

The interesting thing was that the incorrect numbers were an exact copy of the correct number, but with a “+” in front. Users would click on these “incorrect” numbers to dial a colleague and it would fail: They already had IM & Presence on a Lync 2013 Front-End server and the plan was to migrate all users and settings to the new SfB FE, and decommission the Lync 2013 FE.Įverything went smoothly until the customer noted that the phone numbers showing in their SfB and Lync clients weren’t correct. Important note: this only works on Office 2013 or higher for Windows at this time until any updates to the Mac client re-include this functionality.Recently, I deployed a full Skype for Business Server 2015 solution with Enterprise Voice for a customer. Enable the option “Allow anyone to contact me” (the default setting is “Allow invites but block all other communication”).On the right you will see a section at the bottom for “Contacts not using Skype for Business”.Select "Alerts" from the list of options on the left side.To get to the "Option" menu, click on the gear/setting icon in the upper right.After you add the contact to a group, the Skype contact will need to accept your request.įor Windows users only: If the new Skype contact reports that they have only the option to send you messages by SMS, you will need to make one other change in the “Alerts” options:.You can add the person to different contact groups and set the privacy relationship you feel is appropriate.You can then find the person you are looking for in the long list of matches from Skype (narrow it down by adding location or other details).Enter their skype name in the Contacts search window and click on the "Skype Directory" tab.To add a Skype contact to your Skype for Business contacts list: If you are using Skype to communicate with people, you can continue to use it and Skype for Business. Table of contentsĪt this time, this functionality is only available for Windows clients running Office 2013 or higher and is not available to Mac clients.Ī lot of people use Skype. Once you have download them double click on them this will start a certificate installation wizard select store and installed it in intermediate certificated and the second one in Trusted root cert. If you are unable to sign in please contact the IST Service Desk for support. Our new Engineering 7 (E7) building has Skype phone, this has been provided by Information Systems & Technology (IST)Īll faculty, staff and graduate accounts are automatically activated with the basic Skype for Business license, on a nightly basis. Microsoft Skype for Business is an enterprise unified communications tool that provides services such as Instant Messaging, presence, online collaboration, desktop sharing, and voice and video communication.
