• This technique will work whether you want to setup a quick Skype for Business meeting with someone that’s not on your company’s network using Meet Now option as described in step #2 above, or you want to schedule a meeting for a future date. • This technique will also work for any external user whether he/she resides in United States or another country.

Are you and your client both using skype for business client in the meeting? Could he share his screen with you in the past? If possible, could you ask him to sign into skype for business on another mac or windows desktop and check if the issue can be reproduced? Here’s an overview of the new Skype for Business 2016 Mac client. As stated in the introduction, anyone can now download Skype for Business for Mac from Microsoft. The system requirements for Skype for Business on Mac are OS X 10.11 El Capitan or macOS Sierra 10.12.

The computer should have the latest operating system updates, audio and video drivers, and software application updates to make connecting to a Skype for Business Online meeting a successful experience.

Are you and your client both using skype for business client in the meeting? Could he share his screen with you in the past? If possible, could you ask him to sign into skype for business on another mac or windows desktop and check if the issue can be reproduced? Since he cannot share his screen with you, could you share yours with him without any issue? In addition, does this issue happen to other users in your organization? By saying ‘cannot share his screen with me’, do you mean there is no option to share or the process of sharing is failed?

By adding?SL= to the URL, the external user will be forced to use the Skype for Business Web App. NOTE: I have noticed that I am not limited to using?SL=. In my tests I was able to use?SL=0,?SL=1,?SL=2,?SL=3, etc.

There were supposed to be 3 Preview versions of SfB for Mac released: Preview One: Already released beginning of Q3 2016. Includes meeting features such as Meeting Calendars, Instant Messaging in meetings (goodbye Lync for Mac!), Meet Now and the ability to share desktops and content in full screen mode. Note that Preview One did not include Instant Messaging – that was added in Preview Two (see below). Preview Two: Already released July 5 2016. Added Instant Messaging, Presence & Contacts (see whether a contact is online or offline, their status i.e. In a meeting or available), Group Video Calling (up to four people simultaneously) and Peer-to-Peer video calling (P2P) for private calls. You can also now see IM Conversation History and restart chats at any time.

If you want to know more about different Skype for Business clients, check out my article. Things can especially get confusing for people who are trying to join your meeting and have a version of Skype for Business installed but they are not part of your company. This is due to the fact that they are part of a non-federated domain and are trying to join a meeting in your domain as an authenticated user. When the Skype for Business client is installed on a computer it will automatically attempt to join using the full Skype for Business client, rather than Skype for Business Web App. In some cases the individual on the other end (the external user) may not have Skype for Business installed and they are unclear as to which client they should install. Either way, if you know a couple of things that I am going to share, you can get the external user from a non-federated domain connected to your meeting fairly easily. PROBLEM You create a Skype for Business meeting request and send it to an “external user” that is not part of your domain.

• No Delegate management. • No initiating calls to Response Groups. • Call Park is not available. In terms of known issues, Microsoft has already published a list: One to note here: you can’t have both Lync for Mac and Skype for Business on Mac clients installed side-by-side. If you use Lync for Mac, uninstall it before installing Skype for Business. I came across one of the issues almost immediately. If you’re logged into Skype for Business with one account, but logged into Outlook with another, Skype Meeting functionality doesn’t come up in Outlook.

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You can still run the Preview of Skype for Business for Mac side-by-side with both the final version of Skype for Business and Lync for Mac so you don’t have to worry about breaking or overwriting the Preview or Lync if you install the final release. You’ll have to manually uninstall the Preview if you want to get rid of it. Like the final release of Skype for Business on Mac, access to the Preview has been shrouded in quite a bit of confusion.

Go Install Skype for Business on your Mac Final impressions: I’m glad Microsoft did the Preview. This client was all-new, and it definitely had bugs. Leveraging the Skype4B community is a good way to hunt them down quickly. The new Mac client is stable; I’ve had it running for over 36 hours now with no errors or crashes. It has a good feature set.

She already has Skype for Business installed on her computer but she is unable to join the meeting. The reason she is unable to join your meeting is that she is part of a different, non-federated domain and is trying to join a meeting in your domain as an authenticated user. Because she has the Skype for Business client installed on her computer, the client automatically attempts to join her using the full Skype for Business client, rather than Skype for Business Web App. Even if she doesn’t have the Skype for Business client installed, she may not know exactly which client she should download and install.

