Plantronics UC-6200

Finaly, after weeks waiting now it's here. This I will look forward to try out.
The design looks great.

Thanks for it Plantronics Norway :-)

Going to write about over the weekend to tell how I it is. #thenextbigthing

Create Teams Online meeting from Outlook [**SOLVED**]

I am not sure how many out there that has run the invite to a Teams meeting from Outlook. But for me I have never had the ad-in and therefore not able to use it.
So as you might understand, I now has it and here is how I solved it.
From a lots of google search here to try to figure it out I found out this fix.
Great thanks to this blog: https://realtimeuc.com/2017/08/missing-teams-outlook-add-in/

1. locate where you have the addin for Teams. Mine is located here:  C:\Users\<usern name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\TeamsMeetingAddin\1.0.17306.2\x64
2. make sure you backup your registry before you does something like this
3. copy this registry file and create a .req file in Notepad or other tool to get this.

Windows 10 Insider and Bluetooth latest in Fastring

As the gadget nerd I am, when running Windows 10 Insider in the fast ring can give some challenges.
The build 17084 that come out yesterday gave me lots of trouble.
So today I had to rollback to get my Senneheiser MB 660 UC to work again.

So now I am running build 17074 after a quick restore. Hope the next version will be better :-)

Have a great one.

Huddy Camera part 2

I have if you read my blogpost seen that I have got the Huddly camera. I have been testing it on my Surface PRO 4. I use Skype for Business on regular basis.
Today I testet the camera in a Skype4B call with a customer to try it out.
First we connected using the Sureface build in camera, and it was OK. Then I switched to the new Huddly Camera and WOW.
The wide 150 degrees, the zoom and the customer of mine said. WOW what a difference. The way to handle the camera during meeting or call is real nice and smooth.
The size is perfect to bring with your personal computer or if you want to use it in a conference room. I think this will get a lot's of places where you can use this.

If you want to know more or try it out. Please contact me or blinQ AS in Norway and we can help you with this.

Hyddly Camera

Welcome back to new year and new fun. When I got back from x-mas holiday and returned to my job, I had a new camera on my desk. I got my Huddly Camera.
See more about it on

I have just start to use it and it looks out real good so far. It's small and real compact and the specs is just brilliant. Works well on my Surface PRO 4 on Windows 10. More about testing it will come as soon I got some more to report, but it's nice.
Just download the latest software from Huddly and then you are good to go.

EWS error, EWS Not fully implemented [SOLVED!!] [UPDATED!!!]

Lately I have start to see this type of error, either where EWS internal URL is blank also the External URL.

The Skype for Business is running on Windows server 2016, Exchange 2016 and Hybrid to O365. After lots of Google on this. Added Kerberos for Skype for Business. Changed OAuth certificate but the client got prompted about for Exchange credential all the time and it did not help at all give this to the client.
It was now time to ask my co-worker Ivar Naggum who is the Exchange Expert at blinQ about this, and together with Alexander Tuvström who was from the customer

All from headset to Skype4B Hybrid issues to an interview

It's been a while since my last blog. So this will contains a lots that has happened lately.
So lets go........
Yesterday 6th Desember 2017, I was interviewed by a journalist who is going to write something about KEMP Technologies, MELA, KEMP 360 Central. Looking forward when it comes out. Was great, and this how we KEMP VIP's does it. Want to know more about KEMP Loadmaster, well contact me or blinQ AS, and we can give you an introduction to the world of  Harware LoadBalancing and how to use it as a reverse proxy.

Skype for Business - Windows server 2016

As we know with the CU from May 2017 we now have support fort Windows server 2016.
Today I started to install this Onprem for a customer.
Just be aware of that this blog here tells about it:
https://blogs.perficient.com/microsoft/2017/08/skype-for-business-how-to-install-on-windows-server-2016/
And it works like a charm. I have not tried the registry hack that is mentioned here, but just after step 2 I installed the fix for it, and then the CU.

Good look it works just fine :-)

Microsoft Teams Roadmap

Yesterday I got an e-mail that made me happy. I got the new roadmap for Microsoft Teams.
You can read all about it here:
Roadmap

The PowerPoint presentation can be read from this link.
PDF Roadmap

Be aware that dates can changes. From my perspective I think this is what IC is about and one of the feature that I like that comes soon is the integration between Skype for Business Persistent Chat and MS-Teams integration.

Azure Stack - KEMP Technologies

Finally Azure Stack has arrived. In Norway there are different companies that can deliver this service. Azure Stack is Hybrid Azure, where you combine Azure and Azure Stack.
But did you know that KEMP Loadmaster is the one and only LBA/ADC in Azure and Azure Stack.

And if you plan to move your environment to Azure and Azure Stack, and you are already a KEMP customer, then you can move your license to the new environment.
If you new to KEMP and planning to move into Azure or Azure stack, then I would recommend that you talk to a KEMP Center Partner. Complete list will you find here:
https://kemptechnologies.com/partners/directory/

For Norway we have 1 KEMP Center Partner who has the knowledge and has educated sales and tech's for this:
KEMP Center Partner in Norway

Back from MS Ignite 2017 in Orlando

Last week there was a great time for the Geeks like me. MS Ignite 2017 happen in Orlando. Huge and bigger than ever. They said there was about 30 thousand there. It was so big that they had to have it in 3 buildings. Something that made a lot's of walking. According to one of my friends we walked about 65 km that week.
The EXPO are was big and very interesting to meet all the sponsors, and to see how and what they can deliver in a ECO system.

MS Teams now with Guest users...or .......

