Preparing for Installation of Communicator Mobile for Java

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 will reach end of support on January 9, 2018. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

Preparing for installation of Communicator Mobile for Java on mobile phones includes completion of the following tasks:

  • Enabling the Voice Mail Indicator feature

  • Publishing the download site location

  • Preparing to implement logging support

Enabling the Voice Mail Indicator Feature

Communicator Mobile for Java includes a Voice Mail Indicator feature that provides the number of unread voice mails for the user. For this feature to work, you need to change the legacyImpersonationPolicy parameter on the Communicator Web Access server. To enable this feature, use the following procedure.

To enable the Voice Mail Indicator feature

  1. Locate the file aspnet.config. This file is typically found in the following locations:

    • For 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003: %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727

    • For 32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003: %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727

  2. Using Notepad or another text editor, change the value of legacyImpersonationPolicy parameter to False (the default is True).

Publishing the Download Site Location

Users installing Communicator Mobile for Java need to know the location of the client installation files. You specify this URL as part of the deployment process. For details about how to configure the download site for users, see Setting up the Communicator Mobile for Java Download Site.

Preparing to Implement Logging Support

Office Communications Server administrators can activate verbose logging for Communicator Mobile for Java. These logs are made while the communications are in transit, and they can include the content of instant messaging (IM) conversations. Enterprises are responsible under any applicable law for providing notice and obtaining consent required to create such logs.