In my previous post, I mentioned that Microsoft and Citrix now support Audio/Video with Lync Server 2013 backend. This blog shows how to configure the backe and and deploy the clients.
Backend
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XenApp
Make sure you have XenApp 6.x (or higher) deployed.
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Lync
On the backend, we need to define a clientpolicy (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj205204.aspx) to allow Media redirection. This can be done using the following command:
Set-CsClientPolicy -EnableMediaRedirection $True
Client
- Download and install the Citrix 4.0 receiver (or higher) from http://receiver.citrix.com/
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Download the VDI plugin from one of the following locations:
- 32bit: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35457
- 64bit: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35454
Remark: The 64 plugin is not supported by Citrix, so currently only for Microsoft VDI solutions.
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Install the VDI plugin on a (thin) client, e.g. Wyse Zx0 (now owned by Dell) or laptop.
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Optional… Create a registry key (based on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2833618), as we’ve experienced that the VDI plugin doesn’t prompt for certificate warnings….
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Lync
Name: TrustModelData
Type: REG_SZ
Value: ActiveDirectoryDomainFQDN (e.g. internal.local)
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Logon to the XenApp desktop (using weburl or ICA)
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Once you are signed in into your Lync client, you will notice the following:
- This means that Lync is configured correct and you can benefit the bypass of Audio/Video (Call Admission Control and Location Information Services).
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There are some limitations, described here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj204982.aspx. This basically comes down to that all peer to peer A/V features are available. Multiparty and more enhanced isn’t (example shown below)
If you have any questions or want to have it deployed… feel free to contact me.
3 comments
Great post!
Great stuff Jeroen.
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