As one of the new features of the MS Teams that Twitter runs over with, is that we can have Guest user access in Teams.
Well to add a user is real easy, but there is some limitation about it.

As this shows you where I tries to add a guest user to one of my Teams

Then we get this message

Your account has to be O365 business or school account.
If it's one of them well then there is no problem to get this new feature running.

Windows 10, Surface PRO 4 and Sennheiser MB660 MS UC

The last days I got my Sennheiser MB660 MS UC. At the first time I plugged it to my Surface PRO 4, running Windows 10 PRO Insider Preview Evaluation copy. Build 16281.rs3_release.170829-1438, who worked smooth on my Plantronics Voyager Focus UC. When running the dongle on the MB660 it works fine. The drivers got where they should, and the Sennheiser update installed the latest firmware for the dongle and headset.

Windows 2012R2 S4B Cannot install KB2982006 – This update is not applicable to your computer

It's time for a classic with a twist.
As we know there is an issue installing Skype for Business server on windows server 2012R2. You have to download the KB2982006 update and installed it.

Microsoft Ignite less than 30 days

Since I did not partisipate on last year on MS Ignite. My company is sending 2 persons this year. It's my Co-worker Ivar Naggum and my self.
Most of the stuff that I will look into this year at Ignite will be about O365, some Skype for Business Online and Azure.
There will come lots of bloggs and tweets from this years event.
You can read about Ignite here
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ignite

I hope to see you at Ignite in Orlando.

DNS vs HLB Skype For Business

I have the last half year build serveral Skype for Business solutions where we have implemented Enterprise Edition.
Based on what several MVP and Microsoft best practise they recommend DNS LoadBalancing.
When reading on TechNET this is one of the article about Loadbalancing
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg615011.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
As mentioned in several bloggs and on Technet, well all say that searching for error is more easy with DNS LBA. Well that can be true because you don't have to search in HLB vml og physcal unit. But then you buy a HLB without a service and support agreement? And if it's critical you buy a 24/7/365 4 hours responce time agreement.
If you look at downtime based on how client works and what is said around. The Skype for Business client shall do it better than older clients. But is this the fact?

http to https redirect for KEMP Loadmaster

More and more customers are going for KEMP Loadmaster as reverse proxy. Often the question about http port 80 redirect inside KEMP Loadmaster to https 443 and then to a realserver who runs 8080 or other ports.

Then just follow these steps

To redirect from HTTP to HTTPS, follow the steps below in the LoadMaster Web User Interface (WUI):

1. Create a Virtual Service on the IP address you use for HTTPS on port 80. This service will act as a redirector and does not need Real Servers.
2. Once created, on the Virtual Service modify screen, expand the Advanced Properties section.
3. In the Not Available Redirection Handling section, select 302 Found as the Error Code.
4. Enter the URL to redirect to in the Redirect URL text box. Click Set Redirect URL. You may use the wildcards %h and %s to represent the requested hostname and Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) respectively.

then under redirect url add https://servicedesk.domain.com

After the public DNS has been created and the FW is open for port 80 for this service well then KEMP will do it's magic.

You can try it from your browser and type in: http://servicedesk.domain.com and you will end up in https://servicedesk.domain.com

Soure: KEMP Technologies

Office web app server (WAC) and HLB

One of my customer who I have build a Skype for Business as a service for are running KEMP Loadmaster in a HA environment.
One of the things we did was to HLB WAC server. This is how we did it:
1. install the frist WAC server and with a certificate
2. Create the farm with external and internal URL https://owaweb.domain.com/hostring/discovery
3. check the farm and that the service running
4. Then install the second WAC server with the same certificate as on the frist one
5. Get the machine to Join the farm by this Command
New-OfficeWebAppsMachine -MachineToJoin wac1.domain.com
More about it here: 
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/jenstr/2013/03/18/creating-an-office-web-apps-server-2013-farm-with-2-machines/

Make sure that its all in the S4B topology, the farm is defined. Also the internal and external DNS records for the farm, pointing to KEMP Loadmaster. Open for port 443 in the Firewall

On the  KEMP Loadmaster just use the template, then Add the VS using public ip and then connect to the OWA servers on your internal network and let KEMP do the LoadBalancing.

After testing the solution where we duing a powerpoint presentation we did not have downtime, just a small freeze for 1 second for the presenter who run the powerpoint in Skype for Business.

If you want to know more about KEMP, and how to use KEMP please contact me since blinQ is the only KEMP Center Partner in the Nordic Area.

The mystery of the EVENT ID 41026, LS DATA MCU

Some of my customers have lately got this error on their frontend servers.

Skype for Business server update (CU5)

Last week we then got the May 2017 Culumative update for Skype for Business.
Read more about it here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3061064/updates-for-skype-for-business-server-2015

One of the new feature is the new meeting app. Read all about it here:
https://ucmart.uk/2017/05/19/enable-skype-meetings-app-to-replace-skype-for-business-web-app-on-skype-for-business-server-2015-with-cu5/

KEMP new licensing model

since 1.april 2017 KEMP has come out with a new lisence model.
Watch this video to get information about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0Y90RqGvuw

KEMP VIP - Webinar 30th May

As a part of beeing KEMP VIP, I have been asked to run a webinar for KEMP partners. The session will last for 1 hour. Customer cases we have done, how KEMP solved there challenges. The new lisencing model and the new KEMP 360 Central.
This will be a "non" tech session but it will give som pinpoints on how to use KEMP, Why use KEMP instead of Netscaler, F5 or IISARR/WAP-ADFS.

Update!!!
KEMP webinar with Kai Stenberg

Hope you will be there for this session.

