Posts Tagged ‘Lync 2010’

So the waiting (as of writing) is almost over and the server-side bits for shiny new Lync Mobility Service (MCX) have been released! The client-side bits are likely to be released next week and in the meantime there is nothing stopping you from prepping your Lync Servers. All clients have been released and can be [...]

Friday, December 9th, 2011 at 21:59 | 62 comments
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With the recent “Indian Summer” well and truly behind us (Brits) I thought what what better way to welcome in the Autumn season than posting a brief update on what is happening in the world of Microsoft UC First up, Lync on the Mac – it has been known for some time (even with the equivalent [...]

Friday, October 7th, 2011 at 22:33 | 2 comments
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Those that use Mac OS will no doubt be aware that there are a number of limitations within the Communicator for Mac client, most notable being that inability to experience the full conferencing capability of Lync (Lync Web App does go some way to address this). Also unlike the PC Lync client it is unable to hookup [...]

Friday, September 9th, 2011 at 21:08 | 3 comments
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I recently had a requirement to run through a new lab installation of Lync Server, I wanted to use my existing test Active Directory and ensure that once I’d completed testing I could roll back to my initial test server.

For those that have tried to create an entirely new installation in this scenario, you’ll be familiar with the need to remove references to your existing Central Management Store location, in my case I didn’t want to migrate or move my existing topology, just disregard it – albeit temporarily.

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 at 18:50 | 0 comments
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Time does fly when you are having fun, or in my case on what felt like a mammoth (2 weeks) vacation with the family/kids. We decided to bite the bullet and do the Orlando/Disney World thing following the success of Disneyland Paris a year back. Of course I’m not quite sure who enjoyed it more me [...]

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 at 16:20 | 0 comments
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Tonnes of new Lync documentation and tools have been made available in recent weeks, highlights include: Security Guide Uninstalling/Decommissioning Lync Server Troubleshooting Clients Bandwidth Calculator and User’s Guide (a great resource for granular information about bandwidth planning) Resource Kit Book Chapters: Enterprise Voice Response Group Service SharePoint Integration Taken from NextHop: here

Thursday, April 14th, 2011 at 08:56 | 0 comments
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