Configuring Verba recording announcement service
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The service is installed on Media Repository & Recording Server, Media Repository, Recording Server and Announcement Server roles.The service requires UCMA 4.0 runtime on the server. You can download the runtime at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34992.
Once you have activated the service, you go to the Change Configuration Settings tab and configure the following parameters under the Lync Recording Announcement node. The highlighted ones always have to be configured:
Configuration Parameter Name | Description | Sample Value |
|---|---|---|
Service FQDN | Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the server running the application. It has to match the value entered during the trusted application pool registration. | TrustedApplicationServer.yourDomain.com |
| Service Port | Service port number used by the UCMA library to communicate with the Front End servers. It has to match the value entered during the trusted application pool registration. | 6000 |
| Lync Pool FQDN | Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the Front End pool where the application is registered. | fepool.yourDomain.com |
| Lync Port | SIP port on the Front End pool. | 5061 |
| Service certificate | Friendly name of the certificate used to establish trusted connection between the UCMA application and the Front End pool. You can obtain the name by locating the installed certificate under application host computer's Console Root\Certificates (Local Computer)\Personal\Certificates folder, and checking the certificate details. | yourTrustedApplicationPool.yourDomain.com |
| Service certificate password | The password of the certificate used to establish trusted connection between the UCMA application and the Front End pool. Required only if it was exported from an other server then imported to the store. | |
| Application URI | SIP address of the announcement service endpoint created by the New-CsTrustedApplicationEndpoint command. To check the address run the Get-CsTrustedApplicationEndpoint command and look for the SipAddress parameter. | sip:VerbaAnnouncement@yourDomain.com |
| Application GRUU | Computer Routable User Agent URI (GRUU) of the announcement application. Run the following command in a Lync Management Shell, where the the FQDN of the trusted application pool is 'verbaapps.contoso.com' and the application ID is 'verbaAppID'. You can check these parameters by simply running the Get-CsTrustedApplication command: $a = Get-CsTrustedApplication -identity "verbaapps.contoso.com/urn:application:verbaAppID"$a.ComputerGruusMore information: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/hh347323(v=office.14).aspx | sip:TrustedApplicationServer.yourDomain.com@yourDomain.com;gruu;opaque=srvr:verbaAppID:tBiusNAOGF-VCccpM-LG-gAA |
| HTTP API URL | Recorder API address and port number. Use * to enable the API on all local network interfaces. The service uses this API to communicate with the recorder service(s) to obtain events like call recording getting started/stopped. | |
| IM notification message | The instant messaging text displayed when recording is started by one of the participants in the conference. The message is only displayed in the group chat when recording is started. If a new participant joins the conference, the message is not displayed again. | This meeting is being recorded |
| Default Voice Voice prompt for conference calls | The audio prompt played when recording is started by one of the participants in the conference. If a new participant joins the conference, the service automatically plays the announcement privately to the new participant. Existing participants will not hear the prompt again. | C:\Program Files\Verba\resources\announcement\recording.wma |
| Enable voice announcement for inbound and outbound calls | Enable voice announcement for inbound and outbound calls. | Yes |
| Default voice prompt for inbound calls | The audio prompt played when receivin an inbound call. | C:\Program Files\Verba\resources\announcement\pstn.wma |
| Default voice prompt for outbound calls | The audio prompt played when making an outbound call. | C:\Program Files\Verba\resources\announcement\pstn.wma |
| Enable caller impersonation for outbound calls | Yes | |
| On hold prompt for outbound calls | The audio played to to the caller when making an outbound call. | C:\Program Files\Verba\resources\announcement\hold.wma |
| Announcement Prompt Store Path | The store of the audio files used for announcement. | C:\Program Files\Verba\resources\announcement\ |
| Voice Prompt Delay for PSTN Conference Joiners (msec) | The delay for the conference announcement for PSTN joiners. | 15000 |
When the configuration is done, click on the save 
button, then execute the changes.