Create Location Policy

For Lync to support location information objects, users must be associated with a Location Policy that allows these features. Location policies can exist at the global, site, or user level so that not all users or sites must be enforced the same way. When creating a location policy, an administrator has the following options:

• Enable enhanced emergency services—This setting enables the client for E-911. When registering with a Lync registrar service, the client acquires location information.

• Location—This setting takes effect only if emergency services are enabled, and it is used when a Lync client cannot determine a location automatically. Setting this value to no means the user is not prompted for a location. A value of yes means the user sees a visible red error in the location field, so he enters the information. Disclaimer means the user is prompted for location and cannot dismiss the prompt until a location is entered. Users cannot place any calls except to emergency services unless entering a location with this setting.

• Use location for emergency services only—Location information gathered from Lync clients can also be shared with team members. Selecting this option prevents Lync from sharing location information between users.

• PSTN Usage—This is the PSTN usage associated with placing emergency calls. This determines what voice route is used for callers associated with the location policy. This usage must already exist, so be sure to define a new Emergency Services usage prior to configuring a location policy.

• Emergency dial number—This is the number dialed by a client that signifies an emergency call is being made, so location and callback information is automatically included.

• Emergency dial mask—A list of dial strings that users might use to dial emergency services; it is separated by semicolons. For example, emergency dial strings from other countries can be used here which will then be mapped to the actual emergency dial number.

• Notification URI—SIP URI that receives an instant message notification when an emergency call is placed. Should contain the sip: prefix.

• Conference URI—SIP URI that should be conferenced into the call when an emergency call is placed. Should contain the SIP prefix and can also be a phone number.

• Conference Mode—Specifies whether the conference URI contact can be included in the call using one-way or two-way communication. One-way means the conference URI can listen only to the call as it occurs and two-way means the contact can participate.

To create a new location policy, use the following steps:

1. Open the Lync Server 2010 Control Panel.

2. Click Network Configuration.

3. Click Location Policy.

4. Click New and select either Site policy or User policy.

5. Check the box Enable enhanced emergency services to enable the feature.

6. Select a Location specification requirement policy.

7. Select whether to Use location for emergency services only.

8. Enter an Emergency dial number.

9. Enter any Emergency dial masks, separated by semicolons.

10. Enter a Notification URI, if necessary.

11. Enter a Conference URI, if necessary.

12. Select a Conference mode.

13. Click Commit.

Alternatively, the Lync Server Management Shell can be used to create a location policy:

New-CsLocationPolicy –Identity <Name> -ConferenceMode <Oneway | Twoway>
-ConferenceUri <SIP URI to conference in to calls> -EmergencyDialMask <Dial
Masks, semi-colon separated> -EmergencyDialString <Dial String for Emergency
Services> -EnhancedEmergencyServicesEnabled <$True | $False>
-LocationRequired <No | Yes | Disclaimer> -NotificationUri <SIP URI to
notify> -PstnUsage <PSTN Usage for Routing> -UseLocationForE911Only <$True |
$False>