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First tweet i read this morning from Randy Chapman was the news that i think all Mac users have been waiting a long time for. There is a Skype for Business Mac Client !!!! thanks Randy for the heads up as always. I had a mac for a years but i don’t use it alot to be honest im mainly a windows fan and use my mac once in a while.
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Thought spent i little time collecting some information into a blog post on the mac client and sharing my install of the client and a quick look around.
Also Iain Smith (MVP) talks about the Mac client in the Skype show episode 10 here
Microsoft client Download link
Points to Note before you download the client.
System requirements for your MAC to use Skype for Business
- OSX 10.11 (El Capitan) or OSX 10.12 (Sierra)
- Outlook Mac build 15.27 (161010) required for Outlook integration
Peavey vypyr software. Office 365 and Lync / Skype for Business Server topology
Microsoft are recommending to get the latest and greatest to move to Skype for Business Online but that not an option for everyone. Cheeky Msft.
For on premise bad boys Looks like there will be new CUs for SfB Server and Lync Server to remove requirement for mobility to be deployed and also to support E911.
- Skype for Business Server 2015 or Lync Server 2013
- Skype for Business Server 2015 customers should at a minimum download and install the Skype for Business Server 2015 Cumulative Update version 9319.272 or higher (coming soon)
- Lync Server 2013 Cumulative Update version 8308.973 or higher (coming soon)
- Unfortunately Lync 2010 Server – Lync Server 2010 is not supported – There users will have continue to use the Lync for Mac 2011 client.
Mobility Requirement and Enablement
The Mac client works like a mobile client so you need mobility enabled but I also noticed the below so it looks like there will be a number CU released soon for SfB server and Lync Server which allows the Mac client to work without mobility being enabled. This is a major dependency.
- E-911 support requires Skype for Business Server 2015 CU4 (build 9319.272 or higher, coming soon) or Lync Server 2013 CU8 HF1 (build 8309.973 or higher, coming soon).
- Without Skype for Business Server 2015 CU4 (build 9319.272 or higher, coming soon) or Lync Server 2013 CU8 HF1 (build 8309.973 or higher, coming soon), Skype for Business on Mac requires Mobility enablement on the server side. After updating to builds 9317.272 or 8309.973, Mobility enablement will no longer be required.
Features and Functionality
The Mac client still doesn’t have the same level of features as the Windows based client unfortunately. This i can only see being worked on on future releases. I think Mac users will be very happy to have a new client but still feel they are a little behind with feature set.
This is what’s missing and not available currently
Presence features
- View status based on calendar free/busy information
- Add a custom location
- Use a photo from any public site for My Picture
- (not available in Skype for Business Online)
Contacts
- Pre-populated Contacts list
- Modify Contacts list
- Tag contacts for status change alerts
- Control privacy relationships
- Manage contact groups
- Search for Response Groups
- Display recent contacts group
- Sort contacts by Group, Relationship, or New (people who’ve added you to their Contacts list)
- Sort contacts by Status (availability)
IM Support
- Log IM conversations in Outlook (If server side conversation history is turned on.) So it needs Exchange 2013, 2016 or online to use.
- Use prepared conversation templates
- Skill search (with SharePoint Server integration)
- (On-premises Skype for Business Server and on-premises SharePoint 2013 are required for skill search.)
- Persistent Chat (Group Chat) integration
- (not available for Skype for Business Online)
- Escalate a Persistent Chat room to a Skype for Business Meeting with one click
- (not available for Skype for Business Online)
- Inline pictures of sender and receiver in IM window
- Inline pictures of sender and receiver in IM window
- Send ink messages
- Receive ink messages
Meetings
- Peer-to-peer video-based screen sharing
- Share a program (if enabled) (View Only)
- Add and present Microsoft PowerPoint files
- Navigate Microsoft PowerPoint files
- Add and edit OneNote meeting notes
- Use a whiteboard
- Conduct polls
- Upload files to share with others
- Create public meetings with static meeting IDs from Outlook
- Q&A Manager
Voice / Telephony
- Manage team call settings
- Manage delegates
- Initiate a call to a Response Group
- Support emergency services (E9-1-1)
- Make calls on behalf of another contact (manager/delegate scenario)
- Handle another’s calls if configured as a delegate
- Manage a high volumes of calls
- Call park
- Group call pickup
Recording Support
- Client-side recording of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content
- Client-side recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations
- Select preferred recording resolution
- Client-side archiving of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content
- Client-side archiving of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations
- (unavailable in Skype for Business Online)
- Access sign-in logs from Skype for Business icon in the task bar
MAC Install instructions screenshots of client install below
- To install Skype for Business on Mac:
- Click the Download button.
