https://chrishayward.co.uk/tags/skype4b/ Recent content in Skype4B on chrishayward.co.uk Hugo en-gb Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:23:29 +0000 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2020/12/16/audiocodes-block-nuisance-inbound-calls/ Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2020/12/16/audiocodes-block-nuisance-inbound-calls/ This post explains an easy way to block nuisance callers using an AudioCodes SBC. Whilst it's possible to use New-CsInboundBlockedNumberPattern with… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2020/07/26/skype-for-business-cce-install-problems/ Sun, 26 Jul 2020 20:19:41 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2020/07/26/skype-for-business-cce-install-problems/ Here are the various errors I encountered helping a customer re-install Cloud Connector Edition and the fixes for them. Enabling credential delegation for… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2020/04/30/skype-for-business-server-fabric-logs-consuming-disk-space-script/ Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:30:11 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2020/04/30/skype-for-business-server-fabric-logs-consuming-disk-space-script/ You may notice that your Skype for Business Front End server consumes a lot of disk space and the culprit will either be: C:\ProgramData\Windows… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2020/02/29/skype-for-business-rip-exchange-um/ Sat, 29 Feb 2020 07:12:13 +0000 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2020/02/29/skype-for-business-rip-exchange-um/ Microsoft have stated that they would retire Exchange Online UM on 28th February 2020 and it would be replaced by Cloud Voicemail… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2020/02/06/skype-for-business-server-cloud-voicemail-configuration-tenant-or-tenantid/ Thu, 06 Feb 2020 09:07:18 +0000 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2020/02/06/skype-for-business-server-cloud-voicemail-configuration-tenant-or-tenantid/ To configure Cloud Voicemail, you should follow this guide from Microsoft… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2018/07/25/skype-for-business-qos-with-3rd-party-applications/ Wed, 25 Jul 2018 21:26:54 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2018/07/25/skype-for-business-qos-with-3rd-party-applications/ Are you using Citrix or any other 3rd party application that handles media (e.g. Call Recording / Contact Centre) with Skype for Business? You may find… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2018/07/25/skype-for-business-bulk-set-client-pin/ Wed, 25 Jul 2018 20:42:29 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2018/07/25/skype-for-business-bulk-set-client-pin/ Note this script is provided as an example only - By default a user can set their own Client Pin via the Dial-In Conferencing page (usually… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2017/09/26/microsoft-teams-and-skype-for-business-ignite-a-roundup-from-twitter/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 19:33:37 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2017/09/26/microsoft-teams-and-skype-for-business-ignite-a-roundup-from-twitter/ The biggest news from Microsoft Ignite is the announcement of Microsoft Teams replacing Skype for Business Online. This has sent the Community, Skype for… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2017/07/28/skype-for-business-why-you-should-install-office-2016-ctr-rather-than-traditional-msi/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 09:22:44 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2017/07/28/skype-for-business-why-you-should-install-office-2016-ctr-rather-than-traditional-msi/ If you don't have Office 365 or are not using the Office 2016 Click To Run (CTR) software on your end users computers they may be missing out on some… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2017/07/07/skype-for-business-automatically-set-rgs-holiday-sets-with-powershell-and-json/ Fri, 07 Jul 2017 16:49:36 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2017/07/07/skype-for-business-automatically-set-rgs-holiday-sets-with-powershell-and-json/ Every Lync/Skype admin has the same nightmare with Response Group Holiday sets, something that has to manually be programmed each year for Public Holidays… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2017/07/03/skype-for-business-move-csrgsconfiguration-object-reference-not-set-to-an-instance-of-an-object/ Mon, 03 Jul 2017 09:07:35 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2017/07/03/skype-for-business-move-csrgsconfiguration-object-reference-not-set-to-an-instance-of-an-object/ During a side-by-side Lync 2013 to Skype for Business migration I encountered an error moving Response Groups using Move-CsRgsConfiguration. This resulted… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2017/01/09/skype-for-business-can-i-have-voicemail-if-i-use-lotus-notes/ Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:30:24 +0000 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2017/01/09/skype-for-business-can-i-have-voicemail-if-i-use-lotus-notes/ The short answer is no, you require Exchange Unified Messaging, whether that is provided by Exchange 2010 SP3, 2013 2016 or Exchange