Topic Last Modified: 2014-03-12

You can configure Lync Server 2013 deployments for integration with both Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and SharePoint Server, both on-premises and online. The features listed in the following table are supported with all clients unless otherwise specified. For more information about client support, see Client Comparison Tables and Lync Online client comparison tables at Clients for Lync Online.

Integration with Exchange Server

The following table lists the features supported in a hybrid deployment when integrated with Microsoft Exchange Server.

Exchange on-premises Exchange Online

Lync Server 2013 on-premises

Lync Online

  • IM and Presence in Outlook

  • Schedule and join online meetings through Outlook

  • IM/Presence in Mobile clients

  • Missed Conversations history and Call Logs are written to user’s exchange mailbox

  • High-resolution Contact Photo in Lync 2013 client.

    Note:
    Requires Microsoft Exchange Server 2013. This is not supported in Lync Web App when users are homed on Lync Online.
  • Join online meeting in Mobile clients

  • Publish status based on Outlook calendar free/busy information

  • Meeting delegation

    Supported only when both users are homed online in the same forest, or both are homed on-premises.

  • IM/Presence in Outlook

  • Schedule and join online meetings through Outlook

  • IM/Presence in Outlook Web App

  • Schedule and join online meeting from Outlook Web App

  • IM/Presence in Mobile Clients

  • Join online meeting in Mobile clients

  • Publish status based on Outlook calendar free/busy information

  • Missed Conversations history and Call Logs are written to user’s exchange mailbox

  • Contact List (via Unified Contact Store)

    Note:
    Lync Server 2013 client Required
  • High-resolution Contact Photo in Lync 2013 client and Lync Web App

  • Meeting delegation

    Supported only when both users are homed online in the same forest, or both are homed on-premises.

  • Archiving Content (IM and Meeting) in Exchange

  • Search archived content

  • Voicemail

Integration with SharePoint

The following table lists the features supported in a Lync Server 2013 hybrid deployment when integrated with SharePoint.

SharePoint on-premises SharePoint Online

Lync Server 2013 on-premises

  • Skills search

  • Presence in SharePoint

  • Presence in SharePoint

Lync Online

  • Presence in SharePoint

  • Presence in SharePoint