- Click Save to copy the disc image file to your computer.
- Double click the PKG image file.
- Follow the on screen instructions.
Known Issues and theres a few of them
As the Skype for Business Mac client was built from the ground up there’s a number of known issues at the moment.
Big items include no E911 support and you have to have mobility deployed including reverse proxy to sign in as the Mac client works the same as a mobile client. So internal clients need to sign in via the reverse proxy so go out side the network and come back in. Not ideal but it does look like this is being worked on for the next CU or SfB and Lync Server 2013. You also need an edge server for media relay.
Modern Authentication
When i tired to sign in i had to disable two factor authentication on my office 365 for the client to sign in. I couldnt see this listed but may be one to watch out for.
Issue | Comment |
Outlook integration | Requirements for Skype for Business and Outlook integration on Mac: · Mac Outlook version 15.28 or later is required. · Skype for Business must be running. · Same user account needs to be signed into Outlook and Skype for Business. Troubleshooting Outlook integration in case Contacts don’t show presence, online meetings fail to schedule, or there is no dial-in information in meeting invitation: 1. Ensure the user account is the same in Outlook and Skype for Business. 2. Restart Outlook. 3. Reinstall Skype for Business on Mac. 4. Perform clean uninstall of Lync 2010. See How to Perform a Clean Uninstall of Lync for Mac 2011 for more information. 5. Ensure Skype for Business is running and signed in. |
Side-by-side installation | Side-by-side installation of Skype for Business and Lync is not supported on Mac. We recommend that you perform a clean uninstall of Lync for Mac 2011 prior to installing Skype for Business. |
Cannot sign in to Skype for Business | Some Lync profiles might be different from Skype for Business on Mac profiles and can cause a discrepancy. See How to Perform a Clean Uninstall of Lync for Mac 2011 for more information. |
Multiple prompts to leave meeting when pressing the hang-up button on a UC USB device | This is a known issue due to signaling with some USB devices and will be addressed in future updates. |
E-911 support | Requirement: The minimum server version is Skype for Business Server 2015 CU4 (coming soon) or Lync Server 2013 CU8 HF1 (coming soon). Issue: Skype for Business on Mac currently does not support showing a location in the UI, entering a manual location, or multiple emergency numbers. See Plan for emergency services in Skype for Business Server 2015 for more detail. |
Mobility Policy required | With the release of Skype for Business Server 2015 CU4 (coming soon) and Lync Server 2013 CU8 HF1 (coming soon), we will support Skype for Business on Mac as a desktop application. This means that having a mobility policy assigned to Mac users will not be required. Until these server updates, Mobility enablement on the server side is required. |
Accepting incoming call | The call button to accept incoming calls is working for the following devices using Lync for Mac while it doesn’t work on Skype for Skype for Business on Mac. · Polycom CX300 Desk phone · Jabra Bis 2400 II CC, headphone Mac os mojave free download. · Jabra Speaker 510 USB speaker · Jabra Evolve 65 (Bluetooth dongle) · Jabra Evolve 65 (USB cable) |
Hold or resume the current call | The hardware hold button works for the following devices for Lync for Mac while it doesn’t work on Skype for Business on Mac. · Polycom CX300 Desk phone · Jabra Bis 2400 II CC, headphone · Jabra Evolve 65 (Bluetooth dongle) · Jabra Evolve 65 (USB cable) |
Can’t see users’ Skype for Business Presence in Outlook 2016 for Mac | If you have Lync for Mac 2011 installed on the same Mac device, Lync for Mac might have changed the configuration. Recommend that you reinstall Skype for Business on Mac. |
Received “We couldn’t send this message” error even when the messages are received by others | If you are using Skype for Business Server 2015 or Lync Server 2013, check if the following configurations are enabled: · For Skype for Business Server 2015, enable Server Side Conversation History. Set the value for EnableIMAutoArchiving to True or False on Client Policy. · For Lync Server 2013, set the value for EnableIMAutoArchiving to False on Client Policy. Our teams are working to address these issues in the next cumulative update of Skype for Business on Mac. |
When opening the calendar tab in Skype for Business, an Exchange credential dialog box appeared | You might see this error if your UPN and SIP addresses do not match, and if AllowSaveCredentials is set to False on Mobility Policy. Workaround: Set AllowSaveCredentials to True on Mobility Policy. |
Features not available in this release | See the Skype for Business on Mac column in Client comparison tables for Skype for Business Server 2015. |
Release Notes
Install Screenshots and walkthrough
Download client from link at top of page, click download.
client added to downloads on Mac
Open .pkg file and follow install
After install the office updater launches and you can set update options and it will check for updates.
