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Getting Started with Microsoft Lync Server 2013

By : Fabrizio Volpe
Book Image

Getting Started with Microsoft Lync Server 2013

By: Fabrizio Volpe

Overview of this book

Lync 2013 is a product that enables users to IM, and have audio and video conferences, including multi-party video. The mobile client permits the use of all the features in every device with an access-from-everywhere logic. The company’s Active Directory users, SharePoint documents, and Exchange objects integrate with Lync to deliver most of the advanced features. Getting Started with Microsoft Lync Server 2013 will give you all the relevant information you need to enable voice features, select the best Lync client in different scenarios, make your Lync services available to the external users, empower the collaborative environment of Persistent Chat Server rooms, and to build an affordable unified communication system. Getting Started with Microsoft Lync Server 2013 will explore all the concepts you need to administer and plan a Lync 2013 environment in a short time, explaining the background mechanisms of the system.It begins with the deployment of a Lync frontend and SQL mirroring solution, including all the requirements and tips clearly laid out. It proceeds with the Front End pairing, mobility, and mediation server deployment with media bypass. It covers a core chapter about Enterprise Voice with a closing part on Persistent Chat and on clients with their characteristics. Getting Started with Microsoft Lync Server 2013 will give you all the relevant information you need to enable voice features, and will help to select the best Lync client in different scenarios.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Getting Started with Microsoft Lync Server 2013
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

What clients are available?


At the moment, we are writing a list that includes the following clients:

  • Full client, as a part of Office 2013 Plus

  • The Lync 2013 app for Windows 8

  • Lync 2013 for mobile devices

  • The Lync Basic 2013 version

Note

A plugin is needed to enable Lync features on a virtual desktop. We need the full Lync 2013 client installation to allow Lync access to the user.

Although they are not clients in the traditional sense of the word, our list must also include the following ones:

  • The Microsoft Lync VDI 2013 plugin

  • Lync Online (Office 365)

  • Lync Web App

  • Lync Phone Edition

  • Legacy clients that are still supported (Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Attendant, and Lync 2010 Mobile)

Full client (Office 2013)

This is the most complete client available at the moment. It includes full support for voice, video, IM (similarly to the previous versions), and integration for the new features (for example, high-definition video, the gallery feature to see multiple video feeds at the same time, and chat room integration...