How to conduct a conference call using microsoft lync. Apr 19, 2011 microsoft lync 2010, formerly office communicator 2007, provides a single interface that unites voice communications, im, and audio, video, and web conferencing into a richer, more contextual offering. Choose the desired meeting options in the lync meeting options dialog box. Lync dialin conferencing static route configuration. For now there is not automatic call invoicing in machpanel. Schedule a meeting or conference call using outlook 2010 or. Click on skype meeting, and your dialin number will be inserted automatically into. Developer network technet microsoft developer program channel 9 office.
Calling in is handy if you dont have a computer or prefer to use a phone for audio. Voiceover lets go through the remainingconfiguration tasks that are required to get a user setupfor dialin conferencing. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. Skype for business known problems and workarounds ubit. Skype for business, dialing international on this page, you can learn how to make an international phone call in skype for business as well as find some popular country codes. You can connect to a microsoft lync 2010 conference call or to the audio portion of an. Lync 2010 the dial plan mystery enterprise voice still reminds one of the mysteries of lync deployment. Polycom offers all uc software as a combined file for all phone models or as a split file for specific phone models. Again, the difference between public and private is the conference id number. Meeting participants call 7166459000 and enter a conference id supplied by the. You can call in to a lync meeting if you dont have a computer, or if you prefer to use a phone for audio.
Microsoft to link lync voice and im to skype by june the. If the user moved back to the lync 2010 pool, dialin conferencing would work. You need to use either the newer 5000 or duo with the newer, qualified 4. For every user that needs a phone number to dial in for their skypeteams meeting an audioconferencing addon license will need to be. How to add a dialin number to skype or teams meeting. Lync regions and assigning dialin conference numbers. Joined ocs user b to conference by manually dialing 6789 in the search bar. I have one scenario that might be different all of my users need to be able to see all of the locations conference numbers within different regions when they send a meeting in outlook. We are in the middle of a migration from lync 2010 to lync 20. Lync works across many devices and also has applications for iphone, ipad, windows phone and android.
The meeting id to resolve does not have the expected check digit. Change dialout number for conference users exchangepro. Enable pbx capabilities, including call control in office 365, and replace onpremises pbx with phone system. I have never done that before, but found out it is pretty easy to do. It takes advantage of the knowledge gained from multiple deployments from several lync. The migration has been very smooth and we moved several users over to the lync 20 environment for pilot. This feature is controlled, in the conference policy for the user. Polycom uc software with skype for business deployment guide. Shortly after migrating the users, we identified issues with our dialin conferencing. When a user is in a conference, the user has the possibility to dial out to invite others by phone. There needs to be at least one user in the meeting who has authenticated themselves either via their dialin pin or by joining from a lync skype for business client. Keep the team connected no matter where work takes you. Jul 16, 2014 the user was worried that somebody was joining their lync conferences, anonymously, and they wanted to change their conference id.
If the meeting request for a lync meeting includes a dialin phone number and conference id, then you can call into the meeting. How to conduct a conference call using microsoft lync microsoft lync is an enterprise messenger which brings a wide range of connectivity features for corporate users including the option to have conference calls, present powerpoint presentations, as well as screen sharing, file sharing, video chat and more. If you are calling from something lync enabled, then the call never hits pstn. Conferencing policies determine the features and capabilities that can be used in a conference. Lync 20 sdk activityid for in a conference call and in a. Outlook program or windows, you can set up new meetings using skype for business. Lync call computer to computer calls with one click. This can also be helpful when debugging, especially when identifying externalinternal problems.
Topics covered include instructions for scheduling, setting options and your pin, joining a call that uses dialin conferencing and joining a scheduled online meeting, and starting a group im conversation. Whether your teams engage your customers via im, video conferencing or voice communications, uc software brings it all together at the desktop or on your phone with all the features you need. Enterprise voice is integrated with rich presence, im, collaboration, and meetings. This typically occurs when a user mistypes the conference id. This will integrate seamlessly into the same skype program you currently use for. Make sure install lync web app plugin is selected on the signin screen. Download microsoft lync 2010 conferencing quick reference. How to set up skype4b lync call billing \ reporting. Microsoft kicked off its firstever lync conference in san diego, california, on tuesday by announcing a series of planned upgrades for its lync unified communications platform, including new. Join a skype for business lync meeting or conference call by phone. Free online calls, messaging, affordable international calling to mobiles or. Route exhaustion automatic reroute of trunk group calls to any pstn phone number i. This allows nonenteprise voice lync, lync web app, or lync attendee users to join the conference by having the conferencing service call outbound to them as opposed to them manually dialing in to the conference and entering conference id and passcodes. Hey, im a developer on the dialin conferencing team.
