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Introduction:
This training course is designed to give participants the knowledge and skills to become a Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer. Participants should understand the fundamentals of networking, telecommunications, audio/visual and meeting room technologies, identity and access management, and Microsoft Teams.
They will gain hands-on experience configuring and deploying Microsoft Teams Phone, meetings and certified devices including Microsoft Teams Rooms and Surface Hub. The course will also cover how to manage and monitor Teams Phone, meetings, and certified devices using the Microsoft Teams admin center, PowerShell, the Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Portal, and the Call Quality Dashboard.
In addition, the course will cover configuring and deploying Microsoft Teams Phone with PSTN connectivity through Microsoft Calling Plans, Operator Connect, Teams Phone Mobile, and Direct Routing.
Audience profile:
Collaboration Communications Systems Engineers are responsible for planning, deploying, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Microsoft Teams Phone, meetings, and personal and shared space devices, including Microsoft Teams Rooms and Surface Hub.
Collaboration Communications Systems Engineers have a fundamental understanding of networking, telecommunications, audio/visual and meeting room technologies, identity and access management.
They are proficient in managing and monitoring Teams Phone, meetings, and certified devices using the Microsoft Teams admin center, PowerShell, the Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Portal, and the Call Quality Dashboard. They deploy and configure Microsoft Teams Phone with PSTN connectivity through Microsoft Calling Plans, Operator Connect, Teams Phone Mobile, and Direct Routing.
Collaboration Communications Systems Engineers work with Teams Administrators, Microsoft Identity and Access Administrators, and Microsoft 365 Administrators. In addition, they may work with owners of other workloads, including facilities managers, network engineers, security engineers, device manufacturers, telephony providers, and Microsoft Certified solutions providers.
Job role: Administrator
Pre-requisites:
- Before attending this course, students should have intermediate knowledge of the following topics:
- Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams
- Networking, telecommunications, and audio/visual basics
- Identity and access management basics
Course Objetives
- Plan and Configure Microsoft Teams Phone
- Plan and optimize network performance for Teams Phone
- Configure and deploy Direct Routing
- Configure, deploy, and manage Teams devices
- Monitor and Troubleshoot Teams Phone
Course content
Module 1: Introduction to Teams meetings and calling |
This module provides an overview of Microsoft Teams communication and collaboration options: Teams phones, auto attendants, call queues, meeting room devices, and different meetings types. It covers the benefits and limitations of Teams Phone, while also highlighting the importance of Teams devices in modern workplaces.
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Module 2: Plan for Teams Phone |
Learn about Microsoft Teams Phone and what is needed to make and receive phone calls, plan for Teams Phone devices, features, and cloud voicemail.
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Module 3: Plan for Microsoft Teams Rooms and Surface Hub |
Teams Meeting Rooms and Surface Hubs are a great way to collaborate with your coworkers in and outside your organization. It lets you join scheduled meetings in a comfortable way without logging in into to compute unit of the room device. To get started with Microsoft Teams Rooms, you need to understand the differences and potential use cases of the different Teams Room devices, the way how these devices are technically managed, which licenses are needed and what it important for a user-friendly physical room installation.
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Module 4: Plan and optimize network performance for Teams media |
For real-time media in Microsoft Teams, network performance is key to a good user experience. In this module, we cover Teams real-time network requirements and how to optimize your network for Teams real-time media.
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Module 5: Configure and deploy Teams Phone |
Before Microsoft Teams Phone users can make or receive calls and use advanced features, phone numbers must be assigned and Microsoft Calling plans or Operator Connect must be configured.
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Module 6: Configure and deploy Teams Phone with Direct Routing |
In this module, you’ll learn how administrators configure Teams Phone with Direct Routing to meet user needs for telephony through a PSTN.
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Module 7: Extend Teams Phone with additional services |
Teams Phone leverages other Microsoft services and can be extended with third-party solutions for policy-based compliance recording, contact center integration, and custom bots.
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Module 8: Manage meetings and events experiences |
Learn about different meeting solutions in Microsoft Teams, various settings and policies for Teams meetings and live events, and configuration for Audio Conferencing.
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Module 9: Guided project – Create and assign Teams policies to meet business requirements in Microsoft Teams |
In this module, you’ll prepare your Microsoft 365 developer tenant to be ready for the usage of Microsoft Teams Rooms. You’ll create the tenant from scratch, change security related settings, and prepare Microsoft Teams Rooms specific tasks.
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Module 10: Configure and manage voice users |
Ongoing management is required as new employees start, or if their needs change. Learn how to manage voice user configuration, including enabling voice services and adjusting voice configuration.
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Module 11: Configure auto attendants and call queues |
Understand how auto attendants and call queues in Microsoft Teams can interact with callers to ensure they’re connected your agents as quickly as possible. You’ll also learn how to set up auto attendants and call queues.
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Module 12: Configure, deploy, and manage Teams devices |
Teams devices provide a familiar experience and are essential for a hybrid workspace. Learn how to provision and manage devices, and associated device accounts.
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Module 13: Guided project – Prepare meeting room experiences |
In this module, you’ll prepare your Microsoft 365 developer tenant to be ready for the usage of Microsoft Teams Rooms. You’ll create the tenant from scratch, change security related settings, and prepare Microsoft Teams Rooms specific tasks.
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Module 14: Monitor and troubleshoot Teams collaboration communications systems |
Troubleshooting is an important task that includes troubleshooting of phone number assignment, call failure and quality issues, client issues, and device issues. Call Analytics, Call Quality Dashboard, and the Teams Rooms Pro portal are also covered for monitoring, reporting, and troubleshooting.
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Associated certifications and exam:
To earn the Microsoft Teams Voice Engineer certification, candidates must pass Exam MS-700: Managing Microsoft Teams in addition to the MS-721 exam.
On successful completion of this course students will receive a Torque IT attendance certificate.
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