Topic Last Modified: 2011-03-09
For federated users to access chat rooms in Microsoft Lync 2010 Group Chat, do the following:
- Configure Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Edge Server for
federated user access.
- Create a federated group and federated user by using the
Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Group Chat Admin Tool. A federated
group must be created in order to create a federated user.
- (Optional) Add the federated group or a federated user(s) as a
member of a chat room or category.
- The federated user must enter the domain and Lookup service
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) in the Join a Chat Room window
for the company they want to connect to.
To allow federated users access
to a chat room
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In Lync Server 2010, Group Chat, on the File menu, click Join a Chat Room.
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On the Join a Chat Room page, in the Domain list, click Edit Domains.
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On the Edit Domains page, in the Add domain box, type a domain (for example, contoso.com), click Add, and then click OK.
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If necessary, on the Edit Domains page, edit the Lookup Server URI by highlighting the URI, clicking Edit, and then clicking OK. The new URI appears as a selection in the Domain list.
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(Optional) To allow the federated user to join a federated chat room, on the Join a Chat Room page, in the Domain list, click a domain, and then click Search to find the appropriate chat room.
Note:
To create and add members to a federated group, see Creating and Adding Members to Federated User Groups.