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Hey folks, I thought I'd share a blog post of my recent experience implementing and migrating myself and a number of users from Skype for Business Server over to Cloud PBX: http://thecloudmouth.com/2017/01/10/experiences-with-cloud-pbx-skype-for-business-online/787Views1like1CommentTeams Room "Cannot Fetch Calendar"
Good day, I have just finished setting up our Lenovo ThinkSmart Hub500. Creating the room and users account as per MS instructions is all done and Teams Room is logged in. I can start a new meeting and project but no meetings are showing up. At the top it says "Cannot Fetch Calendar". What are we doing wrong? Thanks.136KViews0likes46CommentsSkype for Business(On premise) MFA using thirdparty MFA provider
Hi Team, I saw Skype for business app/mobile app can be configured for MFA using Modern authentication . I read on Microsoft documentation MFA can be done using Azure AD and ADFS. Is it possible to configure it using any external IDP or federation server sitting on premise without using Azure AD(Cloud). We have vendors like Ping, IBM which supports federation server+MFA capability I request you to please provide any input you have on this type of integration. Thanks Regards, Devendra710Views0likes0CommentsExperiences with SRS/Logitech SmartDock
David Phillipsasked me to share out experience with the Logitech SmartDock and SRSv2 in another thread, I thought I would start a new post to collect other people's experience. We are refurbishing our head office buildings, the first floor of the first building went live 3 weeks ago, so our experience is limited at this point. This floor has about 250 desks, and now a new collection of collaboration booths, high tables, etc. For the meeting rooms we installed :- 3 x 5 person Rooms with 46" screen, SmartDock, Logitech C930E and Senheisser ML20 Speaker 1 x9 personRoom with 65" screen SmartDock and Logitech Group 2 x 14 person room with 75" screen SmartDock, Logitech Group with extension mic, extron amp and ceiling speakers 3 x 55" Surfacehubs in a variety of different settings We bought the SmartDocks separate to the Surface Pros inside them, didn't find any issue in following the instructions to create the build, and to configure the accounts in Skype Online. We manage them in Intune, but not in OMS (too expensive!). We've configured them with E1, CloudPBX, PSTN Conferencing and a UK Domestic DialPlan. They have wired connections to our direct internet connection, not through the corporate lan, they arent domain joined. Out staffs response has been great, it's a big step up from the ugly collection of speakerphones and TVs we had before. Sound clarity is great, Video and screen sharing are very good. At the moment I would say about 40% of ourmeetings are using skype, and perhaps an equal number dialing into a legacy audioconferencing provider, the balance is shifting as people discover how much clearer the audio is in Skype. Having a quality solution in every bookable space makes a huge difference, we no longer need to think much about which site a user is at when booking a meeting, just find a point where people and a room are available and let them figure out where they want to be. The Logitech Dock seems pretty good, lots of screws but we don't want something that users will take to bits. Solid feeling, very good swivel function. It would perhaps have been easier with a line out option inside the cable section. There lots of cables going in/out of the dock but our installers have done a good job of making it neat and unmovable. We understand that we've bought into a very new product butits been remarkably stable. We are aware of 3 devices that reached a point where they needed a reboot as they became unresponsive (we schedule a reboot each night), this typically seems to be related to connecting local devices to the hdmi in. We've had quite a lotof difficulty getting hdmi switch boxes working reliably on the hdmi input, we wanted to provide autoswtching betweenhdmi and mini-dp inputs. Forcing the switch to set an appropriate Edid seems to be helping, but I'm not convinced we've totally figured it right yet. Users have raised2 areas in the software that could be improved. 1. whendialing out to an external conference provider they cant then connect a laptop into the screen locally. 2. They would like to be able to cancel meetingsthat don't show up from the device, ideally we would like them to timeout likeon a meeting room system. We're now just over 3 weeks away from our second floor going live, 15 SRS and 4 Shubs. I'll update back here with any new expereinces. Looking forward to seeing what happensas the SRSv2 app updates. DM me if you want any recomendations for installers in th UK.13KViews7likes43CommentsWhat is a Microsoft MVP?