After updates complete you can open SfB client on Mac
You can add advanced options if required.
On first sign in i couldn’t sign in and i wondered if the SfB mac client doesn’t support 2 factor authentication / modern authentication. I went to Office 365 tenant and disabled two factor on my user account.
After disabling i was able to sign in ok.
So i don’t think the SfB mac client supports modern authentication yet. One to watch out for.
Client Look around
- Chats tab
- Click on chat to get more information on right panel
- Meetings
Download Skype For Business Macbook
Calls Tab
Conversation Window
Tabs in top right corner
Preferences
Contact compact list like windows client
Nice to be able to pause itunes
Meet now
In top bar.
From share you can also share desktop
Change Presence
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Summary: Skype for Business Server 2015 or Skype for Business Online administrators can use these tables to understand what features are supported on which clients.
Before you deploy or upgrade to Skype for Business, check which clients are already in use in your organization. Use the tables below to understand the feature support impact on those clients. This can help you communicate changes to users, pace the roll-out process, and fully understand the benefits of upgrading to the latest client.
Some features available with Skype for Business Server 2015 are not available in Skype for Business Online, see Online or Hybrid user account limitations for specifics. Skype for Business Online Admins may want to refer to Skype for Business Online Service Description for information on the different plans available to them.
See Desktop client feature comparison for Skype for Business 2019 for client support on Skype for Business Server 2019.
The following tables show the features that are available with each client that works with Skype for Business Server 2015 or Skype for Business Online. You may also want to refer to Mobile client feature comparison for Skype for Business for smart phone and tablet client feature comparisons. The Client Access License or User Subscription License your organization purchases will also have an impact on which features are available to your users. Whether you deploy the Full or Basic client to users depends on the license or plan your organization chooses to buy. See the Licensing Guide for more details.
Important
Skype for Business Server 2015 and Skype for Business Online support the following previously released clients: Lync 2013, Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Mobile, Lync Phone Edition, and Lync 2010 Attendant. For information about these clients when used with other servers, see the Client comparison tables for Lync Server 2013 and Client comparison tables for Lync Server 2010.
Note
The Lync 2010 Attendant client is not supported in Skype for Business Online.
Note
The Skype for Business Web App browser client and Skype Meetings App Windows 10 app only provide Meetings support. Refer to Plan for Meetings clients (Web App and Meetings App) for more about these clients.
Enhanced Presence support
This table covers the Enhanced Presence features that extend beyond a simple indication of whether a user is online, offline, busy, etc.
| Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publish status | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ |
| View status | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| View status notes and Out of Office messages | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Add a custom location | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Add a custom note | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Use a photo from any public site for My Picture (not available in Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ |
❶ Does not support publishing status based on calendar free/busy information.
Contacts and Contact Groups support
This table covers the features relating to managing IM and Presence contacts.
| Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-populated Contacts list | ✔ | ||||||||
| View and Modify Contacts list | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Tag contacts for status change alerts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Control privacy relationships | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Search the corporate address book | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Search Microsoft Outlook contacts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Manage contact groups | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Expand distribution groups and Microsoft 365 Groups | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Search for Response Groups (not available in Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Display recent contacts group | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Display current conversations group | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Display alternate contact views (for example, tile) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Sort contacts by Group, Relationship, or New (people who've added you to their Contacts list) | ✔ | ✔ | Sort by group | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Sort contacts by Status (availability) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Search and add Exchange contacts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
IM support
This table covers features related to IM support.
| Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiate IM with or email to a contact | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Navigate among multiple IM conversations/Track multiple conversations in a single tabbed window | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Log IM conversations in Outlook | ✔ | ✔If server side conversation history is turned on | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Saved in Communicator for Mac | Saved in Lync for Mac | |
| Use prepared conversation templates | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Check spelling | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Skill search (with SharePoint Server integration) (On-premises Skype for Business Server and on-premises SharePoint 2013 are required for skill search.) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Persistent Chat (Group Chat) integration (not available for Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Escalate a Persistent Chat room to a Skype for Business Meeting with one click (not available for Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Inline pictures of sender and receiver in IM window | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Send ink messages | ✔ | ||||||||
| Receive ink messages | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Set IM messages as high importance | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Transfer files in peer-to-peer IM conversations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Meetings support
This table covers features related to Meetings support.
