Lync2010 Win7Client with Parallels Desktop for Mac

Discussion in 'General Questions' started by Vialli_CS, Jul 8, 2011.

  1. Vialli_CS

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    Has anybody experience running Lync 2010 Client with Win7 under Parallels Desktop? Does it work?
     
  2. CecilW

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    Not entirely...

    It may just be my configuration but here's what I'm finding.

    I get IM requests and can answer them fine. I can't search for a Contact (unless they are in my Outlook contact list). When I try and search I see "The address book is preparing to synchronize. Search results might not be current." The synchronization never seems to complete.

    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
     
  3. BrookB

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    Lync 2010 through Parallels as a temporary solution

    I am having success getting Lync 2010 to work through Parallels with Coherence enabled. Calls and IM function well. It doesn't seem like video is possible. This seems like a good solution until a better Lync supported Mac client is available.
     
  4. AxelFoley

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    Lync2010 was recently rolled out where I work. I'm using Parallels7 with Windows7 HomePremium on OS 10.8 - all have latest updates. I find everything works well in Windows - e.g. Exchange email and calendar have no issues (at least not due to virtualization), I can see shared drives, etc. However, I cannot connect to the Lync network. I have put in the correct address for the internal and external servers, which includes a reference to port 443.
    The error I get from Lync is, "The user name, password, or domain appears to be incorrect. Ensure you entered them correctly ...". I did and I have. I'm begining to wonder if communications between OSX and Windows7 are not occurring via port 443. Do I need to do some sort of port forwarding or remapping?
    My virtual machine is set up using a "shared network".
    Any help would be greatly appreciated (as company IT group allows/tolerates macs, but doesn't support them). Thanks!
     
  5. Specimen

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    Try Bridge Network.
     
  6. Vialli_CS

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    works with AD (domain)?
     

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