Lab: Configuring Skype for Business Online

Exercise 1: Configuring Skype for Business Online organization settings

Task 1: Enable Skype Meeting Broadcast for the organization

On LON-CL1, on the taskbar, select Microsoft Edge.

In Microsoft Edge, in the search box, type https://portal.office.com, and press Enter.

At the login page, sign in as [email protected], replacing yyxxxxx with your unique Adatum number, with the password you created in Module 1.

In the Office 365 portal, select Admin.

In the Microsoft 365 admin center, on menu on the left, in Admin centers, select Teams.

In the Microsoft Teams admin center, select Legacy portal.

Select online meetings and then select broadcast meetings.

Under Meeting Settings and Access Policies, verify that the following settings are selected, and select Save:

Enable Skype Meeting Broadcast

Allow organizers to schedule anonymous meetings

Allow broadcast meetings to be recorded

Task 2: Download and install the Skype for Business Online module for Windows PowerShell

On LON-CL1, open Microsoft Edge, and then browse to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=294688.

On the Skype for Business Online, Windows PowerShell Module page, select Download, select Save, and then select Run.

Select I agree to the license terms and conditions, and then select Install.

When the User Account Control dialog box appears, provide the following credentials and select Yes:

User name: Administrator

Password: Pa55w.rd

Once the installation is complete, select Restart and wait for LON-CL1 to restart.

Sign in as Adatum\Beth by using the password of Pa55w.rd.

Close the Skype for Business dialog if it opens.

Close the Microsoft Edge window if it open.

Task 3: Configure the organization settings for Skype for Business Online

On LON-CL1, in the search box on the taskbar, type PowerShell.

In the search results, right-click Windows PowerShell, and then select Run as administrator.

When the User Account Control dialog box appears, provide the following credentials and select Yes:

User name: Administrator

Password: Pa55w.rd

At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press Enter:

$cred = Get-Credential

In the credentials dialog box, enter the user name [email protected], replacing yyxxxxx with your unique Adatum number, and the password you created in Module 1, and then select OK.

Type the following command, and then press Enter:

$SfBSession = New-CSOnlineSession -Credential $cred

Type Y and press Enter.

Type the following command, and then press Enter:

Import-PSSession $SfBSession

Type the following command, and then press Enter:

Set-CSPrivacyConfiguration -EnablePrivacyMode $True

Note the warning that you receive about enabling client version checking.

To disable push notifications for Apple devices, type the following command, and then press Enter:

Set-CSPushNotificationConfiguration -EnableApplePushNotification $False

To verify the privacy notification settings, type the following command, and then press Enter:

Get-CSPrivacyConfiguration

You should see the following output:

Identity: Global

EnablePrivacyMode: True

AutoInitiateContacts: True

PublishLocationDataDefault: True

DisplayPublishedPhotoDefault: True

To verify the push notification settings, type the following command, and then press Enter:

Get-CSPushNotificationConfiguration

To allow users to communicate with public Skype users, type the following command, and then press Enter:

Set-CsTenantFederationConfiguration -AllowPublicUsers $True

To allow users to communicate with federated partners, type the following command, and then press Enter:

Set-CsTenantFederationConfiguration -AllowFederatedUsers $True

To enable communication with all federated partners except for litware.com, type the following commands, and then press Enter after each command:

$AllDomains = New-CsEdgeAllowAllKnownDomains

$BlockedDomain = New-CsEdgeDomainPattern -Domain “litware.com”

Set-CsTenantFederationConfiguration -AllowedDomains $AllDomains -BlockedDomains $BlockedDomain

Get-CsTenantFederationConfiguration

In Microsoft Edge, in the search box, type https://portal.office.com, and press Enter.

At the login page, sign in as [email protected], replacing yyxxxxx with your unique Adatum number, with the password you created in Module 1.

To open the Office 365 admin center, select Admin.

In the Microsoft 365 admin center, on menu on the left, in Admin centers, select Teams.

