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Issue with Remote User Access for Clients using Windows XP and Windows 2008...
I was helping to troubleshoot an issue where users were unable to login via Remote User Access using the Edge server. They were able to successfully login from inside the network, but externally, the...
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Issue with A/V Session with Remote or Federated User
I've run into this with a couple of customers recently. The issue is that when trying to establish a media session, either Audio, Video, or Desktop Sharing, with a remote or federated user the session...
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How to Get the Last Time a User Registered with a Front End
Update 10/31/13 - Added an additional SQL query if you have the Monitoring Server available.A question that comes up from customers from time to time is how do I get a list of what users are actually...
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How to Get a List of Client Versions and the Users Logged into Them
Another question that comes up from customers, especially when we're talking about migrations and updating clients, is how do I figure out which users are running the old version of the client? You...
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Issues with MRAS and Limited External Calling
This week I ran into two interesting issues, both around MRAS and the clients displaying Limited External Calling. So what is MRAS anyway? MRAS (Media Relay Authentication Service) is a service on...
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Issue with X-Frame-Options and Lync Server 2013 Simple URLs
I had a customer recently that started getting the following when external users tried to join a Lync meeting they were hosting: This content cannot be displayed in a frame To help protect the security...
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How to Verify if Skype for Business Server 2015 Database Updates Completed...
Update 3/18/16 – Added database versions for March 2016 Cumulative Update. Update 11/17/15 – Added database versions for November 2015 Cumulative Update. Update 10/1/15 – Added database versions for...
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Issue Updating WsFedPassiveMetadataUri for Passive Authentication in Lync...
I had a customer recently where we were setting up passive authentication for Lync Server 2013 and we needed to change the ADFS server that we were using. That seemed like an easy enough task,...
View ArticleWhat Databases are Moved when Running Invoke-CsDatabaseFailover?
I have a customer question recently on how to know what databases the Invoke-CsDatabaseFailover cmdlet was going to move for each DatabaseType parameter. Some of them are self explanatory, but others...
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How to Change the Certificate Store Used for Lync Client Certificates
I've gotten this question from time to time from customers about the certificate that Lync issues to users and it showing up in the certificate picker for users. The Lync server issues a certificate...
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Skype for Business Server Real-Time Statistics Manager
A pretty cool new tool is available to help administrators monitor their Skype for Business/Lync servers in real time. From the Plan for Statistics Manager in Skype for Business Server 2015 TechNet...
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Issue Installing Skype for Business Server 2015 in a Hardened Environment...
During the install for Skype for Business Server 2015, SQL Express fails to install with the following error message: Prerequisite installation failed: Prerequisite installation failed: SqlInstanceRtc...
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New Skype for Business Server 2015 PowerShell Cmdlets Not Available After...
After applying the Skype for Business Server 2015 November 2015 Cumulative Update, some additional PowerShell cmdlets are available: Add-CsSlaDelegates Remove-CsSlaDelegates Get-CsSlaConfiguration...
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How to Setup Shared Line Appearance in Skype for Business Server 2015
Update 3/6/16 – Updated list of supported Polycom phones. Shared Line Appearance (SLA) is a new feature in the Skype for Business Server November 2015 Cumulative Update. To enable this feature, you...
View Article.NET Framework 4.6.1 and Skype for Business Server 2015/Lync Server 2013
Be aware that the Skype Product Group has recommended that customers hold off on installing .NET Framework 4.6.1 on their Skype for Business Server 2015 and Lync Server 2013 servers. You can follow...
View ArticleLast Cumulative Update for Lync Server 2010 Available
This will mark the last Cumulative Update for Lync Server 2010 as we are at the end of the 5 year main-stream support. This also means it is the start of extended support (end 4/13/2021). During the...
View ArticleSkype for Business Server Real-Time Statistics Manager 1.1 Available
An update to Skype for Business Server Real-Time Statistics Manager is available. The following known issues have been fixed in release 1.1: UI/Server/Agent – Numerous significant reliability and...
View ArticleSkype for Business Basic Client & Updates
Starting with the July 5, 2016, update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB3115268), the Skype for Business Basic 2016 client can now be updated using the regular Skype for Business 2016 client updates....
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Issue with CMS Replication in a Hardened Environment
This was an interesting issue I ran into recently at a customer. They were migrating to Skype for Business Server 2015 from Lync Server 2013. They were having issues with CMS replication to the new...
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Issue Installing Prerequisites on a Server with KB2966828
This has been an issue for awhile now, but not normally something I run into as most of my installs start with an unpatched base install of Windows. In this case, the image we used had patches already...
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