Jabra Speak 710 Large room

Just got from Tektrakom in Norway the new Jabra Speak 710. This is a new version of the Speak 510 but now with som new features.
One of the great things is that I just paired it without use the bluetooth stick on my computer.

Just one click on the Speak and it pair/connect with each other. Just nice good. Tried also a conference on them, connected to Skype for Business, and on where i sit and one in a meeting rom about 30feet away, and this worked also.
So far this looks nice and works fine.
Charging with USB, connec to computer either with USB, Bluetooth direct or the stick that comes with it. Pairing so easy.

Update 1:
The kids tried it on their computer runing Viaplay, and watching movie on one of the computers. They where very happy about them. They said that sound was great.

Update 2:
To get them working on Windows 10 is very easy, just let it be installed by bluetooth, and if you have two you want to connect together, just press the connect button on the front on them and you are connected or you can use the bluetooth pin that follows it.

I have now installed them on my computer the Surface 4. Runing Spotify, and it works very good.
If you want try them out don't hasitate to contact me or blinQ.no

New version of KEMP Loadmaster software

Hi, it's been a long time since my last blog post. This has to do with long days and all to much work to be done.
Well, here we are again. This time wiht news that KEMP Tech is about come out with a update for theire KEMP Loadmaster.
The new version is 7.2.38 who they will present 3dr April 2017.
https://kemptechnologies.com/blog/new-loadmaster-release-7-2-38/

Some of the news is that there is support for Windows server 2016 Hyper-V, Secure FTP (SFTP for backup).
New support model

The new software will be out on monday....so this is early news for you.

Cloud or non cloud

Cloud or Non cloud.....that's the question?
Are you thinking about to get your Skype for Business in the Cloud or OnPrem? Cloud or Non Cloud. Hosted or Non hosted? Well this are important infrastructure and company policy that has to be considered.
In the most of Europe Microsoft can't at the present time offer any more than PSTN Conferencing over the Office365 Skype for Business Online......

An old classic that needs a reminder

Noticed something interesting here the other day. After change of IP for Edge in public IP and internal aswell. When we got the routing inplace.
Note to my self.......remember to reboot the Edge server even if the topology has been published.

Otherwise you will get funny errors where Desktop sharing or Application sharing doesn't work and ofcourse the FW is configured correct.


Confusing....amusing :-)

WAF on KEMP Loadmaster

When customers or persons out there, use KEMP for other stuff than Reverse Proxy or HLB for Skype for Business. We as a KEMP  Center Partner see often that they use it for IIS.

Other will protect their IIS solutions and here is a tip about this.
If you have a IIS that us HLB and use WAF (Web application firewall) and has a subscription from KEMP for it, well then use the following settings running only IIS on the Realserver.

Under Settings for the VS, WAF settings and then choose the IIS rule and not the generic rule. This is why:
If there is information passing through the website such as user details or going to a database it would be recommended to us the Application Generic rules such as SQLI and XSS. However if Application Generic rules are applied it is not possible to apply Application Specific.

And please turn on Audit Mode to Audit Relevanse. If this is not turned on, then you might get no loggs on the WAF.

One other thing about WAF is that when you turn it on, well then you get a message 1 out of 8 VS are enabled. What does this mean?
Well, this say that you have 4 GBRam for your WAF, and each VS running WAF takes out 512 MB Ram. If you find out that you need to have eg. 16 VS running WAF, well then you have to double your memory for your Loadmaster.

Hope this explains a lot about this subject.

2016 fading out.......2017 is about come

Well, what a year 2016 has been. Lots of stars has left us. From David Bowie, Lemmy and last Carrie Fisher.
Well, as a Skype for Business consultant, this year has been great for me. Lot's of interesting projects. New job at #blinQ. Building a company from the beginning. KEMP VIP status and blinQ got as the frist in Nordic Area KEMP Center Partner.

Microsoft has pushed out more new features in Office365. The new MAC client finally got here.
Skype Operations Framework will now be a important part of how we shall deliver projects.

Someone out there in LinkedIn said that in about 2 years time the Skype for Business consultant role has gone and that companies do not want to hire them anymore.
I will not agree to that, our role as advisor, since we know how the EV works, and in the Nordics where I work Microsoft can hardly deliver EV functionality in O365. Lots of companies has hybrid solutions, so I will not agree. Maybe it's different in UK or US since they have O365 with EV. But what about Attendant or Contact Center? How can you fix that in O365? Microsoft does not have this and when terminate SIP trunk, you can do that is Azure, but then we are talking about a new game, and the UC Consultant was not dead after all :-)

Thanks to all my readers, an I'll be back next year.
Happy new Year

KEMP VIP

As some of you have read on LinkedIN. Norway has now got their first two KEMP VIP's.
I feel real proud to be one out of two.
As a KEMP VIP & KEMP Champion I will get to see what's will come on KEMP. We will also get first hand on the news.
There will be meetings with the developers, we can come up with ideas, make blogs for KEMP and be early out in the news.

If you want to know more about KEMP, well as I see it there are just one KEMP Center at present time in the Nordic, and that is blinQ AS.

Just take contact if you want to know about LBA, Reverse proxy replacement or anything around KEMP Loadmaster.

Headset is important for Skype for Business

As you noticed earlier on this blog, so have I written some bloggs about different headsets. As you can see from the search I done on my blogg:
Search for headset on my blogg

Well at this time there has been lots of good one and some not so good. But tomorrow this all will change again when Sennheiser will give me try for the new MB-660.

Based on that I have read about it already, well this is something that I am looking forward to. Will it be as great as the Plantronics Focus UC ?