In the Microsoft Teams admin center, select Legacy portal.

Select organization.

On the general page, under presence privacy mode, verify that Display presence information only to a user’s contacts is selected.

Under mobile phone notifications, verify that Apple Push Notification Service is not enabled, and then select external communications.

Under external access, verify that On except for blocked domains is selected.

Verify that under blocked or allowed domains, litware.com is listed.

Task 4: Configure the meeting invitation settings

On LON-CL1, in the legacy Skype for Business admin center, select online meetings and then select meeting invitation.

In the Help URL text box, type http://help.adatum.com.

In the Footer text text box, type Sample legal disclaimer. Select save.

At the Windows PowerShell command prompt, type the following command, and then press Enter:

Get-CsMeetingConfiguration

Verify that the Help URL and CustomFooterText display the correct information.

In Windows PowerShell, type the following command, press Enter, and then close Windows PowerShell.

Remove-PSSession $SfBSession

Task 5: Validate the meeting invitation settings

On LON-CL1, select Start, type Skype, and then select Skype for Business.

In the Skype for Business window, select Change. In the Sign-in address box, type [email protected], replacing yyxxxxx with your unique Adatum number, and then select OK.

Enter the password you created in Module 1, select Sign In, then select Yes.

Select Start, type Outlook, and then open Microsoft Outlook.

On the ribbon, select New Items, select Meeting, and then select Skype Meeting.

In the To text box, type Abbi.

Create a meeting request for some time tomorrow using a subject of Test Meeting.

Send the meeting request.

Open the calendar, and then double-click the meeting that you just created. Verify that the meeting contains the custom footer text and that the help link references http://help.adatum.com.

Result: After completing this exercise, you should have configured Skype for Business Online service settings.

Exercise 2: Configuring Skype for Business Online user settings

Task 1: Configure Skype for Business user settings

On LON-CL1, navigate to the Microsoft 365 admin center.

On the menu to the left, select Users, and then select Active users. Select Christie Thomas, and then select Edit in the Product licenses section. Next to Office 365 E5, turn on the feature.

Turn off Skype for Business Online (Plan 2), Phone System and Audio Conferencing. Select Save, and then select Close twice.

In the Office 365 admin center, on menu on the left, in Admin centers, select Teams.

In the Microsoft Teams admin center, select Legacy portal.

On the menu to the left, select Users.

Verify that Christie Thomas is not listed as a Skype for Business user. You may need to refresh the window.

Select Ada Russell, and then select Edit (the pencil in the right panel).

On the general tab, under Audio and video, clear Record conversations and meetings.

On the menu to the left, select external communications, clear External Skype users, and then select save.

Select the back icon, select Francisco Chaves, and then select Edit.

On the general tab, under Audio and video, select Audio only from the drop-down list box. Select save.

Close Microsoft Edge.

Result: After completing this exercise, you should have configured Skype for Business Online user settings and validated Skype for Business Online functionality.

Exercise 3: Configuring a Skype Meeting Broadcast

Task 1: Configure a Skype Meeting Broadcast

On LON-CL1, open a new tab in the Microsoft Edge browser.

Connect to https://broadcast.skype.com, and then, if needed, sign in as [email protected], replacing yyxxxxx with your unique Adatum number, with the password you created in Module 1.

In the Skype Meeting Broadcast window, select New Meeting.

In the Meeting details window, fill in the following information:

Meeting title: Test broadcast meeting

Meeting time: Today’s date

Start time: Within the next 15 minutes

Duration: 1 hour

Members: Beth Burke

Access: Invitation only

Attendees: Ada Russell

Scroll back to the top of the window, and then select Create.

In the Skype Meeting Broadcast window, select Create Outlook invitation, Save, and then select Open.

If the How do you want to open this file? window appears, ensure that Outlook is selected, and select OK.

In the Test broadcast meeting – Appointment window, select Scheduling Assistant.

Under All Attendees enter Ada Russell and select Send.