You can deploy Communicator 2007 Group Policies without affecting users who are running Communicator 2005. This section discusses the differences and similarities between Communicator 2007 Group Policies and the Group Policies used in Communicator 2005.
Changes and additions are summarized in the following tables.
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Policy Name
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Definition
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AutoDiscoveryRetryInterval
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Set time interval to retry a failed automatic connection to the server.
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CalendarStatePublicationInterval
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Frequency of updates to presence from Outlook Calendar.
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CallLogAutoArchivingPolicy
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Controls saving of call logs to the Outlook Conversation History folder.
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ConfiguredServerCheckValues
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List of additional servers for logging on.
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CustomStateURL
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Configure up to four custom presence states.
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DGRefreshPeriod
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Interval for updating distribution groups from the address book.
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DGUrlExternal
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External address book location.
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DGUrlInternal
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Internal address book location.
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DisableAVConferencing
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Supersedes DisableVideo. (See also DisablePC2PCVideo.)
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DisableCalendarPresence
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Disables the loading of free or busy data from the Outlook messaging and collaboration client, and prevents this data from being published. (Replaces DisableCalendarState.)
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DisableConversationWindowTabs
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Disable display of custom Conversation window extensions.
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DisableDataConferencing
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(Replaces DisableCollaborationApps.)
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DisableEmailComparisonCheck
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Disable comparison of SMTP address with Outlook user profile.
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DisableFederatedPromptDisplayName
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Show the sign-in name or SIP address of federated contacts.
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DisableFreeBusyInfo
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Controls display of free or busy status from Outlook.
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DisableHttpConnect
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Disable the HTTP connection fallback option.
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DisableICE
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Affects the ability to establish voice or video calls behind a firewall or Network Address Translation (NAT) layer.
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DisableMeetingSubjectAndLocation
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Prevents Communicator from publishing the subject and location information of a meeting. This value is not used if DisableCalendarPresence is set, or if the Update my status based on calendar data option on the Personal tab is not set.
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DisableOneNote12Integration
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Shows or hides the OneNote 2007 command in the Conversation window.
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DisableOnlineContextualSearch
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Removes the Find Previous Conversations command and disables display of the previous conversations.
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DisablePC2PCVideo
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Disables peer-to-peer video calls. Supersedes DisableVideo. (See also DisableAVConferencing.)
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DisablePICPromptDisplayName
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Controls the display of the sign-in name or SIP address of public internet connectivity (PIC) contacts.
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DisableRTFIM
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Disables rich text in instant messages.
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DisableServerCheck
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Controls the sign-in check for server name and version.
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DisableSimultaneousRinging
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Disables the Unified Communications Enterprise Voice feature Simultaneously Ring an Additional Number.
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EnableAppearOffline
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Users can choose Appear Offline from the Presence menu.
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EnableEventLogging
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Turns on logging of certain errors to the Windows Event log, and disables the user interface for this feature.
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EnableSQMData
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(Replaces CEIP.) Enables the Customer Improvement Program option and disables the user interface for this feature.
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EnableStrictDNSNaming
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(Replaces DisableStrictDNSNaming.) Controls how Communicator interacts with SIP servers that have non-standard FQDNs.
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EnableTracing
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Creates a log for troubleshooting signaling failures, and disables the user interface for this feature.
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ExUMEnabled
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Identify user account as enabled for voice mail.
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IMAutoArchivingPolicy
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Controls archiving of instant messages to the Outlook 2007 Conversation History folder, and disables the user interface for this feature.
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LocationProfile
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Configures a user's default location profile.
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MapiPollInterval
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Frequency of loading calendar data from MAPI.
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MRASServerURI
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Location of the Media Relay Access server.
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msRTCLine
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Line information for Unified Communications Enterprise Voice.
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NotificationsForNewSubscribers
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Controls notifications received when a user is added to another user's contact list, and disables the user interface for this feature.
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TelephonyMode
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Configures telephony for Communicator 2007.
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VoicemailURI
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Location of custom voice mail server.
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WebServicePollInterval
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Frequency of loading calendar data from the Web services provider.
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Table 14 lists the policies that have been changed or superseded in this release.
Table 15 lists Communicator 2005 policies that are no longer used.
Table 16 lists policies that have not changed in Communicator 2007.