Skype Operations Framwork

It has been out for a while and this is a great method to get your Skype for Business either you will have it Online, Hybrid or Onprem installation.

Skype Operation Framwork

Since working as Chief Consultant, it's very important for me to work how the best practices say. This because the customer will get best and a smooth implementation of the Skype for Business.

In the lead of the technology

Today there are lot's of people out there talking about how to take Enterprise voice to the cloud. In the Nordic region Microsoft deliver lots of users to O365.
But then you have just PSTN Conferencing at the present time, unless you can use Telenor Office365 with Telenor Mobilt Bedriftsnett.

The new features of Skype for Business CU-3

One of my customers has installed the lastest CU for Skype for Business. The CU-3 or the June 2016 cumulative update. It can be found here.

This update contains some new features that will make Skype for Business more interesting. I will go through all the new stuff that comes in this package.

1. Offline messaging, can't say have been waiting for this. But it's here now. This works like this:
Some one sends you a message when you are Offline, well the system will collect these and give you an allert the time you get back online.  Like the pictures below. More about it here

 2. Busy on Busy is a new feature also. This is something that we in Nordic countries has used for ages thanks to Competella and their Routing Agent. Microsoft has since June 2016 this feature but it has some limited features if you look at it instead of the Routing Agent from Competella.
How this is configured, well Randy Chapman has a well written blog about this. Read all about this here.

3. Video based Screen Sharing (VbSS), the thing about this is to get these pro cons:

1. Make screen-sharing (up to 5%) more reliable compared to RDP alone.
2. Make the session setup and video experience faster compared to RDP alone (setup in half the time, with a 6:1 improvement in frames-per-second).
3. Works much better than RDP in low bandwidth conditions, even when sharing high motion content, such as 3-D graphics.

You have to do some changes to make this works. There are some commands to make policy changes that has to be run. Read all about it here. My customer who installed this update has not tried this yet, but when it's done I will sure come back on it here.

The last feature that is added is the multiple emergency numbers in Skype for Business. I am not sure how often this feature will be used in the Nordic countries where I mostly work. But you can read all about how to configure it here.

Thats all for today. Hope you found this one interesting. I will come back soon with some more news about Skype for Business.

TIme is running out, it's time to upgrade to Skype for Busniess

Summer is over and I got an email from Microsoft Support regarding some customer of mine who is still running Lync 2010. The email goes like this:

"After doing more research and tests I have confirmed that both Lync Server 2010 and Lync Server 2013 issue self-signed certificate with SHA-1 algorithm to Lync clients in the meantime both Skype for Business Server 2015 and Skype for Business online issue self-signed certificate with SHA-2 algorithm to their clients.

After doing plenty of research we cannot change Hash algorithm of the self-signed certificate issued by Lync Server 2010 and Lync Server 2013 so we’d like to suggest you perform the upgrade to Skype for Business Server 2015 before January 1, 2017. "

After doing some google search I found this one from November 2014,SHA-1 client issue as it say that clients does not have to do anything but this is an technical issue.

And since also Lync 2010 is out of mainstream support well now it's the time to plan for your upgrade.

KEMP Certified

For about a month ago I become KEMP Certified Salesperson. I had to take this since my first goal was to become KCE (Kemp Certified Engineer).
Well today I passed the test and are now KEMP Certified Engineer.

The next certification is the KCP (KEMP Certified Professional).

Tech update on KEMP with HTTP/2

HTTP/2 is the next major version of the HTTP protocol. While HTTP methods, status codes and language are preserved from HTTP/1.x, this version is a completely new implementation concept and brings many performance improvements, perceived latency enhancements and better resource utilization within reach of application and network designers.

Read all about it here:
KEMP HTTP/2

Skype for Business CU3

Microsoft has come out with CU3 for Skype for Business.
You can download it from here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3061064

This is some of the new features that is included in this CU:
The June 2016 cumulative update adds the following new features to Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2015:

• Video Based Screen Sharing
• Multiple Emergency Number 
• Busy Options (Busy on Busy and Voicemail on Busy)

Busy on Busy has Competella delivered in a long time with their Competella Routing Agent. What Microsoft has published in their, am I at present time not sure of. But it will be testet and I will come back with a blog about this.

Registry fix for more than 100 users in a goup

Based on information from Technet, we now can add distribution groups for more that 100 users in our Skype for Business client.
Just follow these settings from Technet
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/lync/Skype-for-Business-cannot-e9693c2a

Client Update for Skype for Business

Yesterday Microsoft came out with a new client update for Skype for Business. Read all about here, and you can also download it from the URL.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3115087

Lync 2013/Skype for Business client update April 2016

Microsoft has an new update for the client out. It can be downloaded here:https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3114944


On the March 2016 update there was an issue that phone calls was disconnected after 20-40 seconds. There was also issue with joining the meeting from Lync/Skype client that the user got disconnected all the time.

With this patch, this has now been fixed.


Importent update: Was an old link that has come in here. New link has been added.

Last CU for Lync 2010

Sine Lync 2010 went out of Mainstream support 12th april this year, and now Microsoft will just comes up with critical fixes then next 5 years.
More information about this CU is here:
http://blog.thoughtstuff.co.uk/2016/05/last-cu-for-lync-2010-released-end-of-main-stream-support/

Let me just say, that is time to upgrade to Skype for Business if you are still on Lync 2010 Standard or Enterprise Edition.

