Erwin Bierens

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Skype for Business Setting Up Rights Monitoring Server

In order to give some people read only rights to the monitoring reports we’ll need to setup some settings in SQL Reporting. Go with Internet Explorer to your monitoring server webpage: http://sql01/Reports/ (Replace sql01 with your host). / Click Manage to access the settings page for the LyncServerReports database. On the left side you will find Security, Click on it. Now click on the Add group or User. You have to options to enter: Continue reading

Configure call forwarding on unassigned number ranges in Skype for Business

2017-06-08 2 min read Skype for Business Erwin Bierens
One of the great (for some people unknown) features introduced in Lync Server 2010 is the ability to assign a block of numbers to Lync and have Lync handle a call made to an unassigned number a specific way rather than just have a (fast) busy signal or the 404 error in SIP. This great feature is still availlable in Lync Server 2013 and Skype for Business Server 2015. Let’s build a text-to-speech message and forward the call to the reception for example: Continue reading

SIP Error 485 Ambiguous

2017-06-07 1 min read Skype for Business Erwin Bierens
A customer was facing the problem that it was not possible to reach a certain contact person on his E164 number. The first thing to check was in this case the Audiocodes Syslog Viewer. What is happening with the call? Does the call reach the Mediant or Skype for Business Server? So i called the number from my own Skype for business Client. I received the following error. Let’s check the Syslog Viewer: Continue reading

Network Performance requirements

2017-06-06 2 min read Skype for Business Erwin Bierens
Network Performance requirements from a Skype for Business client to Microsoft network Edge For optimal Skype for Business media quality, the following network performance metrics targets or thresholds are required for a connection from your company’s network to the Microsoft network Edge. This segment of the network includes your internal network, this includes all WiFi and Ethernet connections, any company site-to-site traffic over a WAN connection, for example Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), as well as the Internet or ExpressRoute partner connections to the Microsoft network Edge. Continue reading

How to preload attachments for Skype for Business Online meetings

2017-04-12 1 min read Skype for Business Erwin Bierens
There’s a new feature in Skype for Business Online, you can now preload documents for Skype Meetings. / Let’s Go Create a new Skype meeting in Outlook Go to the insert tab, click Attach File (or outlook item) and select the attachment you want to add in the meeting. Now just send the meeting! When you join the meeting a information bar will display saying: meeting content is addedd Click the screen item (with the red dot) and select manage content. Continue reading
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