Category Archives: Edge

Is deploying Office365 Multi-Geo really needed for Voice in Australia?

So recently I had a customer come to me looking for help with Office 365 Multi-Geo. They were looking at Telstra Calling for Office365 but their tenant is homed in the States. As such they had expressed concerns about the performance of Telstra calling for Office365 with media going to the States and back. Just… Read More »

Installing Skype for Business Server on Windows 2016 without Internet access

So we have all read the Microsoft support article on how to install Skype4B on Windows Server 2016, but if not. Heres a summary. Run the installer Download and install updates Finish running the installer Continue as normal That’s all fine and dandy. But what about in hardened environments where the Skype4B servers don’t have… Read More »

Teams Voice Connectivity for Tenants without PSTN Calling

Update 24/02/2018: Thanks to Paul Lange “Short update on Bring your own Sip Trunk in #MicrosoftTeams from #techsummitfrankfurt – currently in TAP. GA around July according to MS depending on testing. #BRK2080” Expect the sessions to pop up here soon Update 16/12/2017: AudioCodes confirms any of their SBC’s will work with Microsoft Teams. No need… Read More »

What does the new announcement regarding Skype4B online ports mean anyway?

So you might have seen the recent announcement regarding Skype for Business online port requirements changing, if not take a quick stop by Thomas Binder’s article over on the MS Tech Community.   First off, this change only affects users homed in Skype for Business Online (IE, Office365) So if you’re running an On-Prem or… Read More »

Lync 2013 / Skype for Business Edge SSL negotiation wasn’t sucsessful

I’m going out on a limb here… You’re reading this blog post because like me your building your nice greenfield Lync 2013 or Skype4B implementation As part of the install you have spun up an edge server, checked all the port requirements and had the firewall team implement your changes, got your SSL certificates ready… Read More »