The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) is awarded to exceptional, independent community leaders who share their passion, technical expertise, and real-world knowledge of Microsoft Products with others. In the Microsoft Technical Community, you canidentify an MVP by noticing the green ring around their avatar or looking in their profile. The Skype for Business Team values our Skype for Business MVPs immensely and appreciate the contributions of the almost 100 individuals who contribute to sharing Skype for Business with all of us through blogs, papers, forum answers, event representation, acting as public speakers, and social presence. I've started an MVP spotlight within the SfB Blog to recognize the Skype for Business MVPs in our community so we can get to know them a bit. This month, you'll see a spotlight on Deleted. Check it out & say hello. And, if you'd like more information on the MVP program, visit mvp.microsoft.com. Read the blog, here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Skype-for-Business-Blog/Skype-for-Business-MVP-Spotlight-Tom-Arbuthnot/ba-p/865955.9KViews5likes6CommentsNext Skype for Business Broadcast: 8/18/17 - 3 Ways to bring your existing VTC into a modern meeting
ViewEddie Clifton's recent blog & join in the conversation this Friday! Title: 3 ways to bring your existing VTC into a modern meeting Abstract: Join Delanda Coleman, Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Skype for Business and guest Eddie Clifton, VP of strategic partnerships at Pexip as they discuss 3 ways to bring your existing VTC investments to Skype for Business on premises. Organizations want to embrace the digital transformation and improve their collaborations tools but have existing investments in video teleconferencing systems that can still be leveraged. Join Eddie and Delanda as they discuss the challenges of managing a mixed environment and how Pexip and their new video interoperability solution, Infinity Fusion, can help you join your existing VTCs with a native Skype for Business experience. Speakers: Delanda Coleman - Sr. Product Marketing Manager | Skype for Business Eddie Clifton - VP of Strategic Partnerships | Pexip Where: aka.ms/sfbcast When: Friday, August 18, 2017 @ 9am Pacific Time719Views1like1CommentNext Broadcast: 8/4/17 - Avoid 5 Skype for Business pitfalls, advice from the field
Title: Avoid 5 Skype for Business pitfalls, advice from the field Abstract: Join Delanda Coleman, Sr. Product Marketing manager for Skype for Business with guest Deleted, Principal Solutions Architect at Modality Systems. Tom will share his learnings from years of supporting Skype for Business deployments and five pitfalls he's experienced with customers. He'll also provide his advice on how avoid them in your deployment. Modality Systems, a global Microsoft partner specialising in Skype for Business and Office 365. Modality Systems have deployed Skype for Business Server and Skype for Business Online/Cloud PBX globally and have a wealth of hands on experience in the challenges of Skype for Business and how to be successful. Speakers: Delanda Coleman, Sr. Product Marketing Manager | Skype for Business Tom Arbuthnot, Principal Solutions Architect | Modality Systems Where: aka.ms/sfbcast When: Friday, August 4, 2017 @ 9am Pacific Time Check out Tom's blog post with more information! https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Skype-for-Business-Blog/Avoid-5-Skype-for-Business-deployment-pitfalls-and-successfully/ba-p/93006736Views4likes0CommentsUCWA - Description of appsetting in web.config
Deos anyone have guidance for UCWA, web.config settings for SfB Mobile? The default causes "Message was not Sent" to UCWA endpoints that have gone inactive. Resulting in "The request was rejected because the application did not respond to the incoming call and it was not the preferred endpoint." <appSettings> <add key="ApplicationId" value="urn:component:UcwaService" /> <add key="ServiceRootUrl" value="http://host"/> <!--The multiplier applied to max registered endpoints to determine max browser apps to allow--> <add key="MaxApplicationsMultiplier" value="2"></add> <!--The multiplier applied to max registered endpoints to determine max mobile apps to allow--> <add key="MaxMobileApplicationsMultiplier" value="0.5"></add> <add key="MobileApplicationExpiryTimeInDays" value="1"/> <add key="MobileUserActivityIdleTimeoutInSeconds" value="300"></add> <add key="WebUserActivityIdleTimeoutInSeconds" value="7200"></add> <add key="WebPendingGetInitialIdleTimeoutInSeconds" value="7200"></add> <add key="WebPendingGetIdleTimeoutInSeconds" value="300"></add> <add key="MobilePendingGetIdleTimeoutInSeconds" value="900"></add> <add key="PendingGetWaitTimeDefaultInSeconds" value="900"></add> <add key="PendingGetWaitTimeMinInSeconds" value="180"></add> <add key="PendingGetWaitTimeMaxInSeconds" value="1800"></add> <add key="ResetCallForwardingRulesAfterEmergencyCallInSeconds" value="7200"></add> <add key="UserActivityInactiveMinTimeoutInSeconds" value="300"></add> <add key="UserActivityInactiveMaxTimeoutInSeconds" value="3600"></add> <add key="UserActivityAwayMinTimeoutInSeconds" value="300"></add> <add key="UserActivityAwayMaxTimeoutInSeconds" value="3600"></add> <add key="ConferenceResponseTimeoutInSeconds" value="60"></add> <add key="ExchangeProxyCreationMinInterval" value="1800"></add> <add key="SharedDataProviderCleanupIntervalInSeconds" value="60"></add> <add key="ModalityUpdateTimeoutInSeconds" value="4"></add> <add key="TypingNotificationsMaxParticipantLimit" value="25"></add> <add key="PutSemanticsVerificationMode" value="AlwaysOn"></add> <add key="UrgentEventAggregationIntervalInMilliseconds" value="1000"></add> <add key="ConferenceBridgeServiceUrl" value="https://cbds-int.cloudapp.net/api"></add> <add key="EventChannelInactivityTimeoutInSeconds" value="1800"></add> <add key="IdleAutoAcceptedCallExpirationTimeInSeconds" value="120"></add> <add key="MaxUndeliveredMessagesToCache" value="1000"></add> <add key="ConversationLogsSubscriptionMode" value="Active"></add> <add key="ConversationLogsPollingFrequencyInMins" value="15"></add> <add key="MaxConferencesPerHour" value="40"></add> </appSettings>1KViews0likes0CommentsWe invite you to become a Skype for Business guest blogger!
There are over 10k Skype for Business Community Members and we're over the moon to have you here. When we started the Skype for Business Community as part of the Microsoft Technical Community, we wanted to foster an atmosphere where our customers, partners, product team members, and fans could collaborate and share ideas and best practices. We wanted a place where we could postupdates and have an opportunity to share details about what's coming and how you can help shape the product. Most importantly, we wanted to create a space where we could learn from eachother. I'm excited to invite you to join us as a guest blogger to do just that. In the coming weeks, we will start publishing our Skype for Business guest blogger series. We're looking for a variety of topics with the goal of sharing best practices, lessons learned, stories from the battlefield (yours), and interesting use-cases. We invite you to share with our community. If you have a topic you'd like to write about, please PM me withthe subject and a brief outline of what it is you'd like to write about and we will work with you to see if we can get your topic on the schedule. If you have something to share but don't think a blog is necessary, please be sure you post in the discussion boards, here. Looking forward to having many of you join us! ~Laurie2KViews9likes1Comment