1. How can I find my Skype address with this new format to give out? This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.
  2. Once you open the NDI-enabled software, and search for a NDI input you will see the Skype ID of the incoming caller represented as a feed. This process will differ depending on your software package of choice. For more technical details read this FAQ article or get additional support at sfcc@microsoft.com. We would love to see the content you.

Simply ask Alexa to call any of your Skype contacts or read a phone number out loud to call it. Set up Skype on Alexa Skype calling with Alexa is currently available in the US, the UK, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico and Spain. If you have just created your Skype account - you do not have a Skype username/ID. Skype accounts are now Microsoft accounts. If you have used an email address or a phone number to create an account, just simply provide it to your contacts. I recommend to update your Skype profile information so your family and friends can easily search for you.

-->

Note

Skype for Business federation isn't available to Office 365 operated by 21Vianet and Office 365 Germany organizations.

Use the steps in this article when:

  • You have users on different domains in your business. For example, Rob@ContosoEast.com and Ann@ContosoWest.com.

  • You want the people in your organization to use Skype for Business to contact people in specific businesses outside of your organization.

  • You want anyone else in the world who uses Skype for Business to be able to find and contact you, using your email address. If you and they use the default Skype for Business settings, this will work automatically. If they don't, then they need to make sure their configuration isn't blocking your domain.

Enable business-to-business communications for your users

You must have admin permissions in Office 365 in both organizations to do this.

Using the Teams admin center

  1. Sign in with your Office 365 admin account.

  2. In the admin center, go to Admin Centers > Teams.

  3. In the Teams center, choose Skype > Legacy Portal

  4. In the Skype for Business admin center , choose Organization > External communications.

  5. To set up communication with a specific business or with users in another domain, in the drop-down box, choose On only for allowed domains.

    OR, if you want to enable communication with everyone else in the world who has open Skype for Business policies, choose On except for blocked domains. This is the default setting.

  6. Under Blocked or allowed domains, choose + and add the name of the domain you want to allow.

  7. Make sure the admin in the other organization does these same steps in their Skype for Business admin center. For example, in their allowed domains list, their admin needs to enter the domain for your business.

  8. If you're using Windows Firewall, Skype for Business opens the required ports automatically.

    If your organization is using a different firewall solution to restrict computers on your network from connecting to the Internet, ensure your client computers are able to access the following Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges. This may require adding the FQDNs to the outbound allow list in your firewall or proxy infrastructure configuration: *.api.skype.com, *.users.storage.live.com, and graph.skype.com. For instructions on how to open these ports in your firewall, check the documentation that came with it.

    For a list of all ports you need to open, see Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges.

  9. Make sure that the administrator in the organization has also followed these steps.

  10. WAIT UP TO 24 HOURS TO TEST. Any time you change the external communications settings, it can take up to 24 hours for the changes to populate across all the data centers.

You can allow your users to search for and IM with everyone who uses Skype, the free consumer app! To learn more, see Let Skype for Business users add Skype contacts.

Test and troubleshoot

The most common issue people encounter when setting up business-to-business communication is getting their Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges right.

To test your setup, you need a contact on Skype for Business who's not behind your company firewall.

  1. After you change your external communications settings, WAIT UP TO 24 HOURS TO TEST.

  2. In Skype for Business, search for your contact in Skype for Business, and send a request to chat.

    If you get a message that it couldn't be sent due to company policy, you need to double-check your Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges.

  3. Ask your Skype for Business contact to send you a request to chat. If you don't receive their request, the problem is your firewall settings (assuming they've already confirmed their firewall settings are correct).

  4. Another way to test whether the problem is your firewall is to go to a wifi location not behind your firewall such as a coffee shop, and use Skype for Business to send a request to your contact to chat. If the message goes through there, but not when you're at work, then you know the problem is your firewall.

How to find others, and be found, when connecting with another business

After you enable external communication with other Skype for Business users, your users can find federated Skype for Business users by searching for their sign-in name: for example, Rob@contoso.com. Then they will need to add the person to their list of contacts.

Tips on setting up communications with federated businesses

  • To configure federation between Skype for Business 2015 and Skype for Business Online, see this article: Configure federation with Skype for Business Online.

  • To configure federation between Lync and Skype for Business Online, see this article: Configuring Federation Support for a Lync Online Customer.

