This four day course covers advanced AudioCodes Session Border Controllers (SBC) configuration, troubleshooting and administration in a Microsoft Lync 2013 environment. It also provides the tools to plan, design and select the suitable AudioCodes devices for this environment. Through hands-on labs and workshops, students will gain experience in configuring and monitoring the operation of AudioCodes SBC’s as well as designing and planning the network. The lab includes a complete Lync 2013 environment with a Domain Controller and Front End servers, as well as a PSTN emulation for fallback and an ITSP emulation for advanced SIP Trunk connections. The hands-on sessions use AudioCodes, Mediant 1000 Gateways, Mediant 1000 SBCs and 420HD Lync compatible IP Phones, but the course is also applicable to other AudioCodes Gateways and SBC hardware platforms.

To become AudioCodes GOLD Partner you need 2 ACA certified persons + 1 ACP certification. With this training you can achieve ACP certification but prerequisite is that you are ACA certified