DHCP options Lync/Skype for Business

Over the years, I have worked a lot with Polycom Lync phones, SNOM IP phones and Aastra/Mitel Phones.
All the years I have been using DHCP options and this has been a great and nice to work with.
Well, now it has been just a bit more simple.
We got a GUI for this now and it can be downloaded from here. There are also information about it here:
http://www.myskypelab.com/2015/11/skype4b-lync-dhcp-config-tool.html

Great tool to make your day easier.

Plantronics Voyager Focus UC

Last authum I did get my Plantronics
http://www.plantronics.com/uk/product/voyager-focus-uc?skuId=sku7180014

This has been one of the best headset I ever used. Both as a UC headset and a mobile headset.
Lot's  of my customers has also used this and they are as I very happy about it.
It's simple and great quality, long hours of speaking and together with Plantronics HUB witch you can download here: http://www.plantronics.com/us/product/plantronics-hub-desktop
You can from this application control and update firmware and other functions as well.

Preview of the new MAC client that will comes

Microsoft has this video out for the new MAC client on OS X.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a70ZoOlq2NY&feature=youtu.be

The codecs to be used is SILK and SVC264. Since this is the preview, well not all functions are in place and you can use the old 2011 client for all the other functions that is not covered in the "beta".

The new client they say that it will come in Q3 2016 for all the users. So sign up for the preview at
https://www.skypepreview.com/

PSTN Calling is now expanding.......

From the Skype Preview you can if you are in UK try out the PSTN Calling.

https://www.skypepreview.com/

Hope this will expand futher in rest of Europe soon.

New update for Lync 2013 is here......

Microsoft has delivered April 2016 update for Lync 2013.
Here is where you find it.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2809243?sd=rss&spid=924


Thanks to @randychapman on Twitter for sharing this

Mitel acquires Polycom.......

From the NoJitter blog, we got this message that Mitel acguires Polycom

http://www.nojitter.com/post/240171602/mitel-acquires-polycom--the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly#.VxEQ1XB4YUw.linkedin

Enterprise Connect 2016 Day 3

Here is wrapup video from day 3 of the Enterprise Connect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jme_iI1P9w&feature=youtu.be

CloudPBX and CloudConnector Edition

One of the big issues for Skype Online has been that we in Europe don't have been able to enable the users for Enterprise Voice. Well now are things happening.

Based on this information from Microsoft you can now have it.
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nexthop/2016/04/07/worldwide-use-of-office-365-cloud-pbx-now-simplified/

And what do you need to configure this?
https://technet.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/mt455212.aspx

This can also be solved by using AudioCodes CloudBond 365
http://www.audiocodes.com/cloudbond-365

I am looking forward to try this out soon and will then blog about the result.

March 2016 CU for Skype for Business

Some days ago in twitter I saw that the new CU for Skype for Business is now out and it replace the November CU.
URL and information will you find here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3134259

I have not tried this yet on any servers, but I will tries it out as soon as possible on our systems and will then come here with more information about this.

Skype for Business/Lync InterRoute

Today's blog is about InterRoute.....How to get this to work in Skype for Business #Skype4B or in Lync 2013 if you are stilll on the old product.

If you are installing internal sip trunks, well then this might help you a lot.
How did I fix this:
First I have a fantastic CoWorker named Thomas Stubergh here in Skill AS @SKillNorge who gave lot's of input.

The next thing we did was to establish the trunks and route's for the internal trunk and for the external trunk as well.
Then under trunkConfiguration we had to add two configuarations. and both has to have the internal and external trunks in it.
Then we had to place the internaltrunk on top on both.
Then we made the number that we wanted to be used for internal trunk on called number, and also if you have short numbers for speeddial.
And then just wait until it replicates, and magic happend.

Then we saw on wireshark that when dialing from external (my cellphone) it hit the external trunk and then moved to the internal trunk.
And then calling out from an application using the internal trunk we also saw in wireshark that it hit the internal trunk and then moved to external trunk......


Thats all for today.....

Lost conversation stopped working

After the patch for Office who came out in November, there has been an issue that lost call is not logged into conversation history in Outlook.
Here the other day Micrsoft came out with at patch to fix this.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3114732 

One of my customer who has Office 2013 and Lync 2013, who had this error has tried it and they have confirmed that this patch on the client side has fixed the issue.

Just down the right version for your Lync/Skype client and it will start to write in Conversation History again.

Thanks to Dr.Lync for the url about this issue.

Building Conference rooms?

Are you planning to build new conference rooms, well you should think about quality, services to the cloud. Clear One can help you here.
http://www.clearone.com/

Tektrakom in Norway can connect you to the right partner.
http://tektrakom.no/Produkter

Skype for Business PSTN Conferencing is launching on March 1, 2016 in 18 new countries

From Microsoft I got this information.

Skype for Business PSTN Conferencing is launching on March 1, 2016 in 18 new countries for Indirect and Direct Enterprise customers: Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, and South Korea. For these countries PSTN Conferencing will be enabled for both Indirect and Direct Enterprise customers. PSTN Conferencing will also be enabled for Indirect Enterprise customers in the countries which launched on December 1, 2015.

The full list of Sell-To countries on March 1, 2016 will be: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States.

Skype for Business PSTN Calling service is available in the United States, and on March 1 will be available to Indirect Enterprise customers.