Note
Skype for Business meeting features aren't available in Skype for Business Online Standalone Plan 1. Plan 1 is being retired.
In Skype-to-Skype sessions, a Skype for Business Online Plan 1 user can participate in desktop sharing and application sharing if they're invited by a user who has access to sharing features.For details, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description.
| Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Skype for Business Web App | Skype for Business 2015 client | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add computer audio | ✔ | ✔ | ✔(requires plug-in) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Add video | ✔ | ✔ | ✔(requires plug-in) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| View multiparty video (gallery view) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Video-based screen sharing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔View-only | ||||||||
| Use in-meeting presenter controls | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Access detailed meeting roster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Participate in multiparty IM | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Share the desktop (if enabled) | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ (requires plug-in) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ | |||
| Share a program (if enabled) | ✔ | View only | ✔(requires plug-in) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View only | ||||
| Add anonymous participants (if enabled) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Use dial-in audio meetings | ✔ ❷ | ✔ | ✔ ❷ | ✔ | ✔ ❷ | ✔ ❷ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Initiate a Meet Now meeting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Add and present Microsoft PowerPoint files | ✔ | ❸ Annotations not available | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Present only | ✔ | ❸ View only, annotations not available | |||
| Navigate Microsoft PowerPoint files | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Add and edit OneNote meeting notes | ✔ | Edit only (not add) | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Use a whiteboard | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Conduct polls | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Upload files to share with others | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Schedule a meeting or conference | Outlook or Skype for Business Web Scheduler | Outlook or Skype for Business Web Scheduler | Skype for Business Web Scheduler | Outlook or Skype for Business Web Scheduler | Outlook or Lync Web Scheduler | Outlook or Lync Web Scheduler | Outlook | Outlook | |||
| Q&A Manager | ✔ | ||||||||||
| Disable attendee video | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
| Disable meeting IM | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Mute Audience | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Make everyone an attendee | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Produce Skype Meeting Broadcast | ✔ | ||||||||||
| Delegate can schedule a meeting on behalf of delegator | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
| Synchronize delegates between Skype for Business and Outlook | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
| Set Video Spotlight (lock video) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Give/Take control of screen sharing | ✔ | ✔ |
❶ Participants can't control desktops that are shared by Skype for Business on Mac, Lync for Mac 2011, or Communicator for Mac 2011 users. Skype for Business on Mac, Lync for Mac 2011 and Communicator for Mac 2011 users can't control desktops shared by Windows users. This also won't work for Skype for Business Web App on Max OSX.
❷ For Skype for Business Online, this feature requires Microsoft PSTN Conferencing, Exchange Unified Messaging, or a 3rd party audio conferencing provider.
❸ The Lync for Mac 2011 client cannot view Microsoft Office 2013 PowerPoint presentations when they have been shared in a conference by the Skype for Business Web App.
Voice (Telephony) support
This table covers features related to voice services support.
Note
Skype for Business Voice (Telephony) features are limited to certain Skype for Business Online subscription plans. For details, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description.
| Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiate a call | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Click to call a contact | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Transfer a call | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Manage call forwarding | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Manage team call settings | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Manage delegates | ✔ | ✔Requires Skype for Business Server 2015 CU4 or later | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Initiate a call to a Response Group | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Support emergency services (E-911) | ✔ | ✔Requires Skype for Business Server 2015 CU6 or later | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| IM notification to SIP URI(s) for E-911 call | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| IM notification to distribution list for E-911 call | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Connect to voice mail, set up or change greeting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Missed call notification | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Make calls on behalf of another contact (manager/delegate scenario) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | |||||
| Handle another's calls if configured as a delegate | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Manage a high volumes of calls | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Call park | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | |||||||
| Group call pickup | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ||||||
| Location-based routing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Manage Response Group/Team call group | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Answer Auto attendant call | ✔ | ✔ |
❶ This feature isn't available in Skype for Business Online.
