Persistant Chat

8.1 Introduction To Persistant Chat Architecture And Design Considerations In Lync Server 2013

8.2 Deploy And Configure Lync Server 2013 Persistant Chat And Module 8 Questions

Module 9: Archiving And Monitoring

9.1 Introduction To The Archiving And Monitoring Services

9.2 Configure Archiving And Monitoring And Module 9 Questions

Module 10: Administering And Maintaining Lync Server 2013

10.1 Administering And Maintaining Lync Server2013 - Part 1

10.2 Administering And Maintaining Lync Server2013 - Part 2

Module 11: Configuring And Managing High Availability In Lync Server 2013

11.1 Introduction To High Availability In Lync Server 2013

11.2 Design Load Balancing - Part 1

11.3 Design Load Balancing - Part 2

Module 12: Understanding Disaster Recover In Lync Server 2013

12.1 Understanding Disaster Recover In Lync Server2013 - Part 1

12.2 Understanding Disaster Recover In Lync Server2013 - Part 2

12.3 Module 12 Real World Scenarios And Questions

Module 13: Planning a Migration to Lync Server 2013

13.1 Introduction To Coexistence And Migration - Part 1

13.2 Introduction To Coexistence And Migration - Part 2

13.3 Introduction To Coexistence And Migration - Part 3

13.4 Introduction To Migration Steps - Part 1

13.5 Introduction To MigrationSteps - Part 2

13.6 Plan For Clients And Devices And Design Client Migration And Device Migration Strategy

13.7 Course Outro

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