Lync, LCS and OCS Management & Reporting

Windows-based organizations usually deploy Microsoft's Lync Server, Live Communication Server (LCS) or Office Communication Server (OCS) to facilitate quick and efficient transfer of information within the organization. But this places an additional burden on the IT administrators - they have to manage the communication servers as well as their Active Directory.

With ADManager Plus though, which is loaded with features built specifically to address the challenges in managing Lync/LCS/OCS servers and Active Directory, managing both the environments becomes very simple. This web-based tool also saves administrators from becoming entangled in a plethora of tools, consoles and PowerShell scripts to manage their Windows infrastructure.

Manage Lync/LCS/OCS Server the easy way

ADManager Plus, the web-based Active Directory management and reporting tool offers you the convenience and the luxury of:

• Managing both Lync/LCS/OCS and Active Directory environments from a single console
• Managing user accounts in both communication server and Active Directory, in bulk
• Performing all management tasks with simple point-and-click, script-free actions

More importantly, you no longer have to depend on the customary administrative tools like control panels, management consoles/ shells, PowerShell scripts, etc. In fact, without using any of these, you can perform the following tasks in Lync/LCS/OCS server:

• Create new user accounts
• Enable/disable user accounts
• Apply/update the policies applied to user accounts

Create new Lync/LCS/OCS accounts for users, right at the time of creating their Active Directory accounts. In fact, via its customizable user provisioning templates, this tool empowers you to create new accounts for users in Active Directory, Lync/LCS/OCS, Exchange Server, Office 365 and Google Workspace, all at once automatically. Moreover, with this tool's bulk user creation ability you can also create multiple new user accounts in one shot.

Enable or Disable Lync/LCS/OCS users in bulk, by just importing a CSV file which contains the list of user accounts to be enabled or disabled. This feature acts as a shortcut to perform the repetitive and cumbersome task of enabling or disabling users in Lync Server/LCS/OCS not just with ease, but also en masse.

Modify Lync Server policies (conferencing, telephony and archiving policies) that are assigned to users and apply a different set of policies, as and when needed. This feature can also be used to assign the appropriate policies to Lync users, in case they don't have any policy assigned to them. You can even change or manage in bulk the policies already assigned to user accounts in the Lync/LCS/OCS server, and apply a different set of policies to them using the CSV import option.

Lync Server/LCS/OCS reporting - script-free and hassle-free

Besides management, ADManager Plus also simplifies Lync Server/LCS/OCS reporting with preconfigured reports such as:

Lync Enabled Users: This report displays all the users for whom Lync/LCS/OCS accounts have been enabled. In other words, this report queries and retrieves the list of all the users with an active Lync Server/LCS/OCS account.

Lync Disabled Users: This report helps you to identify all the Active Directory users whose Lync Server/LCS/OCS accounts are disabled.

In addition to extracting and listing information about Lync Server/LCS/OCS environment, this tool also:

• Offers more than 150 out-of-the-box reports to fetch details about various components of your IT infrastructure such as Active Directory, Exchange Server, Office 365, etc.
• Allows you to export the reports/retrieved information in different formats like CSV, Excel, PDF, HTML, etc.
• Provides a report scheduler for creating your own schedules to auto-generate and email the desired reports to multiple users at specific times.

ADManager Plus's many-in-one advantage

From just a single web-based console, this tool allows you to manage as well as report on multiple elements of your IT infrastructure such as:

• Windows Active Directory
• Microsoft Exchange Server
• Windows communication servers (Lync Server, LCS and OCS)
• Cloud-based/on-demand solutions such as: Office 365 and Google Workspace

Besides saving time and effort, this software helps you avoid the frustration of having to struggle with numerous tools, consoles and scripts to manage the critical components of your IT environment. This software also offers mobile apps (iPhone and Andriod) which help you retain a firm grip on the Active Directory users even when you are 'on-the-move'.