My Powerpoint speaking about Persistent Chat at MUCUGN

As promised on MUCUGN last week, here are the link for the presentation that I gave about the Persistent Chat Server.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=FEC708E3CFD199B0!1236391&authkey=!AFN3R4JH0vi6hE0&ithint=folder%2cpptm

/Kai

Microsoft to acquire products from Event Zero

Microsoft has been out shopping again. This time they acquire some products from Event Zero.
Read all about it here
http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/01/13/microsoft-acquires-management-reporting-and-analytics-technology-from-event-zero-to-enhance-skype-for-business-online/?wt.mc_id=soc_fb_Office-365_Skype-for-Business_null&ls=soc&ca=Office-365&lsd=fb&Ocid=1%20-%20Fans_Social_FBPAGE_Skype%20for%20Business%20-%20SkypeBusiness_20160113_329784418

Client patch for Lync Januar 12th 2016 is out (KB3114502)

Read all about the new client update her:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3114502#bookmark-issue

First look at Cloud PBX and PSTN meetings in Skype for Business

2016 is here and lets recap 2015

2016 has come and happy new #Skype4B year.......

So what has happend in 2015..........

- Skype for Business client come out
- Skype for Business server
- Skype for Business Broadcast meeting
- Microsoft Ignite in Chicago
- Cloud PBX is out in US, and we waits for other countries
- Skype for Business client on Windows mobile and Android
- Skype for Business client on IOS
- Some patches with bugs (like the Novenber 2015 patch) :-)
- Ignite in 2016 moved from Chicago to Atlanta (hope the food will be better @ignite)


I am sure more has happend, and the list will be updated

So the let's turn 2016 to the #Skype4B year.

Lot's happens in Skype for Business

There has been a lot of new things comming for Skype for Business. It started up with the launch of Skype Broadcast, and now we got cloud PBX in US.
Beta testing for the Android client is almost out also. So things happens.
CU for Desember 2015 is out. Get it here:
https://greiginsydney.com/lync-server-2013-update-december-2015/

Want to now more about how the cloud PBX works, well check out this from Microsoft Mechanics on YouTube with Jamie Stark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cxawu9mIag

There has also come out a new planning to for Skype for Business. Link will you find here:
http://www.proexchange.be/blogs/skype4b/archive/2015/12/15/skype-for-business-2015-planning-tool-released.aspx

Did you noticed the Hybrid configuration from Skype for Business ControlPanel?

So here you have it, lot happens and more will come.

Skype Broadcast is here!!!!

Last nighte I read a blog from one of the MVP's Thomas Poett about Broadcast.
Here you will find the link to his great blog.
http://lyncuc.blogspot.no/2015/11/broadcast-meetings-in-skype-for-business.html

Unable to publish topolgi due to multiple entries found i AD.........

For a customer who got this multipool Lync 2013 running we had this strange error telling that it was not able to publish the topologi for Lync 2013. This error said it failed because of multiple entries i Active Directory for <name of the enpoint>.

Mulitpool in same site Lync 2013

One of my customers has an multipool Lync 2013 based in 4 countries.
We have been struggeling in different countries where we have trouble to see the presence. Typical error has been that we from the client only sees the Updateing status when searching for them.

Lync client Iphone, Unable to call into, Just going to Voicemail on mobile

When useing Lync client on Iphone one of my coworkers has seen this issue. When someone tried to call him the call just went directly to his Voicemail.
After different testing and working on this, well it seems like the issue was the Lync client on the Iphone was the issue. The error message we got was something like "can not log you in right now"
We then did an unistall of it and then we tried to call him again.
And now the phone was working just fine.
Then  we reinstalled the Lync client for Iphone again and it all worked smooth.

Preview options for Skype for Business

Microsoft has launched a site where you can sign up for nice preview stuff for the Skype for Business solutions.
At the present time you can sign up for:
- Skype meeting Broadcast
- Enterprise Voice in US
- Beta testing of Skype for Business on Android and Iphone

Just follow the link here:
https://www.skypepreview.com/

Competella R2 running out resources, reporting to Skype for Business............

I had an issue the last week where calls was not able to come into the Competella R2 MA client.
In the logfiles for Competella this is what we saw:
[Error] CreateConferenceAsyncResult::OnCreated
 ! The request failed with reason: maxConferencesExceeded.
 ! A 403 (maxConferencesExceeded) response was received from the network and the operation failed. See the exception details for more information.
 ! A 403 (maxConferencesExceeded) response was received from the network and the operation failed. See the exception details for more information.

Skype for Business Online, Broadcast and Yammer integration

One of the MVP's i New Sealand has published this great video about how to integrate Yammerfeed into Broadcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWXqPvwTmFQ

Broadcast is a new feature that soon will come to Skype for Business Online. With Broadcast you can host meetings for upto 10000 users.
Be aware that sound and video will be 20 seconds delayed.

Competella upgrade to Skype for Business

I had this pleasure to Upgrade from Lync 2013 to Skype for Business #Skype4B for a few weeks ago.
When it comes to Competella server, the frist I did was that since we was on R1, I had to build a New Competella server based on the Lync 2013 install. When tested that one and it Works, we then start to plan for the Upgrade.
After all Lync 2013 servers was upgraded then we started on Competella server. We then upgraded the UCMA and moved the pool, running at the same procedure as we did on the Lync 2013 installation.
Then we had to reboot the server and get in the patches.
Then it seems like working, but then we discovered that some services in Competella did not work.
Some dialog With Competella Support, well and then we had to install the Competella up on the New UCMA even we had it on Place when we had it installed.

But anyway, this make the Magic working.....Thanks to Thomas Stubergh my co-worker at Skill AS and to Competella support who sloved this  for us.

