Lync Give Control Mac Messenger Client
Lync Give Control Mac OS X V10
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I found that an app called SoundSource helped me control it without going to the System Preferences app.

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In the past, youve been able to connect using the Mac Messenger client, but now weve got Communicator for Mac 2011.

To summarise this nicely, Ive written up a list of pros and cons compared to Lync.

PSTN number must be dialled from dedicated snap-out dial pad.

Rather it is saved in flat-file format in Communicator itself.

I can search the GAL like I can in Lync and return corporate users.

It does however feel very Mac, but this is because its basically Mac Messenger anyway.

Presence icons light up next to users names in emails, both for corporate and federated contacts.

I can initiate an email, IM, audio or video call or add the contact to my contact list in Communicator from here.

I can send IMs like I normally would in Lync and I can also escalate this to an audio andor video conference.

The Share Desktop button is exposed both in the main UI window and in a conversation window and works as youd expect, popping out to the right hand side to view the users desktop.

Rather than being able to dial a PSTN number directly from the search field like you can in Lync, you have to first click the Call button in the main Communicator window, illustrated below.

Note that a number you put into the field does honour Lync normalisation rules.

First, Communicator starts dialling the number and you get a ringback sound in your speakers (the ring ring sound).

When you receive an incoming call, there is no way to forward it to another number or to voicemail.

I can select the preferred audio device to use in Lync easily in the main window and this is very clear for users with illustrative icons.

Its targeted at filling the holes where an organisation may have a team of creativealternative users on Macs that need a client other than Lync Web App to deliver most UC workloads to.

It works well for basic IM, presence, desktop sharing and some conferencing, but there are many holes that broaden the gap between it and Lync.

You still need to join meetings created on a Lync Server using Lync Web App.

Lync Give Control Mac OS X V10

Finally in terms of minimum system requirements, you need to be running Mac OS X v10.5.8 to run Communicator, and you need to be using Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 to get the integration benefits with Outlook.

Hope this has helped you understand the Mac client a bit better, and enables you make an informed decision around your organisations requirements.

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For more hardcore details, download the Communicator for Mac 2011 Deployment Guide here.

The only way you can schedule conference calls when using a Mac is by the Web Scheduler, which I covered here.

Do you think it would be worthwhile creating some end-user focused training docs for the Mac client.

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