Topic Last Modified: 2011-01-27

Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee is a new client in Microsoft Lync Server 2010. Lync 2010 Attendee is a rich conferencing client that allows users who do not have Microsoft Lync 2010 installed to fully participate in Lync 2010 meetings. A Lync 2010 Attendee user can join meetings by using company credentials or as a guest.

Lync 2010 Attendee can be installed on a per-user basis, which enables you to selectively deploy this client, or you can allow users to download and install it as needed.

All of the in-meeting features are available to Lync 2010 Attendee users, including the following:

• Computer audio
  
  
• Video
  
  
• Dial-in and dial-out (“Call me”) audio conferencing
  
  
• Detailed meeting roster
  
  
• Multiparty instant messaging (IM)
  
  
• Desktop and program sharing, including giving control to participants
  
  
• Collaboration features, including with Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, whiteboards, polls, and file sharing
  
  

Users can set the following options and preferences in Lync 2010 Attendee:

• General options, including IM formatting and Lync 2010 Attendee logging
  
  
• Personal options, including phone numbers and the preferred client for joining conference calls
  
  
• Ringtones and sounds
  
  
• Audio device settings
  
  
• Video device settings
  
  

Lync 2010 Attendee does not support other Lync 2010 features that are outside the meeting experience, such as presence, contacts, IM, and telephony features.