Lync 2013 Centralised Logging Deep Dive
OverviewLync 2013 brings with it a new form of logging that differs greatly from the logging tools previously supplied in Lync 2010. In Lync 2010 the Lync Logging Tool offered the ability to log...
View ArticleLync 2013 Centralised Logging Tool
Centralised logging is a very powerful service. However, because it’s only accessible through Powershell commands, it can be a rather daunting alternative to the old Lync Logging Tool, especially when...
View ArticleLync Phone Edition Localisation
I was reading a post over at Jeff Schertz’s site the other day regarding getting Lync Phone Editions to use the tone set of your country, rather than the standard US tones.It said that using Powershell...
View ArticleMicrosoft Lync: The Facts about Fax
I find that fax is often misunderstood, especially when it comes to way it works on VoIP networks. Also, I’ve noticed that there is very little information on the internet about how to deploy fax on...
View ArticleLync 2013 Database Mirror Manager Tool
So it seems there has been quite a bit of interest in my Lync Centralised Logging Tool since I released it to the world. So I figured I might work on another tool to help with managing database...
View ArticleInstalling Lync 2013 Cumulative Updates with Mirrored Databases
OverviewThere are now additional steps involved when running cumulative updates on Lync 2013 pools that have mirrored SQL databases. So I thought I would go into some detail about this new process and...
View ArticleLync 2013 Call Pickup Group Manager
In Lync 2013 Cumulative Update 1 (February Update) Microsoft added the new call pickup group feature. Call pickup has been a classic voice feature since the very early days of PBXs. As a result, lots...
View ArticleLync 2013 Centralised Logging Deep Dive
OverviewLync 2013 brings with it a new form of logging that differs greatly from the logging tools previously supplied in Lync 2010. In Lync 2010 the Lync Logging Tool offered the ability to log...
View ArticleLync 2013 Centralised Logging Tool
Centralised logging is a very powerful service. However, because it’s only accessible through Powershell commands, it can be a rather daunting alternative to the old Lync Logging Tool, especially when...
View ArticleLync Phone Edition Localisation
I was reading a post over at Jeff Schertz’s site the other day regarding getting Lync Phone Editions to use the tone set of your country, rather than the standard US tones.It said that using Powershell...
View ArticleMicrosoft Lync: The Facts about Fax
I find that fax is often misunderstood, especially when it comes to way it works on VoIP networks. Also, I’ve noticed that there is very little information on the internet about how to deploy fax on...
View ArticleLync Polycom VVX Manager Tool
I’ve recently been doing a lot of work with deployment and management of Polycom VVX phones on Lync. Like always, I’ve found that when rolling out hundreds of any device, there are certain challenges...
View ArticleLync Edge Testing Suite (Part 1) – Lync Edge Port Tester Tool
Okay, let's start 2014 with a bang, and turn this thing up to 11. This is the first post in a series that I will be doing about Lync Edge servers. More specifically, this series will be about some...
View ArticleLync Edge Testing Suite (Part 2) – Lync DNS Tester and IP Route Editor Tools
I am dedicating this post to the saying “measure twice, cut once”, as this saying is most apt when describing what you should do before deploying your Edge server. In addition to this, I will be...
View ArticleSEFAUTIL and Lync 2013 Call Pickup Group Tool Permissions
I have had some enquiries from people about issues that they have been having with SEFAUtil (ie. the Call Forwarding and Group Call Pickup tool from the Lync ResKit). Many of these questions have been...
View ArticleMicrosoft Lync Wireshark Plugin
In this post I have the pleasure of talking about a project that I’ve been working on for a while, as well as one of my all-time favourite networking tools - Wireshark! For those that don’t know,...
View ArticleLync Snom Configuration Manager
Are you tired of having to maintain a separate configuration server for your third party Lync compatible SIP phones? Well you’ve come to the right place… At Lync Conf this year Snom officially released...
View ArticleLync Snom Phone Manager
In a previous blog post I released a tool for managing Polycom VVX phones that was well received by the Lync community. So I thought that it was only fitting that I go back to the drawing board and...
View ArticlePower Syslog Server
“My Kingdom for a free and simple syslog server!” – Anonymous System AdministratorSo I don’t know about you, but I can’t remember how many times I have got to the point of having to troubleshoot an...
View ArticleWhen Poodle’s Attack - Poodle Checker Tool
It’s not too often you get to be excited about a security threat. However, the POODLE security threat seems to put a smile on my face every time I see it written somewhere… Poodles are just so innocent...
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