On a computer that's running Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011, one of the following conditions occurs: The computer switches between access points for its connection. The computer is awakened from sleep mode. In this scenario, the client may not automatically sign back in to Lync after the network connection is reestablished. On November 11, 2014, Microsoft announced that Lync would be renamed Skype for Business in 2015, also adding support for video calls with Skype users. On September 22, 2015, Skype for Business 2016 was released alongside Office 2016. On October 27, 2016, the Skype for Business for Mac client was released. This issue occurs because the Lync for Mac 2011 client redirects the user to an incorrect URL for the Exchange Autodiscover service. Therefore, when the user tries to retrieve calendar information from the client, the process is unsuccessful.
Skype 7.1 for Mac not only supports Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, but it also has better group profiles, and a couple of crash fixes. Microsoft has also updated Lync for Mac 2011 to version 14.0.10, adding support for Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemitie, media resiliency, and conversation history.
First, if a network disconnect occurs, Lync for Mac will now automatically rejoin a meeting or reconnect a peer-to-peer call as long as network connectivity is re-established within 30 seconds.
(Try it for yourself. Setup a Lync video call on your Mac. Quickly disconnect and reconnect your network cable, or disable and re-enable your wireless connection. You’ll see the video freeze when the network drops and then restart once connection is re-established.)
(Try it for yourself. Setup a Lync video call on your Mac. Quickly disconnect and reconnect your network cable, or disable and re-enable your wireless connection. You’ll see the video freeze when the network drops and then restart once connection is re-established.)
Second, Lync for Mac will now maintain the media connection for peer-to-peer calls if connectivity is lost to Lync Server or Lync Online. This lets voice calls continue even when presence information is no longer available.
Lync for Mac 2011 version 14.0.10 also has conversation history that is actually saved in Exchange. Perhaps the biggest advantage of this is that if a user chooses to save the history on Exchange, they can access it from different Mac computers either for work or for personal use.
Refer Skype Blog [Skype 7.1 for Mac]
Refer to Office Blog [New Lync for Mac adds Media Resiliency, Conversation History and OS X Yosemite support]
Download Skype 7.1.665
Download Lync for Mac 2011 v14.0.10
Refer to Office Blog [New Lync for Mac adds Media Resiliency, Conversation History and OS X Yosemite support]
Download Skype 7.1.665
Download Lync for Mac 2011 v14.0.10
Looking to set configuration preferences in Lync for mac? The office for mac site has a good overview of the settings here
From their site:
Certain features and behaviors that are available to Lync Server 2010 clients are determined by preference settings on the client. You can standardize the settings for Lync for Mac in your organization by configuring preferences for the application and then deploying these preferences to users on the network.
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The Lync Server 2010 preferences are stored in the /Library/Preferences/MicrosoftLyncRegistrationDB.plist or the User/username/Library/Preferences/ByHost/MicrosoftLyncRegistrationDB-xxxx.plist. The /Library/Preferences/MicrosoftLyncRegistrationDB.plist corresponds to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE keys on a Windows-based computer. This means every user on the computer shares the same set of settings. You need Administrator privileges on the computer to modify the file in this folder.
The User/username//Library/Preferences/ByHost/MicrosoftLyncRegistrationDB-xxxx.plist corresponds to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER keys on a Windows-based computer. This means that users who are using the same computer can have different Lync settings. The keys documented below are supported in either of these .plist files. However, the /Library/Preferences/MicrosoftLyncRegistrationDB.plist key will override the ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/MicrosoftLyncRegistrationDB-xxxx.plist file, if available.
To add a new preference, in the /Library/Preferences/MicrosoftLyncRegistrationDB.plist file, use the following syntax: hkey_local_machinesoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftlync<preferencename>. Use all lowercase letters for the preference entry. Before you add a new preference in the file, you must create the following default preference entries with the specified values in this .plist file:
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Value | |
Backward_Compatible_Version | 1 |
Current_Version | 1 |
hkey_local_machinesoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftlync | <<MacRegNoValue>> |
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Note To edit a .plist file, you can use a property list (plist) editor. A plist editor is available as part of the Apple XCode tool set. The default location for the plist editor on the hard disk is /Developer/Applications/Utilities/Property List Editor. Various third-party plist editors are also available.