Microsoft lync 2010, formerly office communicator 2007, provides a single interface that unites voice communications, im, and audio, video, and web conferencing into a richer, more contextual offering. Ubs skype for business server is not configured to dial phone numbers. Microsoft lync dial and passcode automation codeproject. Realpresence desktop combines quality hd video, industryleading interoperability, and security that is both cost effective and. You can schedule microsoft lync 2010 meetings and conference calls from microsoft outlook. For right now im signed into windowsas a regular user called susan justice. Included in this release was the ability to support extension dialing when registered to. Join a meeting or conference call by phone lync microsoft support. I found that ocs users were able successfully join audio conferences using either a dynamic conference id from a scheduled meeting or their own personal conference ids, but only when they joined from the link within an emailmeeting.
Call and conference with confidence polycom uc software is a leading unified communications uc software platform for open standardsbased communication. Skype for business set up a skype for business meeting in outlook. Are you calling from a lync client or from a number that is external to your lync environment. Dec 06, 2017 6 enterprise voice enterprise voice is the voip feature in lync server. Call in to a lync meeting office support microsoft office support. Configure dialin conferencing in skype for business server skype. Anyone on lync 20 that created a conference could not dial continue reading lync 2010 to lync 20 migration.
The video conferencing software extends communications beyond the typical conference room setting to mobile professionals. Learn how to deploy, configure, and administer a microsoft lync server 2010 in this course, with systems engineer and enterprise consultant mike pfeiffer. In the previous article lync integration with polycom sip phones the ability for native lync registration was introduced for many of the standard sip handsets with the firmware release version 4. Lync server 2010, lync server 20, skype for business online, skype for business server 2015, skype for business server 2019. The dialing rule optimizer is a free tool which makes your lync enterprise voice deployment much easier. Changing the lync conference id build your business on a. A default dialin number is used based on your location setting. My educated guess is that you cannot call yourself with the lync client lister jul 10 12 at 15. You dont want to be disturbed and will see conversation notifications only if they are sent by someone in your. Pair it with direct routing or calling plan to have full. Sip trunking configuration guide for microsoft lync server.
Lync regions and assigning dialin conference numbers dial in conferencing with shoretel and skype for business 2015lync when rebooting is not the answer on 20170308 at 11. With the lync addin for outlook, you can schedule a conference call or meeting inside outlook. Follow the steps in the previous section for scheduling a phone conference or lync meeting. According to the creator of the tool ken lasko lync mvp, the lync dialing rule optimizer is designed to take care of 95% of the typical setup required to make enterprise voice work in lync server 2010. Getting a list of a users conferences lync development. Microsoft lync seamlessly integrates with communique conferencing dial in audio conferencing to create a fully integrated online meetings and collaboration package, complete with instant messaging, video conferencing, screen sharing and file sharing. To determine if the problem is internal or external to the lync environment assuming you are calling from a non lync number, you should take a look at the sip traffic on the edge for that number. Dial the conference number listed in your meeting request. You can join the audio or video, and im if its turned on in the meeting portion of a lync meeting from lync for android. Configure conferencing policies and dialin access numbers. First, go to, and it will take you to the dialin conference settings and pin management page, as shown here. This occurs when validation of a conference id entered by a pstn conferencing user fails. The most common cause is a user mistyping a conference id. Feb 07, 2017 go to outlook calendar, open the lync meeting request, and select join lync meeting.
