Skype for Business Mac is now publicly available for download.The Mac client offers edge-to-edge video and full immersive content sharing and viewing. The result is a great first class experience for Mac users. Built for business, made by Microsoft. Expertly manage your online meetings with advanced calling options, like muting one or all participants and transferring presenter control. Trust in business-quality meetings with encrypted video and audio streams, and 24/7 phone support when needed. About Skype for Business Skype for Business is an integrated communication service. Currently, this service provides Enterprise Instant Messaging, Presence and Desktop Conferencing for faculty and staff. Skype for Business offers the following functionality. • Secure enterprise IM client to quickly and safely communicate with SMU Faculty and Staff • Ability to create groups of contacts and IM the entire group • Ability to transition to a desktop sharing conference or a video conference • Ability to view presence of contacts to know when they are available for communication • Ability to view presence and use a built in IM client in webmail.smu.edu • Ability to save IM conversations to Outlook for future reference Skype for Business Client. Please Note: If you receive a message that you are using an earlier version of Skype for Business that is not compatible, please use Windows Update to upgrade to the latest version. The Skype for Business client is available for all faculty and staff to install on their SMU computer. To ensure the security of our Skype environment, OIT has implemented a policy which blocks access using older clients. If you have Microsoft Communicator installed on your workstation, please uninstall it and follow the instructions on this page to install Skype for Business Client. For Windows computers (office) The latest version of Skype for Business is automatically included in the Office 2016 installer. For Mac Computers (office and home) • Skype for Business is available for download at • If you have upgraded your Mac to OS X Yosemite (10.10) Skype for Business may not log in properly. To resolve this issue, please download Skype for Business for Mac 2011 from link above. Skype for Business Mobile SMU now provides support for Skype for Business Mobile clients. Clients are available for Android, iPhone/iPad, and Windows Mobile devices. Downloads • • • Settings The server name is sip.smu.edu. For Android and Windows mobile devices, you must provide your SMU email (example: [email protected]), SMU ID (SMU [8-digit ID] – this can be found in the Options menu), and password. For iOS devices, the sign in format is your SMU email (example: [email protected]) and your account password. Important Notes The following features are not enabled at this time: • Sending Files in an instant message. This feature will be made available once antivirus protection is in place for IM traffic. • Phone calls to non-Skype for Business/Communicator clients • Voicemail • Faxing.
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