Topic Last Modified: 2013-07-05

If you can’t remember all the commands required to connect to Lync Online, you can configure things so that all you need to do is double-click a shortcut file, enter your Lync Online password, and, just like that, be connected to Lync Online.

To do this, start by opening Notepad (or any other text editor) and then paste in the following commands, substituting your Lync Online account name for kenmyer@litwareinc.com:

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$credential = Get-Credential "kenmyer@litwareinc.com"
$session = New-CsOnlineSession -Credential $credential 
Import-PSSession $session

Save the file with a .PS1 file extension (for example, C:\Scripts\LyncOnline.ps1).

After you have saved the file, complete the following procedure to create a desktop shortcut that launches Windows PowerShell and runs the script on startup:

  1. Right-click the desktop, click New, and then click Shortcut.

  2. In the Create Shortcut wizard, type the following in the Type the location of the item box and then click Next (remember to use the path to the script file that you just created):

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    powershell.exe -noexit C:\Scripts\LyncOnline.ps1

  3. In the Type a name for this shortcut box, type a name for the shortcut (for example, Lync Online), and then click Finish.

  4. The next time you want to use Windows PowerShell to manage Lync Online, just double-click the new shortcut and enter your password. The script will take care of making the connection and setting up the new remote session.

This new session typically will not get stored in the variable $session. Instead it will usually be given the session ID 1. This will not affect your session in any way, at least not until it comes time to close down the session. To do that, you’ll need to reference the session ID when calling the Remove-PSSession cmdlet:

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Remove-PSSession 1

You can verify the ID given to your Lync Online session by running this command from the Windows PowerShell prompt:

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Get-PSSession

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