Executing the Communicator 2007 R2 Shell
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.
You can use command line parameters to quick-launch the Communicator 2007 R2 shell. For example, if a user clicks on a phone number in another application, the shell can start an instance of Communicator 2007 R2.
Communicator 2007 R2 can also recognize a semicolon-delimited list of contact names for multi-party conferencing.
If Communicator 2007 R2 is configured to automatically sign in at launch, the shell execution will launch the Contact window. If Communicator 2007 R2 is not configured to automatically sign in at launch, the sign-in window is displayed.
The following table shows the available extensions.
Shell Extensions
| Extension | Format of Data | Action |
|---|---|---|
tel: |
tel URI |
Opens the Office Communicator Conversation window for an audio call, but does not dial the specified number. |
callto: |
tel:, sip:, or typeable tel URI |
Opens the Office Communicator Conversation window for an audio call, but does not dial the specified number. |
sip: |
SIP URI |
Opens the Office Communicator Conversation Window with the specified SIP URI in the participant list. |
Sips: |
SIP URI |
If Office Communicator is configured to use the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, it functions exactly like sip:. If TLS is not being used, it displays a dialog box informing the user that a higher level of security is required. |
conf: |
SIP URI of conference to join |
If URI is self, instantiate the focus and bring up roster-only view. Otherwise bring up roster view, but do not send INVITE. |
im: |
SIP URI |
Displays IM-only window with the SIP URI. Accepts multiple SIP URIs specified inside angle brackets (<>) without any separator. |
The following table provides examples of the shell extensions in use.
Shell extension examples
| Instance | Results |
|---|---|
Tel:+14255550101 |
Opens a phone-only view with +14255550101. |
Callto:tel:+ 14255550101 |
Opens a phone-only view with +14255550101. |
Callto:sip:user@example.com |
Opens a phone-only view with user@example.com. |
sip:user1@example.com |
Opens a Conversation window with user1@example.com. |
conf:sip:user@contoso.com;gruu;opaque=app:conf:focus:id:BDD5MWV0B0SGRLMV2006121201144110 |
Opens a Conversation window in phone-only view with a Join Conference button. |