The poor Director server role. No longer needed by Teams, its primary function usurped by Azure AD for Office 365…Microsoft’s march into the future seems to have passed right by it. Now, this is not the first time Microsoft has
Lync Doesn’t Like a Recreated Active Directory User? How to Fix It
A reader sent in a Lync Server/Active Directory support request the other day. I responded, but they solved it without much input from us (a credit to their fast troubleshooting skills!). Afterward, we discussed their solution, and I asked if
Moving to Lync Server 2013: Starting the Install (Part 2)
Sorry this post is late! We’re still finalizing our new Lync Server 2013 installation. Some configuration issues (not part of Lync itself) are slowing us down. But I have plenty of notes on how we began, so I’m ready to
How to Schedule Lync Online Meetings Using A Different User Identity
Guest Post from RealPage The other day, Craig at RealPage Inc. contacted me with an unusual question about Lync user identities. In short: They have two users. They want both users to be able to open an Administrative profile in
Updating Lync Contacts: Using Active Directory to Store and Push Contact Photos (Part 1 of 3)
There are several parts involved in creating and displaying those profiles you see in Lync’s contact window. When one of them misbehaves, you see the effects right away. Inaccurate phone number. Wrong Presence status. Missing contact photo. We recently had