Windows Phone 8.1 get's #Skype4B

Yes, it's comming i July the Skype for Business Client for Windows Phone.
Read all about it here:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/See-whats-new-in-Skype-for-Business-for-Windows-Phone-1e242ddc-3414-4101-ae34-4aca0c14f489?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

SkillTV is out with 2 new programs

Today SkillTV launched 2 New episodes.
They can be found here. http://www.skill.no/video/videoblogg.aspx

Episode number 3 is about Azure AD With Jan Vidar Elven
Episode number 4  is about #Skype4B With Kai Stenberg

The host for these shows is Elham Binai who is the HR Director at Skill AS.

All episodes are in Norwegian only at present time.

SkillTV.....about Skype for Business

Later today I will do a youtube video where I will talk about Skype for Business on SkillTV.
The URL will come out as soon as the video is out. This video will be in Norwegian only,.

SNOM m9R

As I and Dr.Lync has tested the SNOM m9R on Lync server 2013, there has been som trouble With this.
One issue has been it seems like it sleeps when not used, and the user has to unplug the DECT station and reboot both the handset and base.
I have last week got an email from SNOM in Germany telling me this important information:
1. SNOM m9R is a Product that they will stop makeing.
2. SNOM m9R is not supported on Lync 2013. It was only able to work on Lync 2010 and OCS2007R2.

hmmm after knowing that, I will now not recommend this to be used together With Lync 2013 or Skype for Business server 2015.

Skype for Business in Azure

It's been a some times since my last blog, but I have so buzy and after Ignite who was great except for for the Food at the Ignite.
I have started to work on a demo solution where I plan to install Skype for Business #Skype4B in Azure. At present time I have upgraded the Frontend Server from Lync 2013 to Skype for Business server 2015. I have ordered a SIP trunk over Internet. When this is enabled on the colocated Mediation server, well then I shall try out EV for Azure. If this Works fine, I will install Competella Attendant and Dolphin Q from Loxysoft as a Contract Center.
The SIP trunk has been given to me for free use by NextGenTel and Tom-Roar Nilsen.

More update will come as I progress............

MS Ignite is done and back to normal days again

MS Ignite in Chicago was great. Lots of great speakers and lots of News.
On one of the sessions they showed of the Skype for business Broadcast function that comes in Skype for business Online.
From this feature you can have "Meeting" With upto 10000 People and also record it so that it can be downloaded later.
When using the broadcast function, all sound and what you show off is 20 secunds delayed. And it will play off in Your webbrowser.

Skype4B client, automatic update and Competella Attendant

One of my customer did roll out the latest patch from Microsoft to the Office 2013 pack. They are also New to Lync 2013, and has Enterprise Voice.

Skype for Business...it’s almost here

As a lot of us know, from the 14^th April 2015 Microsoft will start to send out the patch for Office365 Office, Office2013 Pro Plus and even more. Have you informed your employees in your company who has Office2013 Pro Plus or Office from O365?

Do you use System Center to rollout patches and updates or can uses get then from Windows Update?

This Tuesday in this patch we will get then new Skype for Business client. But are you ready for it? What about your plugins in Lync client, will the work?

Skype For Business dates are here

Yesterday we got the dates for Skype For Business. For users running Office 2013 Pro Plus they will get an update April 14th With the New Skype For Business Client.
Then server update will be launched 1.st May.

For more information check this blog
http://www.skypeadmin.com/2015/04/02/skype-for-business-release-date/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LyncNewsFeed+%28Lync+News%29&utm_content=FaceBook

Lync and configure SIP trunk with Phonero (Norwegian Telco Company)

I have the last few weeks working on a project where Phonero (www.phonero.no) is the SIP Trunk provider.
Normaly when working With Direct SIP almost every SIP trunk provider has the same procedure to get this working.  But recarding when it comes to Phonero, well Things are a bit different.

This is how I got i working from the Lync 2013 side.

Vision for the future.....the future is here

Microsoft published today a new Skype for Business video on You Tube today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4iS_NDczoI&sns=tw

Some say this is the future, and I will say the future is here real soon. There are lot's of folks out there working to make Skype for Business ready for you.
There are lot's of system integrators who are ready to take you there.

When you will choose you future please choose a partner of Microsoft that know what they are doing. Well some time you have to pay more, but then you will get it work.

There is nothing more expensive then bad consultants..................

Looking forward to help you with Skype for Business.

February update for Lync 2013

After I have tested the February update for Lync 2013 server, I have noticed that the server has to boot twice to get all the changes.
For one of my customers we noticed that Edge and FrontEnd server had some issues and after the second reboot well then it started to work again.

One of the Error that we had was that mobile users and external users had issues to sign into Lync form external. Also that SNOM m9R had some signin issue aswell With the Error named "Final handshake".

But the second boot from the frontend server solved this issue.

Skype for Business

Yesterday was the first online session about the introduction from Microsoft. My present blog has the link to where you can join us.
As we know there will be an inbound Upgrade from Lync 2013 to Skype4B.
You can also run SQL 2014 for you Skype4B solution.
If you plan from what I understood was in Lync 2010, well then you have to migrate you over to Lync 2013 and from there to Skype4B.

There will be many sessions comming now every week, and it is very interesting to listen to the first one. In Central Europe they will start at 5pm.


Hope you will join us..........

Skype for Business sessions comming up soon

Finaly, a taste of Skype for Business is here soon. There are lots of sessions comming up soon.
Just register at this link for it.
https://infopedia.eventbuilder.com/index.asp?landingpageid=7p1c8p
I will be there and hope you will to.

Skype4Business is now a part of Office365 Summit

From Micrsoft I did get this information earlier today. Read more about it here.

http://blogs.office.com/2015/01/14/skype-business-sessions-now-included-office-365-summits/

From this I am looking forward to Microsoft Ignite in Chicago, and as the rest of us Lync/Skype4B geeks.