  • When two Skype for Business users in Office 365 are communicating with each other on separate domains, they can only use Skype for Business features (for example, video conversations or desktop sharing) that are turned on in both organizations.

  • If a Skype for Business user in your organization is put on an In-Place or Litigation Hold, any IM conversations between that user and other Skype for Business or Skype users will be saved in Recoverable Items in their mailbox. These conversations aren't saved in the Conversations History folder in their mailbox.

Turn off external communication for specific individuals

After you enable external communication for your entire business, you can turn it off for only specific individuals.

  1. Sign in with your Office 365 admin account.

  2. In the admin center, go to Users > Active users.

  3. In the list of users, choose the user, and then, under More Settings, click Edit Skype for Business properties.

  4. In the Skype for Business admin center, choose External communications.

    On the Options page, all of the choices will be selected. Clear the communications you want to disable. The following image shows that Jakob will be able to communicate with people in other trusted businesses, but not with other Skype users.

  5. Choose Save.

What Is My Skype Address Mac Microsoft

Note

You may have to wait for up to 24 hours for your changes to take effect.

Tip

New to Office 365?

Discover free video courses for Office 365 admins and IT pros, brought to you by LinkedIn Learning.

Related topics

-->

You must have Office 365 global admin permissions to set up Skype for Business. If you have a firewall or proxy server that restricts access to parts of the web, consider hiring a Microsoft partner to set up Skype for Business for you.

Setting up Skype

What Is My Skype Address Mac Microsoft Word

Looks like you need help setting up Skype with your Office 365 subscription. You can follow the steps in this article to get your setup completed.

1. Plan for Skype for Business

If you have Office 365 Business Premium or Business Essentials, you can use Skype for Business to make online calls to other people in your business who are on your subscription. For example, if your business has 10 people, you'll be able to Start using Skype for Business for IM and online meetings each other, and Meetings with Skype for Business using Skype for Business after performing the steps 2-6 below. And you can Set up a Skype for Business meeting in Outlook to online meetings, too!

If you want to use Skype for Business to make and receive calls from people external to your business:

  • Option 1. Use the free Skype app. If you have a very small business (for example, 1-2 people), using the Skype app is the better way to go. It's less expensive to use for domestic and international calls. You can still hold conference calls, make video calls, and share your desktop for presentations. Check out the rates and payment options.

  • Option 2. Upgrade your plan, and buy the Phone System and a Calling Plan for Office 365. The easiest way to find out how much this costs, and then make the switch, is to Contact support for business products - Admin Help and have them do everything for you.

To learn more, see Plan your setup of Office 365 for business.

2. Sign in to Office 365

Skype for Business Online is part of the Office 365 suite of services. To set up Skype for Business Online, you need to sign in to Office 365. Here's how you do that:

  1. Locate your Office 365 user ID (for example, rob@fourthcoffee.com ). You received an email from the Microsoft Online Services Team that contains the Office 365 user ID that you created when you purchased Skype for Business Online. The mail looks something like this:

  2. Sign in to the admin center and enter your Office 365 user ID and password.

3. Set up your domain and users

Now that you're signed in to Office 365, you can set up your domain and people in your organization to use Skype for Business Online.

  1. Add a domain and users to Office 365: Use the Office 365 setup wizard to set up your custom domain (such as fourthcoffee.com) with Office 365. By default, the Office 365 setup wizard includes setting up Skype for Business Online and creating your Skype for Business user IDs. If you already used the wizard to set up your domain for Office 365, then you've completed this step.

  2. Check your domain and DNS connections: Use our tool - the domains troubleshooter - to check that your domain and DNS settings are correct. Doing this now will go a long way to helping figure out any setup issues later since you'll be able to eliminate DNS settings as the source of future issues.

  3. Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges: Most small businesses don't need to do this step. But if you have a firewall or proxy server that restricts access to parts of the web, you must create rules to allow access to the Skype for Business Online endpoints. This is an advanced step best performed by someone experienced with configuring firewalls and proxy servers. If you haven't done this before, consider hiring a Microsoft partner to set up Skype for Business for you.

4. Set up IM and presence in your organization

Instant Messaging (IM) and presence (Control access to your presence information in Skype for Business) are basic features included with Skype for Business. By default, the people in your business can Skype and IM with each other.

  1. Choose who else your Skype for Business users can communicate with:

    • Allow users to contact external Skype for Business users Both you and the other business will need to configure your systems.

