Exchange Resource Mailbox Configuration for Meeting Rooms
August 12, 2019 by Jeff Schertz · 8 Comments
Several previous articles on this blog have outlined the required configuration of Exchange mailboxes for use with native Microsoft meeting room solutions for Microsoft Teams and Skype. There are also some articles which cover the configuration for mailboxes for use with standards-based video conferencing solutions from Poly and Cisco which support Microsoft Exchange to display […]
Managing Office 365 with PowerShell
October 9, 2018 by Jeff Schertz · 11 Comments
This article is intended to share a streamlined approach for managing Office 365 services via PowerShell which are pertinent to the Microsoft UC platform, namely Exchange Online, Skype for Business Online, and Microsoft Teams. Covered are a host of one-time installation steps needed to prepare a single workstation with the requisite software as well as […]
Displaying Teams in the Exchange Online Address Book
July 3, 2018 by Jeff Schertz · 3 Comments
Microsoft has recently implemented a change in how Office 365 Groups are handled by default in Exchange Online. Since the release of Microsoft Teams, which uses Office 365 Groups as the core membership list for individual Teams, when a user created a new team then the associated Office 365 Group was automatically Exchange-enabled with distribution […]
Skype for Business Online Meeting Room Accounts
January 16, 2017 by Jeff Schertz · 83 Comments
One of the most common questions asked when working among the array of available Skype for Business (SfB) audio and video endpoints is regarding what type of Lync or Skype for Business account can or should be used? The short answer here is that there typically is not only one right answer. Most of the […]
Skype for Business and Exchange UM Integration
October 30, 2015 by Jeff Schertz · 31 Comments
This article covers the configuration steps for introducing voice mail support into a Skype for Business (SfB) Server 2015 environment by integrating with Exchange Server 2013 Unified Messaging (UM). Note that this series of Exchange integration articles leverages Exchange Server 2013 and will continue to do so for continuities’ sake. Microsoft has recently released to […]
High Resolution Photos in Skype for Business
October 6, 2015 by Jeff Schertz · 9 Comments
This basic article covers a few ways for users and administrators to import and manage contact photos in Skype for Business Server, once the required Exchange Server integration has been completed. Without leverage Exchange Server for storing contact photos then the only options available Prerequisites In order to use the Skype for Business Server 2015 […]
Exchange and Skype for Business Integration
September 14, 2015 by Jeff Schertz · 71 Comments
This edition in a series of deployment articles for Skype for Business Server 2015 addresses the integration of an existing Exchange Server 2013 installation with a recently installed Skype for Business Standard Edition server. The article outlines establishing the prerequisite partnership between each platform, allowing the Skype for Business server to leverage the Exchange Server […]
Understanding Active Directory Naming Formats
August 20, 2012 by Jeff Schertz · 27 Comments
This basic article is intended to provide a background in different Active Directory user name and domain name formats and how they are used by applications for basic and integrated authentication process within Windows Server. The guidance provided throughout is targeted towards working with Microsoft Lync, Exchange, and third-party solutions or applications which support direct […]
Exchange Integration with Polycom SIP Phones
January 23, 2012 by Jeff Schertz · 19 Comments
In addition to native Lync Server registration some of the standard Polycom SIP phones also support native integration with Microsoft Exchange Server for access to Calendar data with meeting reminders and click-to-join support for Lync Online Meeting invitations. Currently of entire line of Polycom supported SIP phones which can register directly to Lync Server only […]
Lync SIP Registration with Disabled Accounts
November 26, 2010 by Jeff Schertz · 29 Comments
Now clearly the title of this article is a bit misleading as you cannot authenticate and sign-in to the Lync registrar using an Active Directory user account which is disabled. But the scenario often exists where a SIP client may need to register as a disabled account. For example the native registration of a Polycom […]
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