1.5 Prerequisites/Preconditions

RPC and/or mailslot communication are working between the client and server for this protocol to function. Additionally, the client and server are configured to enable their roles as defined by this protocol.

Client configuration:

  • The client is configured with the name of the server to connect to.

  •  The client is configured to act as either a connection-oriented client or a connection-less client.<2>

The client can detect Telephony Remote Protocol servers that are published in the domain by searching Active Directory for serviceConnectionPoint objects with B1A37774-E3F7-488E-ADBFD4DB8A4AB2E5 as a keyword.

Server configuration: The server is configured by enabling the Telephony Remote Protocol server role. The server can publish itself by creating a serviceConnectionPoint object in Active Directory with B1A37774-E3F7-488E-ADBFD4DB8A4AB2E5 as a keyword.