Set up Lync Online

With Lync Online, you can stay in touch with colleagues, partners, and customers by using features such as instant messaging, audio and video conferences, and Lync Meetings.

Before you set up Lync Online for everyone in your organization, install Lync on your own computer, complete the planning and configuration tasks that apply to your organization, and then review the training resources.

Set up Office 365

Task Description Learn more
Set up Office 365 Set up your computer by installing Lync and the Office 365 desktop setup program.

Install Lync

Introduction for Office 365 administrators
Set up the domain name Set up the permanent domain name you plan to use for your Office 365 installation before making any other configuration changes. Add your domain to Office 365
Add users Add user accounts for everyone in your organization. Create or edit users

Plan for Lync Online

Task Description Learn more
Review Lync Online system requirements Make sure that computers running Lync Online can support audio and video conversations.

Review Lync Online system requirements
Choose audio and video devices

Choose audio devices that are optimized for Lync and are based on user preference and work location (for example, an open work area versus a private office).

 Important    Internet Protocol (IP) phones require Lync Plan 3 or Office 365 Enterprise Plan E4

Choose audio and video devices
Contact an audio conferencing provider and obtain accounts for your users Set up your meeting organizers with dial-in conferencing accounts for Lync Online meetings that require telephone access.

Contact an audio conferencing provider

Set up Lync Online

Task Description Learn more
Review settings Decide if you want to change any of the default values for the settings in Lync Online.

Lync Online settings summary

Set up your network for Lync Online Set up your DNS server and external firewall to accommodate Lync Online network traffic.

Set up your network for Lync Online
Set up Lync 2010 mobile clients Set up your environment and your users for Lync for mobile devices.

Set up Lync Online for mobile devices
Set up users for dial-in conferencing Add the information you received from your audio conferencing provider to the user accounts of your meeting organizers.

Configure dial-in conferencing
Connect Lync to the telephone network * Set up an account with a Lync-to-phone provider so you can make calls to any telephone number. Connect Lync Online to the telephone network

Test your Lync Online installation

 Save time and support calls by testing Lync Online features and audio devices before you deploy it to everyone in your organization.

Test your Lync Online installation

* This feature requires Office 365 Plan E4, or Lync Plan 3 and Exchange Online Plan 2.

Review end user resources

 
 
Applies to:
Lync admin center