Lync-Skype ConnectivityMicrosoft UC Federation Overview

Lync-Skype Connectivity Supports

Business to Business• Review design changes with your

contractor

• Bring the right talent together

Business to Consumer

• Go from “business hours” to “Be Right Back”

• Consult new customers in new locales

Employee to Community• Catch up with home from the hotel

• Mentor a student on the other side of the world

• Connect and participate in wider (external) business

communities from anywhere

Understanding the Differences

Enterprise UC Platform

Skype-to-Skype

Voice

Skype-to-Skype

Video

Messaging

File and Screen

Sharing

Call Landlines

and Mobiles

Group Video

Calling

Skype WiFi

Online Number

SMS

Free Paid

Instant

Messaging

Presence/

Availability

Audio

Calling Contacts

Lync-Skype ConnectivitySupported Features

Lync-Skype ConnectivityInfrastructure

Router

T1, PRI, Analog

T1, PRI, Analog

Hybrid MSSBC/VoIP GW

Socks5

Proxy

Edge

DMZ

Lync-Skype ConnectivityEnduser Capabilities

Lync-Skype ConnectivityEnduser Requirements

Lync-Skype ConnectivityWhat is a MSA (Microsoft Account)?

Lync-Skype ConnectivitySkype connectivity capabilities by edition

and

Federation Simplicity via Lync’s edge

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AD

Lync

Edge

Server

SIP - TLS

G.722 RTP

MSNP

On-Premises Lync Server Deployment

Audio Gateway

Microsoft Cloud

MSNP

Gateway

(IM/P, Contacts)

Lync

Federation

Service

Edge

SQL

Three Steps to Deploying ConnectivityConfiguring Lync and Skype

Provision Edge

Set-Up

Configure

Connectivity

*If you have Windows Live Messenger federation working already, you can skip these!

Provision for Skype Connectivity Provision

@ https://pic.lync.com

provision your domain

This tells our service where to

send inbound messages and

informs Skype & Messenger that

your Lync domain is available

for connectivity

Configuring the Lync ServerEdge Set-Up

Edge

Set-Up

Set up Edge to receive external traffic

Set up Edge with certificate from a Public CA

Configure firewall for necessary ports & protocols

Configure DNS

*If you’ve already set up Lync Federation most of the above steps will have been completed

Access Edge Configuration in Lync Server Control Panel

Configure

Connectivity

Enable/Disable

Global Federation

Access Edge Configuration in Lync Server Control Panel

Configure

Connectivity

Archive external

communication Send Archiving disclaimer

to federated partners

Access Edge Configuration in Lync Server Control Panel

Configure

Connectivity

• Set up at least one External

Access Policy to enable

communications with Skype

users

• You can also assign External

Access Policy to an individual

user via the Users tab

Access Edge Configuration in Lync Server Control Panel

Configure

Connectivity

SIP Federated Providers

Skype

Check “Enable communications

with this provider”

*Important: “Default verification level”

*Recommended - Allow communications only with

those you’ve added to your Contact List. This can be

overridden by the user in the Lync client.

• Use the Lync Server Control Panel

or PowerShell to enable

connectivity, partner discovery,

partner domain discovery.

• Configure a policy for

communications with Skype users.

Set up your SIP federated domains.

• Provision your organization for

federation using

https://pic.lync.com, provide your

domain(s) & FQDN(s).

• Set up your Lync edge for

federation, including public certs.

Three Steps to Deploying ConnectivityConfiguring Lync and Skype

Provision Edge

Set-Up

Configure

Connectivity

Skype

Connectivity

StepUser

Configuration

Connecting Lync Online to SkypeSkype

Connectivity

Connecting Lync Online to SkypeUser

Configuration

Users tab

User name

Check/uncheck Public IM

Resources

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg425877.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg412986.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj721883.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg399048.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398918.aspx