      IMPORTANT: If you have two domains in your business, such as rob@contosowest.com and ina@contosoeast.com, you need to do this step so all of your users can communicate with each other.

    • Let Skype for Business users add Skype contacts outside your business

  2. Choose who sees whether co-workers are online: The presence feature shows who's online and what their availability is, such as available, busy, away, or presenting.

    You can choose the default settings for everyone in your business:

    • Automatically display a person's online presence to everyone in the organization

    • Display a person's online presence only to their contacts

For instructions, see Configure presence in Skype for Business Online.

If that doesn't work, or if you don't trust AutoUpdate to do the right thing, you can download the latest updater and install it yourself. Microsoft office 2011 for mac unable to locate windows 10.

5. Download and install Skype for Business

To use Skype for Business on your PC, Mac, or mobile device, you and other people in your business have to first install the Skype for Business download on your devices.

  • Install Skype for Business: Instructions for how to download the app from the Office 365 portal, and install it on your PC or Mac.

  • Deploy the Skype for Business client in Office 365: Instructions for deploying the app in a large enterprise.

  • Install Skype for Business: Download, install, and sign in to Skype for Business on Android devices, iOS devices, and Windows phones.

  • Turn on or off mobile phone notifications: When you have Skype for Business installed on a mobile device, you and others in your business can receive alerts about incoming and missed instant messages.

6. Test to make sure everything is working

First, test whether you and others in your business can Video: Sign in and out of Skype for Business. Check that you can IM each other, see each other's presence, and try a quick meeting.

Problems? Do the following:

  • Need help signing in to Skype for Business? of common sign-in problems.

  • Contact support for business products - Admin Help. We're here to help!

Do you want to set up other available features?

Before setting up more features, make sure you have licenses for them. Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams add-on licensing

Set up Audio Conferencing

Sometimes people in your organization will need to use a phone to call into a meeting. Skype for Business includes the Audio Conferencing feature for just this situation! People can call into Skype for Business meetings using a phone, instead of using the Skype for Business app on a mobile device or PC.

What Is My Skype Address Mac Microsoft Account

Set up Phone System and the Calling plans in Office 365

What Is My Skype Address Mac Microsoft Login

The Phone System feature in Office 365 gives you a phone system for your business. Calls to other Skype for Business people in your organization are free, and your employees can receive voicemail from each other and outside callers. Here's what you get with Phone System.

When you add the Calling Plan service, your employees get a primary phone number in Skype for Business. They can make and receive phone calls outside of your business. They can make voice calls across VoIP phones, PCs, and mobile devices. And, in case of emergencies, they can call 911 for help.

For step-by-step setup instructions, see Set up Calling Plans.

Set up Skype Meeting Broadcast

Skype Meeting Broadcast is a feature that lets you produce, host, and broadcast meetings with up to 10,000 attendees. To learn more about how it works, see What is a Skype Meeting Broadcast?

Here's an overview of the steps to set up Skype Meeting Broadcast:

  1. Assign or remove licenses for Office 365 for business: Assign Skype for Business Online or Enterprise Plan licenses to everyone who is going to host a Broadcast meeting.

  2. Enable Skype Meeting Broadcast: By default, this feature isn't enabled. After you turn it on, your users will be able to host broadcast meetings with other people in your organization.

  3. Set up your network for Skype Meeting Broadcast: If you want to host webinars and other broadcasts with attendees outside of your organization, you need to configure your network.

  4. Schedule a Skype Meeting Broadcast and have a Join a Skype Meeting Broadcast: Make sure broadcast meetings work by scheduling a Skype Meeting Broadcast at https://portal.broadcast.skype.com and then having someone try to join the meeting.

Learn about network connectivity requirements

The quality of audio, video, and application sharing in Skype for Business is greatly impacted by the quality of end-to-end network connectivity. For an optimal experience, it is important to make sure there is a high-quality connection between your company network and Skype for Business Online. For network and tuning information, see Tune Skype for Business Online performance.

All done setting up? Getting started using Skype for Business

Skype for Business training: Check out this list of training topics to help you get started quickly!

Tip

What Is My Skype Address Mac Microsoft Office

New to Office 365?

What Is My Skype Address Mac Microsoft Email

Discover free video courses for Office 365 admins and IT pros, brought to you by LinkedIn Learning.

What Is My Skype Address Mac Microsoft Word

Related topics

Coments are closed
Scroll to top