Topic Last Modified: 2013-07-18
Lync Web App is an Internet Information Services (IIS) web client that installs with Lync Server 2013 and is enabled by default. No additional steps are necessary to either enable Lync Web App on the server or deploy the web client to users. Whenever a user clicks a meeting URL but does not have the Lync 2013 client installed, the user is presented with the option to join the meeting by using the latest version of Lync Web App.
The voice, video, and sharing features in Lync Web App require a Microsoft ActiveX control. You can either install the ActiveX control in advance or allow users to install it when prompted, which happens the first time they use Lync Web App or the first time they access a feature that requires the ActiveX control.
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In Lync Server 2013 Edge Server deployments, an HTTPS reverse proxy in the perimeter network is required for Lync Web App client access. You must also publish simple URLs. For details, see Setting Up Reverse Proxy Servers and Planning for Simple URLs. |
Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication for Lync Web App
The Lync Server 2013 version of Lync Web App supports multi-factor authentication. In addition to user name and password, you can require additional authentication methods, such as smart cards or PINs, to authenticate users who are joining from external networks when they sign in to Lync meetings. You can enable multi-factor authentication by deploying Active Directory Federation Service (AD FS) federation server and enabling passive authentication in Lync Server 2013. After AD FS is configured, external users who attempt to join Lync meetings are presented with an AD FS multi-factor authentication webpage that contains the user name and password challenge along with any additional authentication methods that you have configured.
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The following are important considerations if you plan to
configure AD FS for multi-factor authentication:
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Install an AD FS federation server role. For details, see the Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 Deployment Guide at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=267511
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Create certificates for AD FS. For more information, see the "Federation server certificates" section of the Plan for and deploy AD FS for use with single sign-on topic at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=285376.
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From the Windows PowerShell command-line interface, run the following command:
Copy Code add-pssnapin Microsoft.Adfs.powershell
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Establish a partnership by running the following command:
Copy Code Add-ADFSRelyingPartyTrust -Name ContosoApp -MetadataURL https://lyncpool.contoso.com/passiveauth/federationmetadata/2007-06/federationmetadata.xml
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Set the following relying party rules:
Copy Code $IssuanceAuthorizationRules = '@RuleTemplate = "AllowAllAuthzRule" => issue(Type = "http://schemas.contoso.com/authorization/claims/permit", Value = "true");'
$IssuanceTransformRules = '@RuleTemplate = "PassThroughClaims" @RuleName = "Sid" c:[Type == "http://schemas.contoso.com/ws/2008/06/identity/claims/primarysid"]=> issue(claim = c);'Copy Code Set-ADFSRelyingPartyTrust -TargetName ContosoApp -IssuanceAuthorizationRules $IssuanceAuthorizationRules -IssuanceTransformRules $IssuanceTransformRules
Copy Code Set-CsWebServiceConfiguration -UseWsFedPassiveAuth $true -WsFedPassiveMetadataUri https://dc.contoso.com/federationmetadata/2007-06/federationmetadata.xml
BranchCache Configuration
The BranchCache feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 can interfere with Lync Web App web components. To prevent issues for Lync Web App users, make sure that BranchCache is not enabled.
For details about disabling BranchCache, see the BranchCache Deployment Guide, which is available in Word format at the Microsoft Download Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=268788 and in HTML format in the Windows Server 2008 R2 Technical Library at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=268789.
Verifying Lync Web App Deployment
You can use the Test-CsUcwaConference cmdlet to verify that a pair of test users can participate in a conference using the Unified Communications Web API (UCWA). For details about this cmdlet, see Test-CsUcwaConference in the Lync Server Management Shell documentation.
Troubleshooting Plug-in Installation on Windows Server 2008 R2
If installation of the plug-in fails on a computer running Windows Server 2008 R2, you may need to modify the Internet Explorer security setting or the DisableMSI registry key setting.
To modify the security setting in Internet Explorer-
Open Internet Explorer.
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Click Tools, click Internet Options, and then click Advanced.
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Scroll down to the Security section.
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Clear Do not save encrypted pages to disk, and then click OK.
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Rejoin the meeting. The plug-in should download without errors.
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Click Start, and then click Run.
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To access the Registry Editor, type regedit.
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Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer.
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Edit or add the DisableMSI registry key of type REG_DWORD and set it to 0.
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Rejoin the meeting.