After Microsoft introducing Skype for Business (SfB) 2015, SfB users have the ability to search skype directory. If you are new to Lync 2013 or SfB 2015 you needs to provisioning with Skype.
Skype provision,
Sign in to the website, https://pic.lync.com , using your Microsoft
Windows Live ID.
During the Skype provision process
you needs to provides below details,
- Microsoft Volume Licensing Agreement number
- Access Edge service FQDN
- SIP domain name
Configure Skype Federation,
- You can Enable Skype federation during the Creating new Edge pool or SfB Topology.
- Allow Port 443 Outbound traffic on firewall
- Port 4443 between SfB frontend and SfB edge Server must be working.(This same port use to replicate CMS)
From a SfB Server Front End Server,
open the Skype for Business Server Management Shell
- To check existing Skype public provider
Get-CsPublicProvider
- Remove existing Skype public provider
Remove- CsPublicProvider
–Identity Skype
- Re add Skype public provider
New-CsPublicProvider
-Identity Skype -ProxyFqdn federation.messenger.msn.com -IconUrl https://images.edge.messenger.live.com/Messenger_16x16.png
-NameDecorationRoutingDomain msn.com -NameDecorationExcludedDomainList
"msn.com,outlook.com,live.com,hotmail.com" -Enabled $true
-EnableSkypeIdRouting $true -EnableSkypeDirectorySearch $true
- Get-CsPublicProvider
- Test with Skype for Business Client
