Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Preview Step by Step – Part III

Part I – Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Step by Step

Part II – Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Step by Step

DNS Host (A) Records

dialin.doitfixit.com 192.168.1.155
admin.doitfixit.com 192.168.1.155
meet.doitfixit.com 192.168.1.155

Open Deployment wizard again and choose Install or Update Lync Server System to continue.

Choose Install local Configuration Store and choose the option to retrieve directly from the CMS.

Run Setup or Remove Lync Server Components

Request, Install or Assign Certificates.

Click on Request.

Choose to send the request immediately to an online certificate authority (this will submit through AD Certificate Services)

Specify Friendly Name, Organization Name, etc..

Select SIP Domains

Certificate Assignment wizard.

Assign Certificate. (More information: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj205253%28v=ocs.15%29)

Click Close

Now we can start the services.

Open Lync Server Control Panel

Login with appropriate credentials.

Enable Users to use Lync.

Choose user’s SIP URI and telephony type. click Enable.

Finally we have to create a SRV – DNS record for new Lync Server, without this Lync client will be unable to locate the server location.

Service: _sipinternaltls
Protocol: _tcp
Port: 5061
Host Offering this Service: 192.168.1.155

And Host Records…

sip.doitfixit.local point to Lync Server IP
admin.doitfixit.local point to Lync Server IP
meet.doitfixit.local point to Lync Server IP
dialin.doitfixit.local point to Lync Server IP

Let’s log in to the Lync 2013 client…