I found this great CSR (Certificate Signing Request) tool named DigiCertUtil.exe in Jeff Schertz’s blog. It is a portable execution file, which means you don’t need to install it in your server. With this tool, I was able to simply generate the CSR file for both my Lync Edge server’s external and internal NIC. The … Continue reading Certificate Request Tool – DigiCertUtil.exe
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Force to Use Lync Web App
If you click the online meeting URL on a machine that already has Lync 2010 client installed, it will launch the Lync client as default. I tested it both in FireFox and IE, and they are all the same. If you want to force it to use Lync Web App, what you need to is … Continue reading Force to Use Lync Web App
Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications
According to the Gartner Magic Quadrant, Microsoft and Cisco are the best two Unified Communication solution vendors in the current market. http://www.gartner.com/technology/reprints.do?id=1-1728DMD&ct=110823&st=sb
Lync 2010 Server Roles
Based on the functionality provided by the servers, each Lync server runs one or more roles. Front End Server User authentication and registration Presence information and contact card exchange Address book services and distribution list expansion IM functionality, including multiparty IM conferences Web conferencing and application sharing (if deployed) Application hosting services, for both applications … Continue reading Lync 2010 Server Roles
Lync 2010 Design Plan
I have been working on a Lync project. Instead of using topology builder to design the topology directly, I used a tool named Lync 2010, planning tool. This tool is not only more user friendly but also provides prescriptive guidance. Here is how I use Lync planning tool to design Lync in my sandbox environment. … Continue reading Lync 2010 Design Plan
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