The Mac client version available here? It’s still Lync for Mac 2011. Somebody didn’t do their update) So what do we have for our Mac friends? The new client is, I’d say, a fair and equitable companion to the Windows Skype for Business client. There are some differences, and (as of now) a few limitations. But overall, I think our Mac customers will enjoy this client very much.

This article covers how users who do not have a Skype for Business account can attend a Skype for Business meeting using the Skype for Business Web App. Minimum hardware/software requirements: Windows 7 or Mac OS X 10.8 with Internet Explorer 11 or Firefox 12 or Safari 5 or Chrome 18. For more on requirements,. Other requirements: microphone and speakers. Optional accessories: webcam or headset. NOTE: These instructions are intended for non-CSUF users who do not have a Skype for Business account.

5-Copy the entire meeting link, which will look something like this: where Contoso is the name of your domain and the username is the name of the user who setup the meeting. You will notice that the meeting link always has the user’s name and then the 8-character meeting number at the end of your company’s standard URL. 6-Add?SL= at the end of the URL and give the meeting link to the external user(s).

For a full feature list, check the now-updated client comparison table: (Just remember to uninstall Lync for Mac first. And the Skype Preview client, if you tried that out!) What do you think of Skype for Business on Mac? Please comment below or email in your thoughts.

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Kind of glad they did; Mac users have dealt with Lync for Mac for too long. That said, the new Mac client does have limitations. A few features Windows users enjoy are not availableat least not at this stage. • No Application Sharing (yet). • Persistent Chat is NOT integrated.

Refer to for more about these clients. Enhanced Presence support This table covers the Enhanced Presence features that extend beyond a simple indication of whether a user is online, offline, busy, etc. Feature/capability Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client Skype for Business on Mac Lync 2013 client Lync Windows Store app Lync 2010 Lync 2010 Attendant Lync Phone Edition Communicator for Mac 2011 Lync for Mac 2011 Publish status ✔ ✔ ❶ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❶ ✔ ✔ View status ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ View status notes and Out of Office messages ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Add a custom location ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Add a custom note ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Use a photo from any public site for My Picture (not available in Skype for Business Online) ✔ ✔ ❶ Does not support publishing status based on calendar free/busy information.

Through which device will you make & receive calls? On Windows, Skype for Business lets you choose this in the same 2 places as Call Forwarding.

So, is the mac user the presenter of the skype for business web app meeting? I’ve run a test from my side. I scheduled a skype for business web app meeting by using the. I signed in to the web scheduler with my office 365 account. On the new meeting page, i typed the event name, message and added a gmail user as the attendee in the “attendees and audio” field. Under “ who is the presenter”, i chose myself as the presenter. Clicked save.

I clicked the Online Meeting button, and you see the result below. Instant Skype Meeting. It’s Finally Here! Go Install Skype for Business on your Mac Final impressions: I’m glad Microsoft did the Preview. This client was all-new, and it definitely had bugs. Leveraging the Skype4B community is a good way to hunt them down quickly. The new Mac client is stable; I’ve had it running for over 36 hours now with no errors or crashes.

• Paste the meeting link into a browser address box, and add?sl=1 at the end. For example: • Press Enter to join the meeting with Skype for Business Web App. NOTE: Follow your browser’s instructions for installing the Skype for Business Web App Plug-in, which is required for audio, video, and screen sharing. If you are still having trouble your system maybe blocked from installing plugins and you may need elevated rights to do so.

It’s finally here! Microsoft has at last released the new Mac client for Skype for Business. (Okay, it was released on October 26. But I was on vacation.) As soon as I saw the announcement, I grabbed a copy and one of our test Macs. The same Mac on which I’d tested the Skype Preview earlier in the year (and had several issues). Fortunately, the new Mac client installed & ran smoothly. Get the Mac Client Download Skype for Business on Mac here: (Curious note: Microsoft has a page up for Skype for Business apps:.

