The Lync Server 2013 Reference Topologies describe approaches that are recommended and supported by Microsoft for adding Lync capabilities to an enterprise IT infrastructure. They are characterized based on how customers choose to deploy Lync and Exchange. The Lync option chosen determines the Lync feature set, and the Exchange option chosen determines the supported Active Directory configurations.
The Lync Reference Topologies are designed to provide the full set of user capabilities offered by Lync Server or Lync Online. Also, they describe the customer options for providing Lync capabilities that are resilient to failures.
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Features | Lync Server
| Lync Online | Hybrid Lync Server (User on premise) | Hybrid Lync Server (User online) |
Lync 2013 for Windows | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Online Meeting Add-in for Lync 2013 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Lync 2013 Web Scheduler | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Lync Online Web Scheduler | N/A | Supported | N/A | Supported |
Lync Web App 2013 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Lync 2013 Basic | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Lync Windows Store App | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Lync 2013 for Windows Phone | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Lync 2013 for iPhone | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Lync 2013 for Android Phones | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Lync 2010 for Windows | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Online Meeting Add-in for Lync 2010 | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Lync 2010 for Windows Phone | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Lync 2010 for iPhone | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Lync 2010 for Android | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Lync Phone Edition | Supported | Supported[1] | Supported | Supported[2] |
Lync Server 2010 Attendant | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Lync 2010 Group Chat | N/A | Not Supported | N/A | Not Supported |
Lync Web App 2010 | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
Lync 2010 Attendee | Not Supported[3] | Not Supported | Not Supported[4] | Not Supported |
Lync for Mac 2011 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Communicator for Mac 2011 | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Office Communicator 2007 R2 | Interoperable[5] | Not Supported | Interoperable | Not Supported |
Office Communicator 2007 R2 Conferencing Add-in | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
Office Communicator 2007 | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
Office Live Meeting 2007 | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
Communicator Mobile for Windows Mobile 6.x | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 SP4 Maintenance Release 2 integration for the BlackBerry client with the Lync Server 2013 | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Peer-to-Peer instant messaging (IM) and presence | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Multiparty IM and presence | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Contact Card in Office 2013 (incl. click to communicate) | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Photo Configuration | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Contact List Configuration | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Contact Card Configuration | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Address Book search | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Distribution list expansion | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Persistent Chat | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Desktop sharing | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Application sharing | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
File transfers | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Voice | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Video | Supported | Supported (up to VGA) | Supported | Supported (up to VGA) |
IM, presence, audio, video and conferencing federation with Office Communicator 2007 R2 and Lync 2010 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
IM, presence, audio, and video federation with Skype | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
IM and presence federation with IBM Sametime | Supported[7] | Supported | Supported[9] | Supported[10] |
IM and presence federation with customer hosted XMPP gateway | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
IM and presence federation with GChat thorugh XMPP | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Meeting attendee capacity | 1000[11] | 250 | 1000[12] | 250 |
Ad-hoc and scheduled audio conferencing | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Ad-hoc and scheduled video conferencing | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Ad-hoc and scheduled web conferencing | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Dial-in PSTN Conferencing via customer trunks | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Dial-in PSTN Conferencing via certified Audio Conferencing Provider (ACP) | Supported[13] | Supported | Supported[14] | Supported |
Desktop sharing | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Application sharing | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
File transfer | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
White boarding and annotations | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
PowerPoint upload | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Polling | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Client-side recording and playback | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Meeting lobby | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Participant anonymous join via Lync Web App | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Participant anonymous join via Lync Attendee | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Schedule Lync meeting through Outlook | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Schedule Lync meeting on behalf of another user through Outlook (delegation) | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Scheduled conferences using web page | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Outlook delegation for scheduling meetings | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Peer to peer VoIP calling | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
PSTN calling | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Exchange voice mail | Supported | Supported (with Exchange Online only) | Supported | Supported (with Exchange Online only) |
PC, Mac, Windows Phone, iOS, and Android phone support | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
IP Phone support | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Common area phone support | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Analog device support | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Call hold, transfer, forward, delegation, team calling (PSTN) | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Call park, private line, malicious call trace (PBX) | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Emergency dialing (911, 112, etc.) | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Enhanced 911 (US only) | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Response groups | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Integration with on-premises call center solutions (e.g., Aspect, NICE Systems) | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Outgoing DID manipulation | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Dial plans and policies | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Intercept for Unassigned number | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Local voice resiliency | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Voice call Interoperability with PSTN | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Voice call Interoperability with third-party PBX | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
RCC with third-party PBX | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Audio quality of service (QoS) | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Video quality of service (QoS) | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Audio call admission control (CAC) | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Video call admission control (CAC) | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Media bypass | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
IM and media encryption | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
IM and file filtering | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Client version control | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Anti-malware scanning of uploaded meeting content | Supported (3rd party application) | Not Supported | Supported (3rd party application) | Not Supported |
Anti-malware scanning of file transfer content | Supported (3rd party application) | Not Supported | Supported (3rd party application) | Not Supported |
IM (Instant Messaging) content archiving | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Presence interoperability with Exchange Server | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Presence Interoperabiity with Exchange Online | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Unified Messaging interoperability with Exchange Server | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Unified Messaging interoperability with Exchange Online | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Outlook Web App interoperability | Supported (Exchange Server only) | Supported (Exchange Online only) | Supported (Exchange Server only) | Supported (Exchange Online only) |
Skill Search with SharePoint Server | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Skill Search with SharePoint Online | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
PowerShell support | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Lync Control Panel | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Reporting (CDR, QoE) | Supported | Not Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
Self-service configuration portal | N/A | Supported | N/A | Supported |
Client updated via inband provisioning | Supported | Supported[15] | Supported | Supported[16] |
Lync client-side automation using Microsoft SDK | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Lync server-side APIs using Microsoft SDK | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Customer clients using Microsoft SDK | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
[1] All models except Polycom CX700 supported. Requires updated firmware http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2781619
[2] All models except Polycom CX700 supported. Requires updated firmware http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2781619
[3] Lync Web App 2013 now provides a full in-meeting experience, including computer audio and video, and is considered the replacement for Lync 2010 Attendee.
[4] Lync Web App 2013 now provides a full in-meeting experience, including computer audio and video, and is considered the replacement for Lync 2010 Attendee.
[5] The presence and IM features in Office Communicator 2007 R2 are compatible with Lync Server 2013, but conferencing features are not. During migration from Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Office Communicator 2007 R2 is suitable for presence and IM interoperability, but users should use Lync Web App 2013 to join Lync Server 2013 meetings.
The presence and IM features in Office Communicator 2007 R2 are compatible with Lync Server 2013, but conferencing features are not. During migration from Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Office Communicator 2007 R2 is suitable for presence and IM interoperability, but users should use Lync Web App 2013 to join Lync Server 2013 meetings.
[7] Requires Sametime Gateway 8.0.2 with Hotfix 3 or later
Requires Sametime Gateway 8.0.2 with Hotfix 3 or later
[9] Requires Sametime Gateway 8.0.2 with Hotfix 3 or later
[10] Requires Sametime Gateway 8.0.2 with Hotfix 3 or later
[11] Requires special Lync server configuration and policy to support meetings over 250.
[12] Requires special Lync server configuration and policy to support meetings over 250.
[13] Requires end user manual ACP dial-in
[14] Requires end user manual ACP dial-in
[15] A limited set of settings are available to be controlled via in-band provisioning by the service.
[16] A limited set of settings are available to be controlled via in-band provisioning by the service.