Online. But, what… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2016/11/04/skype-for-business-resource-forest-and-surface-hub-sign-in/ Fri, 04 Nov 2016 08:35:21 +0000 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2016/11/04/skype-for-business-resource-forest-and-surface-hub-sign-in/ We recently came across an issue where a customer could not sign-in to a Microsoft Surface Hub. There's a great article here… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2016/06/14/skype-for-business-office-online-server-iso-download/ Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:17:50 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2016/06/14/skype-for-business-office-online-server-iso-download/ Microsoft recently released Office Online Server to replace Office Web Apps. OOS allows you to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote from your browser… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2016/04/15/skype-for-business-hide-response-group-from-address-book/ Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:25:02 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2016/04/15/skype-for-business-hide-response-group-from-address-book/ Back in 2012 I wrote a post on how to hide Response Groups from the Address Book in Lync 2010 using ADSI Edit. The same process also applied to Lync 2013… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2016/04/13/lync-2013-tls-negotiation-took-too-long-to-complete/ Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:34:47 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2016/04/13/lync-2013-tls-negotiation-took-too-long-to-complete/ I recently came across an issue with Lync 2013 where SCOM (System Center Operations Manager) was periodically reporting errors with the Conferencing… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2016/01/26/skype-for-business-get-qos-configuration-with-powershell/ Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:59:58 +0000 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2016/01/26/skype-for-business-get-qos-configuration-with-powershell/ When configuring QoS (Quality of Service) in Microsoft Lync / Skype for Business you need to modify the media port ranges for various Services and… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2015/12/10/skype-for-business-2015-edge-servers-not-discovered-by-scom-sfb-management-pack/ Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:12:54 +0000 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2015/12/10/skype-for-business-2015-edge-servers-not-discovered-by-scom-sfb-management-pack/ I recently came across an issue where the SCOM (System Center Operations Manager) Agent was installed on all servers in a customers Skype for Business… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2015/11/27/skype-for-business-2015-automated-backup-script/ Fri, 27 Nov 2015 11:38:43 +0000 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2015/11/27/skype-for-business-2015-automated-backup-script/ A few years ago I created a Lync 2013 backup script that would backup data from all servers in the Topology. Lync 2013 Automated Backup Script This script… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2015/11/20/skype-for-business-failed-to-execute-a-stored-procedure-on-the-back-end/ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:24:44 +0000 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2015/11/20/skype-for-business-failed-to-execute-a-stored-procedure-on-the-back-end/ I recently ran an "In-Place" upgrade from Lync 2013 to Skype for Business 2015 on a 3 node Enterprise Front End pool. After the upgrade all 3 Front Ends… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2015/09/18/skype-for-business-central-management-backup-module-failed/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:57:22 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2015/09/18/skype-for-business-central-management-backup-module-failed/ I recently deployed Skype for Business 2015 standard edition pool pairing. The CMS was originally on a Lync 2010 Standard edition server and was moved… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2015/09/17/skype-for-business-lync-easiest-way-to-add-trusted-root-certificate-authorities-to-edge/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 09:33:28 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2015/09/17/skype-for-business-lync-easiest-way-to-add-trusted-root-certificate-authorities-to-edge/ Ok here is a little tip when trying to add trusted root certificate authorities to Skype for Business 2015 and Lync 2010/2013 Edge servers. Microsoft have… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2015/04/17/lync-move-on-prem-users-to-lync-online-from-csv/ Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:17:30 +0100 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2015/04/17/lync-move-on-prem-users-to-lync-online-from-csv/ Microsoft detail how to move users from Lync On-Prem to Lync Online and how to bulk move users in an OU or with a particular AD attribute… https://chrishayward.co.uk/2014/02/24/lync-create-certificate-template-with-a-validity-period/ Mon, 24 Feb 2014 19:05:20 +0000 https://chrishayward.co.uk/2014/02/24/lync-create-certificate-template-with-a-validity-period/ When you deploy Lync and assign internal certificates to your Lync servers (E.g. Front End, Internal Edge, SBA and Gateways) by default you will only have…