Automatically Configuring the Administration Tool Connection
Topic Last Modified: 2009-07-21
It is recommended that you use automatic configuration to connect the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Administration Tool to Group Chat.
For details about creating the DNS records required for automatic administration tool sign-in for Standard Edition server or an Enterprise pool, see Required DNS Records for Automatic Client Sign-In at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=126925 or Configure DNS for Your Pool at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=126926.
To connect using automatic configuration
Open the Group Chat Administration Tool by clicking Start, clicking All Programs, pointing to Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, and then clicking Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Admin Tool.
In the Group Chat Administration Tool Login dialog box, in Account, retain the default setting of Automatic Configuration.
Type your SIP URI, Windows user name, and Windows password, and then click Log In.
The SIP URI and Login boxes retain these settings in subsequent sign-ins.