Hope to see you @MSIgnite

Lync 2013 Desember 2014 update Server

Yesterday, Microsoft come out with the last server update for the Lync 2013 server.
The Direct download is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36820

What is fixed can be read about from this site:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2809243

I will do some install of this on my Office's Lync 2013 and will report back if there is something strange about it.

Replace TMG Forefront 2010, what shall you do?

As we all know the Forefont TMG 2010 is a Product that is about to end. Microsoft has said this: Microsoft announced the Forefront TMG 2010 product will be discontinued. Microsoft will continue to provide mainstream support for TMG until April 14, 2015.

New features for Lync Room System

There are lots of you out there who has Lync Room System also known as LRS.
There are some new features that has come out yesterday.

You can read about them there:
http://blogs.office.com/2014/12/15/lync-room-system-feature-updates/#.VI8rm-3G41o.twitter

Jabra Evolve series.....how are they? What do people say about them?

I was so Lucky to win a Jabra Evolve 80 MS Stereo and then because I like headset and is about to start my campaign "Good headset for kids at School". Jabra send me for free and for test the following:

Jabra Evolve 20
Jabra Evolve 40
Jabra Evolve 65

All the Lync Versions.
My co-workers has tried tthem and use them in Our Office or out working for Our customers.

Lync 2013 and Skype video

Under Friday 5th desember we did get Video from Lync to Skype. This is a part of where we are going to move into Skype4Business. This feature was talked about during the Lync Conf14 in Las Vegas, and now it's here.
Here you find the Lync Team Blog and can read more about it:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/lync/archive/2013/05/23/lync-skype-connectivity-available-today.aspx

Jabra Evolve 65 UC Stereo

Today I finaly got my Jabra Evolve 65. WOW, what a headset. It just so great. No Cable. The sound in this is great. The fittings is great.
To install it, just plug in the USB 360 dongle and you are ready.
Remember to charge the headset using the cable that follows With it and soon you are ready.
Together With Lync and With Your Mobile phone, it just Works.

This headset is simple to use and it just Works. It will be great for Lync Pro and for Office users in Contact Centers.
I have just testet the stereo and fits nice also if you have glasses. On of my co-workers tried it and he just loved it.
This will be the new standard headset where I work. If you want more information about it just send me and Message here in this blog or on twitter @kaistenberg

Lync becomes SKYPE for Business

As many of us have seen the other days is that Lync will now change name to Skype for Business. For us who is installing Lync what will this say for us?
Where are this going?

Jabra Evolve series

From next week will I start to test all the headset's in the Jabra Evolve series. I have earlier written a blog about the Evolve 80, who I think is one of the best Lync Pro headsets with cable that I have been tested so far.
So just follow this blog and you will get the result of the Evolve Series.

Thanks to Jabra Norway who are letting me have these headsets.

SNOM m9r at homeoffice

An ex-coworker of me Kjetil Lindløkken @Evry has written a blogpost about how to get the Snom M9r to work on you local network.
http://drlync.blogspot.no/2014/10/how-to-setup-snom-m9r-for-lync-2013.html#more

Well, knowing this, I had to take it a bit longer. Would this work at my homeoffice.
So I took it from my Office @Skill and home. Plugged it in and cleared all the log's on the base, and restartet it.
Ofcourse it working. My network is from Altibox and I have some kind of a WIFI/cable router from NetGear.

Lync on MAC part 2

I have earlier written about how to get Lync running on Your MAC. Well I have an update.
You can read the first here:
http://lync2013blog.blogspot.no/2014/10/lync-on-mac.html
And here is the update that you might have to do aswell.

1.go to setting "regional language prefs"

2. Move second place language in the list to the top (by dragging it up list)

3. Restart

4. Return original language to top of list

5. Restart

6. Lync is now working

 

Lot's of thanks to my Co-worker @skill named Trond Jelsnes Undrum who found this way deep down in MAC forum........

Headsets for the Lync Pro

Yesterday I was the lucky one who was one of three who won the Jabra Evolve 80 headset. I have today tried this out on my homeoffice.

Let's start a campaign.....

I was yesterday on a meeting with Jabra, and this made me think. Are you knowable that in Norway we are spending 2.7 billion NOK because we are getting problems with hearing. They get Tinitus and other issues so that they need hearing aid. Do you want this?

Microsoft Ignite, Chicago 4-8 May 2015

Dear Reader of my blog......Be ready for this.

Error in the event log after upgrade from Lync 2010 to Lync 2013, try to resolve the old pool

I have been struggle With an error in the eventlog telling that the fronend server tries to replicate to the old dedeployed Lync 2010 server after uninstalled the old server and fileshare.
Working together With Microsoft support we found that the error was related to the XDS database was not updated or contained the correct information.

Lync 2013 October Update 2014 for Lync Client

The October update 2014 for Lync Client 2013 is out.
Now you can hide Picture in IM sessions is one of the New Things in this update.
For more information check out this URL:
http://blogs.office.com/2014/10/14/simpler-better-instant-messaging-options-lync-2013/

Headset and bad sound kills Lync

I have earlier talked about how important there is with headset for Lync. If the users shall have good experience using Lync, well headset is the main thing to put Your Money into.
It can be said so easy.....Bad Sound Kills Lync.

Lync on MAC

When you want to use Lync on MAC you must remember to import the local CA root certificate. You can get the root CA from Your IT Department or you can export the certificate from Your local computer.
When this is installed then you must fill out Your sip address and on Advanced type Your domain\username and Your password.
Then just Login and you are good to go.