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Fun with NSLOOKUP

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...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Wed, Aug 3 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, Exchange, troubleshooting, Lync Server
Fix for error: Lync has both per-user and per-machine instances installed

You may see the error, " Lync has both per-user and per-machine instances installed. Click OK to remove the per-user installation. " The error occurs every time the Lync client is launched. This is caused when a user has downloaded and installed...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Tue, May 10 2011
Filed under: Filed under: troubleshooting, Lync Server
Lync Server 2010 Installation Fails: Prerequisite installation failed: Wmf2008R2

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...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Fri, May 6 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Windows Server 2008 R2, Lync Server
Disabling a User in AD Does Not Disable the User In Lync

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...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Mon, Mar 21 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Security, Lync Server
Lync 2010 and Microsoft Office Compatibility

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...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Tue, Mar 15 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Lync Server
Script to Force Download of the Lync Address Book

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...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Thu, Feb 24 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, scripts, Lync Server
The Lync Server 2010, Best Practices Analyzer

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...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Thu, Feb 17 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Lync Server
Installing Lync 2010 Without Domain Admin Rights

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...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Wed, Feb 16 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Security, Lync Server
Deploying the Lync 2010 Client to different architectures

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...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Thu, Feb 3 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, scripts, Lync Server
Be careful using Lync Control Panel and Powershell together to manage Voice Routing

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...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Wed, Jan 12 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, PowerShell, Lync Server
Testing Speech Grammars

In an earlier post I wrote about speech grammars in Lync Server and Exchange Unified Messaging. Here's a simple VBScript that uses the method to hear how speech-enabled programs pronounce words. This is useful to determine how these programs will...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Sun, Dec 19 2010
Filed under: Filed under: tip, Exchange, troubleshooting, Lync Server, UM
Changing Name Pronunciation in Lync Server 2010

Lync Server 2010 uses speech grammars to make meeting entry and exit announcements. For example, "Jeff Guillet is now joining" is played to all meeting participants when I join a Lync meeting if the meeting is configured to play announcements...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Sat, Dec 18 2010
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Lync Server
How to Configure Default Settings for Lync 2010 Meetings

Out of the box, all Lync meetings have the following default properties: All meetings are public meetings Users are allowed to create public meetings The conference ID and the meeting link remain consistent each time the meeting is held Anonymous (unauthenticated...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Tue, Dec 7 2010
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Lync Server
Unable to logon to Lync Server Control Panel

You may recieve an error when logging in to the Lync Server Control Panel for the first time from a computer or even the Lync server itself. When you launch the Lync Server Control Panel Silverlight application from the Start menu or open https://lyncserver...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Sun, Nov 7 2010
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Lync Server
Cannot move Lync 2010 user to new pool

You may find that you are unable to move certain users to a new Lync Server 2010 registrar pool. When you select the user and then choose Move selected users to pool from the Action menu, you enter the Destination Registrar Pool and then receive the error...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Sun, Nov 7 2010
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Lync Server
View Configuration Information from the Lync 2010 Client

You can easily view the configuration information of the Lync 2010 client by following these simple steps. Hold the Control key down while right-clicking the green Lync client icon in the notification area. This will enable the Configuration Information...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Sat, Oct 30 2010
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Lync Server

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