Jun 06, 2012 microsoft lync auto dial and auto passcode. Features such as call answer, hold, resume, transfer, forward and divert are supported directly, while personalized speed dialing keys are replaced by contacts lists, and automatic. For now skype4blync call report as shown in snapshots below can be exported to excel and used for billing your clients. Before sending the meeting invitation, click meeting options on the toolbar of the meeting invitation. Schedule a meeting or conference call using outlook 2010. To adjust the default grace period which defines how long anonymous or unauthenticated particpants can stay in the meeting when no authenticated lync users are present, configure the anonymoususergraceperiod parameter in the setcsuserservicesconfigur ation cmdlet. All programs, click skype for business 2015, and then click skype for business. First of all, your information is amazing, im new to lync and this clear up a lot in my head. Jun 25, 2009 i have an user who is facing issue with his conference id, when he creates a conference no one is able to join, it says the conference id is invalid. Microsoft lync dial in conferencing conference call service. So we have tried to rest the conference id through cwa page, the weird thing is rest. Developer network technet microsoft developer program channel 9 office dev center microsoft garage. So im going to go over to the dialin conferencing page. How to set up skype4b lync call billing \ reporting, call.
Go to outlook calendar, open the lync meeting request, and select join lync meeting. When specifying phone numbers, use the format for international phone numbers. Anyone on lync 20 that created a conference could not dial into the conference. We have changed conference settings to use new conference for each conference but still the issue persists. In lync 20 enterprise users is allowed to make pstn dial out from a lync conference without a plus cal license. Phone tab provides a list of voice mails and call logs, as well as an onscreen dial pad for dialing a number. All you need is the conference number and meeting id, which is in the. With lync server 2010, now you can extend enterprise voice features throughout your environment. Youre in a lync conference call lync meeting with audio and shouldnt be interrupted.
Join a lync meeting or audio or video conference call. Available free busy busy in a call onthephone in a meeting in a conference call presenting inpresentation do not disturb donotdisturb be right back. Connect instantly with chat and share your screen for fastpaced decision making. This is done to prevent toll fraud where someone discovers a conference id usually through an autodialer, and then sells audio conferencing to random people while costing you tons of money because they are using your tollfree numbers. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Microsoft office 365 audio conferencing information technology. How to enter conference call id in skype microsoft community. Feb 19, 20 microsoft kicked off its firstever lync conference in san diego, california, on tuesday by announcing a series of planned upgrades for its lync unified communications platform, including new. Lync 20 sdk activityid for in a conference call and. The process for imitating lync conference calls is the same on mobile devices and you can instantly initiate conference calls using a supported mobile device or via the web version of lync.
Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. Open the meeting request, and, under join by phone, note the dialin numbers and conference id. By resetting your assigned conference information you automatically create a new conference id and meeting url. Autodial line for conference call meetings skype for business. Call into a lync meeting lync microsoft office support office 365. Much of the time, the list you get back will only contain a single conference, because the outlook meeting addin reuses a single conference id for online meetings scheduled by the same user. Skype for business is an easytouse interface that allows users to communicate through text chat, voice calls, video calls and online meetings.
The conference id entered by a pstn conferencing user is invalid. Users would call in, be prompted to input the meeting number and then would receive a busy signal. Join a lync meeting or an audio or video conference call. To configure dialin conferencing, you must perform the following tasks. Dial the office 365 audio conferencing number located in either of the join microsoft. Support for georedundant pbx deployments and automatic reroute of sip trunks to the backup. The plugin is required for audio, video, and screen sharing. But you may see more than one if the user has created ad hoc conferences through the meet now option in the lync client, or by inviting other people to a. The lync 20 sdk has some pretty nonintuitive activityid strings used as identifiers for the builtin availabilities.
Choose the dialin number using lync in microsoft outlook. Call into a lync meeting lync office support office 365. You received an automated email from microsoft similar to the one shown. May, 2011 you can schedule microsoft lync 2010 meetings and conference calls from microsoft outlook. You can join the audio or video, and im if its turned on in the meeting portion of a. Youre in a meeting per lync or per outlook and shouldnt be interrupted. Supported features features available on polycom phones vary by software release and phone model. The user was worried that somebody was joining their lync conferences, anonymously, and they wanted to change their conference id. The below image shows microsoft lync running on ipad. Skype for business audio dialin conferencing helpme.