Polycom 7000 manual Lync 2010 and 2013 Client / Server Feature Support

Integrations with Other Systems

Lync 2010 and 2013 Client / Server Feature Support

The following table outlines features that the RealPresence DMA system supports in Lync 2010 and Lync 2013 client and server environments.

			Uses SVC
			cascading
			between Microsoft
Feature	Client	Server	AVMCU and	Comments
			Polycom MCU
Scheduling - Dial to	Lync 2013	Lync 2013	Yes
RealConnectTM
conference
Multipoint Lync	Lync 2013	Lync 2013	Yes
conferences invite a
VMR
Meet Now calls to a	Lync 2013	Lync 2013	Yes
VMR
Escalated conferences -	Lync 2013	Lync 2013	Yes
Lync client drag and
drop multi-party call
Direct point-to-point	Lync 2010	Lync 2010	No
Lync call to a VMR	Lync 2013	Lync 2013
DMA registered	Lync 2010	Lync 2010	No	If a Lync 2013 client, all
endpoint calling point	Lync 2013	Lync 2013		calls will be audio only.*
to point to a Lync client
	Lync 2010	Lync 2010	No	•	Endpoints that don’t
	Lync 2013	Lync 2013			support the SIP SDP
					multipart protocol will
					fail to join the call.
				•	Some Polycom
Lync client calling point					endpoints will join the
					call as audio only if
to point to DMA					dialed with a Lync
registered endpoint					2013 client.*
Presence enabled	Lync 2013	Lync 2013	No
VMRs

*The Lync 2010 client supports the H.263 video codec, but the Lync 2013 client does not. See Note: Point to point calls between Polycom endpoints and Lync 2013 clients.

Integrate RealPresence DMA and Lync 2013

Refer to the Polycom Unified Communications in a Microsoft Environment Solution Deployment Guide for the tasks needed to integrate the RealPresence DMA system with Lync 2013. If you need the RealPresence DMA system to automatically create conference contacts in Active Directory, ensure that your system is integrated with Microsoft Active Directory before proceeding.

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