External users support
Skype For Business Mac Troubleshooting
This table covers features related to support for external users homed on the PSTN.
| Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiate IM with a public contact | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Initiate IM with a federated contact | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users (not available in Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Recording support
This table covers features related to support for recording meetings.
| Future/capability** | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Client-side recording of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ||||||
| Client-side recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations | ✔ ❷ | ✔ ❷ | ✔ | ||||||
| Select preferred recording resolution | ✔ | ✔ |
❶ Recording is unavailable in certain Skype for Business Online standalone plans. Recording requires full Skype for Business client rights.
❷ Recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations is unavailable in Skype for Business Online.
Skype For Business On Mac
Modern Authentication
This table covers features requiring support for modern authentication.
Modern authentication also requires a topology described in Skype for Business topologies supported with Modern Authentication.
| Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Authentication | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Multi-factor Authentication | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Cert -Based Authentication | ✔(Domain-joined device only) | ✔ | ✔(Domain-joined device only) | ||||||
| Kerberos Authentication | ✔ | ✔ |
Archiving, compliance, and logging support
This table covers features related to support for archiving and logging functions.
| Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archiving of IM conversations in Outlook Conversation History | ✔ ❶ | ✔If server side conversation history is enabled | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | Saved in Communicator for Mac | Saved in Lync for Mac | |
| Client-side archiving of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ||||||
| Client-side archiving of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations (unavailable in Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Access sign-in logs from Skype for Business icon in the task bar | ✔ | ✔ |
❶ For Skype for Business Online users, this feature requires Exchange Online and is controlled by the user's Exchange mailbox In-Place Hold attribute.
Client limitations
Basic client limitations
The features below are available using the Full client and are not available with the Basic client:
- Manage team call settings
- Manage delegates
- Handle another's calls if configured as a delegate
- Manage a high volume of calls
- Initiate a call to a Response Group
- Call park
- Change greeting
- Group call pickup
- Missed call notification emails are not generated when a user status is UM disabled and they are using a legacy Outlook Client (2013 or earlier)
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Online or Hybrid user account limitations
User accounts can exist either Online or On-premises, and that will affect the features available to that user. Users with accounts on Skype for Business Online will not have access to the following features, even with the Full client:
- Enhanced Presence: Use a photo from any public site for My Picture
- Contacts: Search for Response Groups
- IM Support: Persistent Chat (Group Chat) integration
- IM Support: Escalate a Persistent Chat room to a Skype for Business Meeting with one click
- External Users: Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users
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See also
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This article explains options for how you, the admin, can deploy the Skype for Business app to the people in your organization.
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Before you deploy Skype for Business to your users, make sure you've done steps 1-3 in the article Set up Skype for Business Online. This way, Skype for Business will be set up with your domain, everyone will have their licenses, and you will have configured IM and Configure presence in Skype for Business Online for your organization.
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For users to install the Skype for Business app, they need to be local admins on their PC or device. Or they will need to be part of a local group that can install apps on their PC or devices. If your users aren't allowed to install software on their devices, you'll need to install the Skype for Business app for them.
For most small and medium-sized businesses
Step-by-step installation instructions: If you have a small or medium-sized business, we recommend that you simply ask your users to install the Skype for Business app on their PC. Point them to these instructions: Install Skype for Business. If they are using Macs, point them to Set up Lync for Mac 2011 for Office 365. The Skype for Business app is installed separately from the rest of the Office apps.
Office 365 ProPlus customers: If your business is using an Office 365 plan that includes Office 365 ProPlus, such as the E3 plan, the Skype for Business app is installed at the same time your users download and install Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. This also means they can't uninstall Skype for Business unless they uninstall all of Office.
Choose whether to make Skype for Business available to your users
As the admin you can choose whether to make the Skype for Business app available to your users.
To control whether everyone in your company gets the software: Sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center, go to Install my software, and then select the software you want to be available for users.
To control whether specific people in your company get the software: Sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center, go to Users > Active users, select the person who you want to give access to the software, and then click Edit next to Product licenses Alesis io2 driver mac. and turn the license on or off.
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If you need to see what plans are assigned to people in your organization, sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center > Users > Active users. Select the person from the list then look under Product licenses. If you are using the classic admin center, look under Assigned license.
Manually deploying Skype for Business to your users
If you want your users to install the Skype for Business app from a location on your network instead of from the Internet, you can download the setup files. To do this go to the Manually deploy user software section of the Microsoft 365 admin center. You can then select Install and save the setup .exe file to a network location.
