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  2. BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server 3.6
  3. BEMS Installation Guide
  4. Prerequisites: Installing and configuring BEMS
  5. Prerequisites: Connect for Skype for Business
  6. Preparing the computer that hosts BEMS for use with Skype for Business

Preparing the computer that hosts
BEMS
 for use with
Skype for Business

If you plan to install
BEMS
 for use with
Skype for Business
, you must verify that the computer that you install
BEMS
 on meets specific requirements.
All instant messaging server platforms, require the
Connect
 service to be installed on a computer that runs
Microsoft Windows
 Server 2012,
Windows Server
 2016,
Windows Server
 2019, or
Windows Server
 2022.
Turn off antivirus software for computers running
BEMS
 with
BlackBerry Connect
 and
BlackBerry Presence
.
Before you install
BEMS
, you must perform the following actions in the order that they are listed.
Complete these tasks on each computer that hosts the
Connect
 service.
  1. Install and enable a command-line shell and scripting tool.
    • On a computer that is running
      Windows Server
       2016,
      Windows Server
       2019, or
      Windows Server
       2022,
      Windows PowerShell
       is enabled by default. Open
      Windows PowerShell
       and run the following script:
      Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser RemoteSigned
    • On a computer that is running
      Windows Server
       2012, if required, use the
      Windows Server
       Manager to add
      Windows PowerShell
       3.0 as a feature. When the installation prompts you to restart the computer, click
      Yes
      .
      Open
      Windows PowerShell
       and run the following script:
      Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser RemoteSigned
  2. Install and enable
    Microsoft .NET Framework
     4.6 or later. For more information about .Net Framework system requirements, visit https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/get-started/system-requirements.
    • On a computer that is running
      Windows Server
       2016,
      Windows Server
       2019, or
      Windows Server
       2022, no action is required.
      Microsoft .NET Framework
       is installed and enabled by default.
    • On a computer that is running
      Windows Server
       2012, use the
      Windows Server
       Manager to add
      Microsoft .NET Framework
       as a feature. When the installation prompts you to restart the computer, click
      Yes
      .
  3. Complete one of the following tasks using the
    Windows Server
     Manager:
    • If you install
      BEMS
       on a computer that is running
      Windows Server
       2016,
      Windows Server
       2019, or
      Windows Server
       2022, no action is required.
    • If you install
      BEMS
       on a computer that is running
      Windows Server
       2012, install
      Media Foundation
      . When the installation prompts you to restart the computer, click
      Yes
      .
  4. Download and install
    Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API
    .
    Consult your vendor documentation to determine if the
    Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API
     version is supported by your operating system.
    If you use
    Skype for Business
     2015 or
    Skype for Business
     2019, download
    Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API
     5.0 Runtime (UcmaRuntimeSetup.exe). To download the file, visit www.microsoft.com/download and search for ID=47344.
    UCMA 6.0 is not supported.
  5. Run
    OCSCore.msi
    . This file is included with the
    Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API
     and located in a hidden folder at
    <
    drive
    >:\ProgramData\Microsoft\<
    instant messaging server type
    >\Deployment\cache\<
    version
    >\Setup\
  6. If you enable persistent chat in a
    Skype for Business
     2015 environment, download and install
    Microsoft Visual C++
    2012 x64 Minimum Runtime – 11.0.50727. To download the file, click here.
    Persistent chat is not supported in a
    Skype for Business
     2019 environment. For more information, see deprecated.
  7. Install the latest service pack and critical
    Windows
     updates on your computer.