Jump start your Lync Server 2010 implementation with these training videos designed especially for administrators.
This series provides an overview of hardware/software requirements and the tools needed to plan for deployment. Step-by-step videos demonstrate installation using the Deployment Wizard, administration via the Lync 2010 Control Panel and Management Shell, plus integration with Exchange Unified Messaging.

Title	Description	Duration
Introduction
Introducing Lync Server 2010	Review hardware and software requirements, OS prerequisites, changes and improvements, Central Management Store, plus component setup and flow	7:28
Lync Server 2010 Planning Tool	Answer a few questions and this tool will automatically build a deployment topology for your Lync Server 2010 installation	6:14
Installation
Verifying Prerequisites	Ensure that the .Net framework and required components in IIS are installed	2:18
Deployment Wizard Part 1	Prep Active Directory, Schema and Forest, create the Central Management Store and publish the Topology Builder	8:20
Deployment Wizard Part 2	Setup the Lync 2010 Front End Server and Front End Pool, assign certificates to the default Server, and enable internal and external Web Services	6:05
Deployment Wizard Part 3	Create host records and FQDN for the new Lync Server	4:05
Control Panel
Managing Users	Add and enable - or disable - domain users via the Control Panel or the Lync 2010 Management Shell	3:56
Enabling the PIN	Options for configuring the personal identification number (PIN) required by Lync-enabled users to join a dial-in conference	1:29
Configuring IM Policies	Configure which file types can be transferred in an instant message, handle URL’s, and more	2:00
Defining a Conference Policy	Create settings for conferencing including maximum sizes, IP audio and video, anonymous users, dial-in capability and other options	6:55
Establishing a Dial Plan	Establish normalization rules which enable users to dial phone numbers as they are accustomed to, but still outputs properly formatted E.164 phone numbers	9:24
Defining a Voice Policy	Overview of how to configure voice policies which allow Lync-enabled users to place voice calls via the Lync client	7:00
Creating Response Groups	Response Groups are an Enterprise Voice feature that routes incoming calls to groups of people, such as a help desk, or a sales or service desk	6:19
Adding Voice Features	Configure Call Parking, which allows users to park a call and allow another user to pick up the call from the assigned extension	2:20
Granting External Access	Deploy Edge Server to make it possible for authenticated and anonymous remote users, federated partners, and users of public IM services, to communicate with users within the organization using Lync Server	7:24
Integration Exchange Unified Messaging
Enabling Unified Messaging	Combine voice messaging and email messaging into a single store that is accessible from a telephone (Outlook Voice Access-compatible) or a computer	10:24