Another option is to download the Skype for Business Basic app for your users. You can download Microsoft Skype for Business Basic (32 or 64 Bit).
For both the full and basic Skype for Business apps, after you have downloaded the setup files, you will need to manually send (for example, in email) the network path to the users so they can run the setup program to install the app on their computer.
You can also use these downloads to deploy the Skype for Business app to your users by using your existing software deployment tools and processes.
For larger and enterprise organizations
Note
This section only applies to the Skype for Business app available through Office 365 plans. If your organization is using a volume licensed version of the Skype for Business app, which is Windows Installer-based (MSI), see Customize Windows client installation in Skype for Business Server.
In many enterprises or large organizations, users aren't allowed to install software on their computers. Instead, the IT departments deploy the necessary software to the users' computers. IT departments also might want to control the amount of Internet or network bandwidth used in their organization, so they want to install software from a nearby location on their network instead of from across the Internet or across the corporate network.
With Office 365, you have several options for deploying the Skype for Business app if you want to control where it's installed from. Some of those options include the following:
Download the Skype for Business app to your local network from the Microsoft 365 admin center, as described in Manually deploying Skype for Business to your users.
Use the Office Deployment Tool to download either Office 365 ProPlus or the Skype for Business app to your local network. Then, use the Office Deployment Tool to deploy the app to your users. The Office Deployment Tool gives you the ability to control certain aspects of the deployment, such as languages and version (32-bit or 64-bit).
Use your existing software deployment tools and processes, such as Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, to deploy Office 365 ProPlus or the Skype for Business app to your users. You can use your existing tools and processes with the Office Deployment Tool or with the software that you've downloaded from the Microsoft 365 admin center.
More info on using the Office Deployment Tool
For details on downloading the Office Deployment Tool and more information on installing the Skype for Business app and other Office 365 client apps, see Manage software download settings in Office 365.
Here's an overview of the steps involved in using the Office Deployment Tool to deploy an app:
Download the newest Office Deployment Tool from the Microsoft Download Center.
Create the configuration.xml file to be used with the Office Deployment Tool that has the client app settings you want, such as setting the version (32-bit or 64-bit), the installation language, etc.
Use the Office Deployment Tool and the configuration.xml file to download the setup files to your local or internal network from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN).
Use Office Deployment Tool and the configuration.xml to install the Office client apps, including the Skype for Business app.
For details on using the Office Deployment Tool and configuration.xml file, see the following articles:
More info on using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager
You can use your existing software deployment tools and processes, such as Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, to deploy the Skype for Business app. You can use these tools and processes with either the software that you download from the Microsoft 365 admin center or with the Office Deployment Tool.
For more information about using Configuration Manager to deploy software, see the following articles:
Brother print and scan. If you're deploying the Skype for Business app as part of deploying Office 365 ProPlus, see Manage Office 365 ProPlus with Configuration Manager.
Planning for updates to the Skype for Business app
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As part of deploying the Skype for Business app, you need to consider how you want to get updates after Skype for Business is installed. These updates can include new features, security updates, or non-security updates, such as updates that provide stability or performance improvements. The two primary things you need to consider are :
Where do you want to get updates from
How often do you want to get feature updates
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While you can control where you get updates from and how often you get feature updates, you can't choose which specific security updates or non-security updates you get.
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Where to get updates from
By default, after the Skype for Business app is installed, updates will be automatically downloaded from the Internet when they are available from Microsoft. If you want more control over when updates occur or where the updates are installed from, you can use the Office Deployment Tool or Group Policy to configure that.
For example, many organizations want to test updates with a group of users before deploying them throughout the organization. You can do this by using the Office Deployment Tool or Group Policy to configure the Skype for Business app to get updates from a specific location on your network, instead of automatically from the Internet. Then, you can use the Office Deployment Tool to download the updates every month to your local network.
For more information about how updates work for Office 365 software, see these articles:
How often to get feature updates
In addition to where you get updates from, you can also control how often you get new features for the Skype for Business client. The two choices are the following:
Get feature updates every month, if there are new features
Get features updates every six months
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For some organizations, they want time to test new features, so they want to get feature updates only twice a year instead of every month.
You can control how often you get feature updates by using the Office Deployment Tool or Group Policy to configure the update channel. The Monthly Channel gives you feature updates monthly (approximately), while the Semi-Annual Channel gives you feature updates every six months. For more information about channels, see Overview of update channels for Office 365 ProPlus.