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How to Force Using the Lync Web App
Wed, Dec 28 2011 20:05
If you have the Lync 2010 client installed it will automatically launch when you click to join a meeting using the meeting URL. If you don't have Lync 2010 installed you will see a Microsoft Lync 2010 join page similar to the following: From this... Read More...
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Lync 2010 Mobile Client Released for Apple IOS
Tue, Dec 20 2011 2:20
Finally! The Microsoft Lync 2010 mobile client for Apple IOS devices has been released. Now you can get your Lync on from your iPhone or iPad. Go and get it from the Apple App Store for the iPhone or the iPad . Did you find this information useful? Post... Read More...
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Lync 2010 Mobile Client Released for Android
Wed, Dec 14 2011 14:48
The Lync 2010 mobile client for Android devices is now available from the Android Market. Go forth and Lync! Did you find this information useful? Post a comment and share it with others! Read More... Read More...
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How to get Lync Control Panel to Remember Password
Tue, Oct 25 2011 20:16
Whenever you launch the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Control Panel you are prompted for credentials, even if you select the check box to "Remember my credentials". You can easily make Lync Control Panel remember your username and password by adding... Read More...
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Fun with NSLOOKUP
Wed, Aug 3 2011 20:24
Microsoft Exchange and Lync Server use TXT and SRV records in DNS to publish domain and service connection point information. Exchange 2007 and 2010 use TXT records for federation and Sender Protection Framework (SPF) records. Lync 2010 uses SRV records... Read More...
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Tabbed Conversations for Microsoft Lync 2010
Fri, Jun 3 2011 10:29
Microsoft released Tabbed Conversations for Microsoft Lync 2010 today. Tabbed Conversations is an application that provides a tabbed Lync 2010 conversation window to allow multiple instant messaging (IM) conversations in a single window, as shown below... Read More...
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Lync Server 2010 Installation Fails: Prerequisite installation failed: Wmf2008R2
Fri, May 6 2011 14:25
Ran into a new issue today installing Lync Server 2010 on a freshly baked Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 server. During the Setup Lync Server Components step of the installation, it failed with an error, " Prerequisite installation failed: Wmf2008R2... Read More...
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How to Easily Check for a Windows Enterprise CA
Fri, Apr 29 2011 14:01
I work with a lot of different clients and often need to generate private certificates for applications, such as Exchange, Lync Server, and System Center. I'm often surprised that clients aren't aware if they even have a certificate authority... Read More...
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Disabling a User in AD Does Not Disable the User In Lync
Mon, Mar 21 2011 16:32
It's quite common for companies to disable user accounts in Active Directory, rather than delete them, when a user leaves the company. This allows other IT staff and managers to access that user's data and email after they are gone. However, disabling... Read More...
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Lync 2010 and Microsoft Office Compatibility
Tue, Mar 15 2011 10:26
The following table describes the Lync 2010 features that are supported by various versions of Office. Feature Microsoft Office 2003 with Service Pack 3 (SP3) Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 Presence status in the Microsoft Outlook To and... Read More...
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Download These Lync Adoption and Training Materials
Fri, Mar 11 2011 19:42
The Lync Adoption and Training Downloads contains a variety of user education and training resources for Microsoft Lync, including What's New articles and videos, Quick Start Guides, Work Smart Guides, Short Videos, and Training PowerPoint Presentations... Read More...
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Lync Tools: Stress and Performance Tool and Capacity Calculator
Fri, Mar 4 2011 10:33
Microsoft released two new Lync Server 2010 tools to help you in your deployments. The Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Capacity Calculator is a spreadsheet for calculating a user’s hardware requirements based on information that the admin supplies about number... Read More...
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Script to Force Download of the Lync Address Book
Thu, Feb 24 2011 19:43
I wrote a script (batch file, really) that users can run to force a download of the Lync address book. The Lync address book is generated automatically on the Lync server every 24 hours at 1:30AM, local server time. The address book is then downloaded... Read More...
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New Server Virtualization in Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Whitepaper
Tue, Feb 22 2011 10:04
Microsoft has released a new whitepaper on Server Virtualization in Microsoft Lync Server 2010 . This document outlines a series of best practice recommendations for running Lync Server 2010 in a virtualized environment. The document replaces the first... Read More...
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The Lync Server 2010, Best Practices Analyzer
Thu, Feb 17 2011 20:27
In the tradition of the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer tool, Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (and Lync) Best Practices Analyzer. You can use Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Best Practices Analyzer to identify and resolve... Read More...
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Installing Lync 2010 Without Domain Admin Rights
Wed, Feb 16 2011 15:18
I recently installed Lync Server 2010 at a customer where I did not have Domain Admin rights. This presents a challenge, since setting up Lync Server requires various updates to Active Directory. The online documentation isn't very clear on on this... Read More...
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Lync 2010 Visio Stencils
Wed, Feb 9 2011 9:48
Creating visual representations of your Microsoft Lync Server 2010 topology is a helpful way to communicate your Lync Server 2010 deployment. Using standard Microsoft Visio stencils helps those in your organization to better understand how you architect... Read More...
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Deploying the Lync 2010 Client to different architectures
Thu, Feb 3 2011 19:14
The Lync Server 2010 client is a single unified communications client that replaces both the Office Communicator and Live Meeting clients. This single client performs all the functions of the previous clients, including instant messaging (IM), web conferencing... Read More...
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How to Enable Appear Offline Status in Lync Server
Mon, Jan 17 2011 22:15
You may wish to allow users to set their status to "Appear Offline". This was a status available by default in OCS 2007, but is not enabled by default in Lync Server 2010. To enable the "Appear Offline" status for all users, run the... Read More...
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Be careful using Lync Control Panel and Powershell together to manage Voice Routing
Wed, Jan 12 2011 16:44
If you have an environment where you have multiple Lync administrators who manage voice routing, you may come across an issue where voice routes seemingly disappear. This can happen when an administrator using the Lync Control Panel commits changes after... Read More...
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