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MICROSOFT LYNC – STUDENTS

Microsoft Lync supports both instant messaging and online meeting functions

Microsoft Lync can be accessed in the following ways:

1. Web Interface

Join a meeting from your Office365 page

2. Desktop Client

Students can download the Microsoft Lync desktop client from their Office

365 page. Note that the Lync desktop client is pre-installed on Seton Hall

University laptops with Office 2013

3. Windows 8 Modern UI app

Interact with Microsoft Lync features from a full-screen Windows 8

Modern UI app

Please note: Microsoft Lync is authenticating with your PirateNet credentials. When you change

your PirateNet password, you will need to change your password in both the

Microsoft Lync app (Windows 8 Modern UI), and the Microsoft Lync Desktop Client

(Windows 7 and Windows 8 Desktop).

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DOWNLOADING THE MICROSOFT LYNC DESKTOP CLIENT

The Microsoft Lync Desktop Client can be downloaded from your Office365 page.

1

Start by opening a web browser

and going to: http://www.shu.edu

and select the PirateNet link in the

upper right corner

2

Select the Student Email button

3

Enter your Seton Hall University

shortname (smithjoh) and

password

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Your Office365 page will default to

display your eMail

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Select the Office 365 settings link

in settings ( ) menu

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On the Office 365 settings page,

select the software link

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Select Lync from the menu on the

left, then select the install button.

A small *.exe file will start to

download. Run this file to install

the Microsoft Lync desktop client.

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The Microsoft Lync software will

start to install on your laptop

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SETTING UP THE MICROSOFT LYNC DESKTOP CLIENT

The Microsoft Lync Desktop Client will authenticate against your PirateNet credentials.

1

If the Lync desktop client does not

automatically launch, manually

launch the program from:

Windows 7 Windows 8

Start > All Programs > Microsoft

Office 2013 > Lync 2013

Windows 8 Start Screen > Lync

2013 Tile

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When the Microsoft Lync software

is launched, you will be prompted

to sign-in.

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2a You may see the following

pop-up. Select the Accept

button to accept the

Microsoft Office License

Agreement and proceed

2b You may see the following

pop-up. Enter your

shortname@shu.edu in the

email field, then select

Next

2c A password field will then

be displayed. Enter your

PirateNet password, and

select Sign In

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In the Sign-in address: field, enter

your shortname@shu.edu

In the Password: field, enter your

PirateNet password

Select the Sign in button at the

bottom of the window

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Your name will be displayed at the

top of the Lync window.

In the Find Someone field, enter a

name to locate others at Seton

Hall University who are using Lync

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SETTING UP THE MICROSOFT LYNC

WINDOWS 8 MODERN UI APP

The Microsoft Lync Windows 8 Modern UI app will authenticate against your PirateNet

credentials.

1

From the Windows 8 Modern UI

Start Screen, launch the Store app

2

Search for the Lync app

tip: in Windows 8 Modern UI

environments, you can just start

typing to initiate a search

3

Once the Windows 8 Modern UI

Lync app has been installed, the

following tile will be added to your

Start Screen

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The first time that the Windows 8

Modern UI Lync app is launched, a

few settings need to be confirmed

Select the OK button to proceed

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Select the Allow button to let Lync

run in the background

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Select the Allow button to let Lync

have access to your webcam and

microphone

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Joining the Customer Experience

Improvement Program is optional.

Select Join or No, Thanks based on

your preference

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In the Sign in address field, enter

your shortname@shu.edu

Then select the Sign in button

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In the Username field, enter your

shortname@shu.edu

In the Password field, enter your

PirateNet password.

Then select the OK button

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The Windows 8 Modern UI Lync

app displays multiple types of

information, including Contacts

and History

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To log out of the Windows 8

Modern UI Lync app, select the

“What’s happening today?” field

in the upper right corner of the

screen, then select the Sign out

button at the bottom of the page