Is Skype For Business 2015 on premise integration with IP Office possible? 1

[anon0101]

I can't seem to find a concrete answer to this question. Can on premise Skype For Business 2015 be integrated with Avaya IP Office R10? I know the Office 365 version can and I've found info on that.

 

[janni78]

This is what it supports according to docs

Microsoft Lync 2013 version 15.0.4535.1507 or higher
Supports Microsoft Lync 2013 (32 & 64 bit) platforms
Supports Skype for Business 2016

"Trying is the first step to failure..." - Homer

 

[Demce0501]

The answer is yes. I'm running IPO 8.1 and fully integrated via SIP trucks to SFB 2015. Wasn't easy - here is a great article.

http://www.networknet.nl/apps/wp/archives/2614

 

[anon0101]

Thank you for the article Demce0501. That's what I was looking for.

 

[Johnhyde]

Sorry for the dumb question, but are you using the skype client as a native client to make internal and external calls (softphone)

This is what we want to use with Office 365.
Thanks

 

[janni78]

As I understand you need to setup a Skype for Business Cloud Connector Edition on a server to connect the PBX with o365 Skype.

"Trying is the first step to failure..." - Homer

 

[Demce0501]

I "can" use the native Skype for biz client to make and receive calls, but its through and on prem SFB server. I do have a hybrid deployment for SFB, but I haven't figured out how to connect my IPO to the cloud SFB yet. Not sure if I'll even explore that route.

Also - MS is moving towards Teams which I'm slowing trying to learn how to connect IPO to that. Stay tuned.