The following table lists the Lync Server 2010 preferences available for Lync for Mac.
absusage | |
Value: | 0,1,20 = WebSearchAndFileDownload |
1 = WebSearchOnly | |
2 = FileDownloadOnly | |
Description: | Can be set to download the Address Book only, use Address Book web search only, or use both. |
ConfigurationMode | |
Value: | 0 = automatic server detection (default) |
1 = manual server configuration | |
Description: | Specify how Lync identifies the transport and server to use during sign-in. If you enable this policy setting, you must specify ServerAddressInternal, ServerAddressExternal, and Transport. |
ConfigurationModeServerAddressInternal | |
Value: | 0 = automatic server detection (default) |
1 = manual server configuration | |
Description: | If you enable ConfigurationMode, you must configure this setting, which specifies the server name or IP address used when clients connect from inside the organization’s firewall. |
ConfigurationModeServerAddressExternal | |
Value: | 0 = automatic server detection (default) |
1 = manual server configuration | |
Description: | If you enable ConfigurationMode, you must configure this setting, which specifies the server name or IP address used by clients and federated contacts when connecting from outside the external firewall. |
ConfigurationModeTransport | |
Value: | 0 = automatic server detection (default) |
1 = manual server configuration | |
Description: | If you enable ConfigurationMode, you must specify either Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) or Transport Layer Security (TLS). |
DisableAVConferencing | |
Value: | 0 = enabled (default) |
1= disabled | |
Description: | Disables audio and video conferencing |
DisableCalendarPresence | |
Value: | 0 (or not set) = Calendar data is published as per the option set in the Personal Tab (Update my status based on calendar data). The user will switch to “In a meeting” based on calendar data. (default) |
1 = Feature is disabled and Calendar data is not published; UI is disabled. The user will not switch to “In a meeting” based on calendar data. | |
Description: | Disables calendar presence. |
DisableEmoticons | |
Value: | 0 (or not present) = enabled (default) |
1 = disabled | |
Description: | Disables emoticons in instant messages. |
DisableFreeBusyInfo | |
Value: | 0 = Enabled (default) |
1= Disabled | |
Description: | Enables or disables publishing free/busy information. |
DisablePC2PCVideo | |
Value: | 0 (or not present) = Enabled (default) |
1= Disabled | |
Description: | Disable video functionalities |
DisablePhonePresence | |
Value: | 0 = Phone call (3PCC, VOIP, and Conference) states are published |
1 = Phone call states are not published to presence (default) | |
Description: | Disables call presence |
EnableAppearOffline | |
Value: | 0 = Not set (default) |
1 = User can publish an Appear Offline state when they are still active on an endpoint. | |
Description: | Enables the state Appear Offline |
EnableURL | |
Value: | 0 = Disabled |
1= Enables (default) | |
Description: | Enables or disables hyperlinks in instant messages |
MaximumNumberOfContacts | |
Value: | MIN 0 |
MAX 1000 (default) | |
Description: | Indicates the maximum number of contacts a user is allowed to have. The maximum contacts can be set to any integer value between 0 and 1000, inclusive. When set to 0, that prevents the user from having any contacts. |
ucEnableSIPSecurityMode | |
Value: | 0 = Security is low |
1 = Security is high (default) | |
2 = Security is medium | |
Description: | In high security mode: TCP transport mode is disabled, and only NTLM / Kerberos / certificate authentication is enabled. |
In medium security mode: Under TLS, all authentication modes are enabled (above ones + basic & digest). Under TCP, only NTLM / Kerberos / certificate authentication is enabled. | |
In low security mode: All authentication modes are enabled under both TCP and TLS. | |
ucMaxAppSharingPort | |
Value: | 1024-65535 |
Default is 65000 | |
Description: | Maximum port range used by application sharing |
ucMaxAudioPort | |
Value: | 1024-65535 |
Description: | Maximum port range used by audio |
ucMaxVideoPort | |
Value: | 1024-65535 |
Description: | Maximum port used by video |
ucMinAppSharingPort | |
Value: | 1024-65535 |
Description: | Minimum port used by application sharing |
ucMinAudioPort | |
Value: | 1024-65535 |
Description: | Minimum port range used by audio |
ucMinVideoPort | |
Value: | 1024-65535 |
Description: | Minimum port range used by video |
VideoBitrate | |
Value: | 0-2000 (0 to 2 Mbps) |
Description: | Limit bandwidth used by video to this bit rate |