Create location policies in Skype for Business Server

Read this article to learn how to configure enhanced emergency service (E9-1-1) location policies in Skype for Business Server Enterprise Voice.

Skype for Business Server uses a location policy to enable Skype for Business clients for E9-1-1 during client registration. A location policy contains the settings that define how E9-1-1 is implemented. For more information, see Plan location policies for Skype for Business Server.

You define location policies by using the Skype for Business Control Panel or by using the New-CsLocationPolicy cmdlet.

Note

Skype for Business Server now supports the configuration of multiple emergency numbers for a client. If you want to configure multiple emergency numbers, you must follow the information in Plan for multiple emergency numbers in Skype for Business Server and Configure multiple emergency numbers in Skype for Business.

You can edit the global location policy and create new tagged location policies. A client obtains a global policy when it isn't located within a subnet with an associated location policy, or when the client hasn't been directly assigned a location policy. Tagged policies are assigned to subnets or users.

To create a location policy, you must use an account that is a member of the RTCUniversalServerAdmins group, or is a member of the CsVoiceAdministrator administrative role, or has equivalent administrator rights and permissions.

For more information, see Plan location policies for Skype for Business Server. Cmdlets in this procedure use a location policy defined using the following values. For a complete description of cmdlet parameters and values, see New-CsLocationPolicy.

Element	Value
EnhancedEmergencyServicesEnabled	True
LocationRequired	Disclaimer
EnhancedEmergencyServiceDisclaimer	Your company policy requires you to set a location. If you don't set a location, emergency services won't be able to locate you in an emergency. Set a location.
UseLocationForE911Only	False
PstnUsage	EmergencyUsage
EmergencyDialString	911
EmergencyDialMask	112
NotificationUri	sip:security@litwareinc.com
ConferenceUri	sip:+14255550123@litwareinc.com
ConferenceMode	twoway
LocationRefreshInterval	2

To create location policies

1. Start the Skype for Business Server Management Shell: Select Start, select All Programs, select Skype for Business 2015, and then select Skype for Business Server Management Shell.

   Note

   CsLocationPolicy will fail if the setting for PstnUsage is not already in the Global list of PstnUsages.

2. Optionally, run the following cmdlet to edit the global Location Policy:

   Set-CsLocationPolicy -Identity Global -EnhancedEmergencyServicesEnabled $true -LocationRequired "disclaimer" -EnhancedEmergencyServiceDisclaimer "Your company policy requires you to set a location. If you do not set a location emergency services will not be able to locate you in an emergency. Please set a location." -PstnUsage "emergencyUsage" -EmergencyDialString "911" -ConferenceMode "twoway" -ConferenceUri "sip:+14255550123@litwareinc.com" -EmergencyDialMask "112" NotificationUri "sip:security@litwareinc.com" -UseLocationForE911Only $true -LocationRefreshInterval 2
   

3. Run the following to create a tagged Location Policy.

   New-CsLocationPolicy -Identity Tag:Redmond - EnhancedEmergencyServicesEnabled $true -LocationRequired "disclaimer" -EnhancedEmergencyServiceDisclaimer "Your company policy requires you to set a location. If you do not set a location emergency services will not be able to locate you in an emergency. Please set a location." -UseLocationForE911Only $false -PstnUsage "EmergencyUsage" -EmergencyDialString "911" -EmergencyDialMask "112" -NotificationUri "sip:security@litwareinc.com" -ConferenceUri "sip:+14255550123@litwareinc.com" -ConferenceMode "twoway" -LocationRefreshInterval 2
   

4. Run the following cmdlet to apply the tagged Location Policy created in step 3 to a user policy.

   (Get-CsUser | where { $_.Name -match "UserName" }) | Grant-CsLocationPolicy -PolicyName Redmond