Topic Last Modified: 2012-10-02

Lync Server 2013 includes several settings for managing video for two-party calls and multiparty conferences. When you deploy Lync Server 2013, you should evaluate whether the default settings are appropriate for your organization, and modify them as necessary.

The parameters described in this section apply to both two-party calls and multiparty conferencing. View or modify these settings by using one of the following cmdlets:

Verify the following settings in your conferencing policy:

In addition to conferencing policy settings that apply to users, evaluate media configuration settings. View or modify these settings by using one of the following cmdlets:

Verify the following setting:

The following procedures are examples of using Lync Server Management Shell to modify the settings described in this section.

To modify conferencing policy for video settings

  1. Start the Lync Server Management Shell: Click Start, click All Programs, click Microsoft Lync Server 2013, and then click Lync Server Management Shell.

  2. At the command line, run the following cmdlet to edit conferencing policy:

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    Set-CsConferencingPolicy -Identity Pool01ConferencingPolicy -VideoBitRateKb 2000 -TotalReceiveVideoBitRateKb 2000 
    

To modify media configuration for legacy clients

  1. Start the Lync Server Management Shell: Click Start, click All Programs, click Microsoft Lync Server 2013, and then click Lync Server Management Shell.

  2. At the command line, run the following cmdlet to edit the media configuration:

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    Set-CsMediaConfiguration -Identity site:Redmond01 -MaxVideoRateAllowed CIF250K