And didn’t notice any difference. If your experience is different, please leave a comment.If the external user has Skype for Business installed, her system will automatically try to use Skype for Business to join the meeting and would not be able to join the meeting. If the external user doesn’t have Skype for Business and downloads and installs the Skype for Business client, she will still be unable to join the meeting because she will still not get an option to use Skype for Business Web App and will end up using the Skype for Business client from a non-federated domain. When the external user uses a URL that you sent her, with?SL= added to the end of the URL, she will be forced to use the Skype for Business Web App and can successfully join your meeting. The URL may look something like this: • 7-When the external user clicks the meeting URL you sent her, she will see a screen that looks similar to the one below. She should simply click Join the meeting and install the Skype for Business Web App plug-in, rather than clicking Sign in if you are an Office 365 user because that will take her to her Skype for Business client. The Skype for Business Web App plug-in is necessary not only for audio and video but also for screen sharing during a Skype for Business meeting and is only installed in your browser if it doesn’t already exist. 8-When you start the meeting, make sure that you do not use?SL= at the end of your URL because you are the organizer of the meeting.

Skype for Business encompasses all the same features: IM, voice, video, screen sharing on all your devices, from any location. Phone numbers can be ordered or ported into the system for PSTN calling as well, but it has many more enterprise features which makes it capable of replacing an office phone system: it allows for advanced call routing and handling that most businesses require; it also supports hunt groups, delegates, advanced forwarding options, and auto attendants, most of which is needed in a large enterprise setting. Additionally, Skype for Business can also replace conferencing services, allowing up to 250 users on a single conference call; it has dial-in conference invites built into Outlook for easy meeting setup, features dozens of meeting options and controls that consumer Skype does not; it even allows to record meetings, different control levels for presenters & attendees, meeting lobbies and so on. Clients & Connections Just like Skype does with its and its, also known as, Skype for Business supports a wide set of connections modes. • A fully-featured shipped with the Office 365 suite: this is easily the best way to use it if you plan to host Conference Calls – assuming you’re willing to pay the required fee. • A stand-alone client called, which can be installed without Office 365 on most known desktop and mobile devices and operating systems (): as the name suggests, this client only supports a limited set of features and is designed for those who plan to use Skype for Business to join Conference Calls hosted by others.

You only need a PIN if you are calling into the meeting as the presenter from a public or cell phone, or if the meeting is set with high security. Otherwise you don’t need a PIN, just dial in and wait to get connected. If you need a PIN and don’t remember what it is, click Forgot your Dial-in PIN? In the meeting request, and follow the instructions on the page to reset.

When it looks like this, people in the meeting can hear you. Note: Make sure you unmute your speakers too! • If you need to switch to a different audio device, click the Call Controls button, then click Devices. • The Switch Devices box shows your available audio devices, with the current one selected. Choose a different one if you'd like.

Plan 1 is being. In Skype-to-Skype sessions, a Skype for Business Online Plan 1 user can participate in desktop sharing and application sharing if they're invited by a user who has access to sharing features.

Depending on various factors, external users may have problems joining the Skype for Business meeting, or they may not have a Skype for Business client installed on their computer. I won’t list all the possible scenarios in this article that may cause problems, instead I will focus on the solution for a common scenario. There are multiple versions of Skype and there are just too many possible scenarios where users may have issues joining a meeting.

Presence status, IM, making/receiving phone calls, Meetings (Meet Now and Scheduled Skype Meetings), video calling, screen sharingall are included. It even has a couple new features: One-click Meeting Join. Full-screen sharing. All within a nice clean typical-Mac-UI interface. Being a Windows guy, I thought for a moment that they’d stripped out many of the options.

Contacts and Contact Groups support This table covers the features relating to managing IM and Presence contacts. Note Skype for Business meeting features aren't available in Skype for Business Online Standalone Plan 1.

The Skype for Business Mac download runs the Skype for Business for Mac installer which requires your Mac admin password to install and will also prompt you to close your browser while you install it. Note that the Skype for Business Mac installer also installs Microsoft Update on your Mac to keep the software updated. When you launch Skype for Business on your Mac for the first time, it will automatically ask you whether you want to check for software updates manually or automatically and offer you the chance to join the Office Insider program: Skype for Business will then launch and you log on using your organization credentials: The advanced options also allow you to configure a proxy for SfB to use: When you launch Skype for Business for Mac, you’ll need to enter your organization username and password.

Microsoft also on its iOS versions of Office yesterday.