Microsoft Lync™
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Service Description
Published: June 28, 2011
Updated: March
12, 2012
Table 7 contains the minimum hardware and software requirements for the Lync 2010 client.
Table 7: Hardware and software
requirements for Lync 2010
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System component
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Minimum requirement
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Operating system
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Windows 7 32-bit operating system.
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Windows Vista 32-bit operating system.
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Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
(SP2). Windows Installer 3.1 and Microsoft Core XML services (MSXML) 6.0 SP1
must be installed before deploying Lync 2010.
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Computer/processor
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Data and voice: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or higher
processor; 2 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor recommended.
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For video: Dual Core 1.9 GHz or higher for VGA;
Quad Core 2.0 GHz or higher for High Definition.
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For the Microsoft RoundTable™ conferencing
device: 2 GHz or higher.
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Display resolution
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1024x768 required
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Graphics hardware
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Support for Microsoft DirectX 9 application
programming interface
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128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)
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Microsoft Windows Display Driver Model driver
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Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware
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32 bits per pixel
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Memory
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1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended).
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Telephony
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Microphone and speakers, headset with microphone, or
equivalent device.
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Video source
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USB 2.0 video camera or RoundTable device.
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Bandwidth requirements
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Data: 56 kbps (minimum); 56 kbps
(high-quality).
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Voice: 50 kbps (minimum); 80 kbps
(high-quality).
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Video: 50 kbps (minimum); 250 kbps for CIF,
600 kbps for VGA, 1.5 Mbps for High Definition (high-quality).
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RoundTable device: 50 kbps (minimum); 250 kbps
(high-quality).
The required and recommended bandwidth speeds are
cumulative. For example, to use voice, webcam, and the RoundTable device, the
minimum bandwidth would be 50+50+50=150 kbps.
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Other requirements*
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Microsoft Core XML services (MSXML) 6.0 SP1
must be installed before installing Lync 2010.
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Outlook 2010/Office Outlook 2007 and Exchange
Server 2010/2007 or Exchange Online are required for Outlook interoperability
options.
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For interoperability with Microsoft Office to
work correctly, users may need to install an update to Outlook 2007. For
details about the Outlook update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article
936864, "Description of the 2007 Office hotfix package" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=143112.
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Installation and updates
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Administrator privileges or, in Standard User mode,
administrator credentials.
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* Microsoft Silverlight™ 4.0 is installed automatically
during the Lync 2010 setup. Topic Last Modified: 2011-09-23 This section describes the compatibility of Microsoft Lync 2010 with various versions of Microsoft Office suites, Microsoft Exchange Server, Windows operating systems, and selected public instant messaging (IM) clients. The following table describes the Lync 2010 features that are supported by various versions of Office. Lync 2010 and Microsoft Office Compatibility| Feature | Microsoft Office 2003 with Service Pack 3 (SP3) (required) or the latest service pack (recommended) | Microsoft Office 2007 | Microsoft Office 2010 |
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Presence status in the Microsoft Outlook To and Cc fields | Presence status appears on hover | Presence status is always shown | Presence status is always shown | Reply with conference call from the availability menu | No | Yes | Yes (from the contact card) | Presence status in a meeting request on the Scheduling Assistant tab | No | Yes | Yes | Reply with IM, or call from the toolbar or ribbon in a received email | No | Yes | Yes | Presence status in the Outlook From field | Yes | Yes | Yes | Reply with IM or voice from availability menu | Yes | Yes | Yes (from the contact card) | IM and presence in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel files (smart tags enabled) | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Word only | IM and presence in Microsoft SharePoint sites (Outlook must be installed) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The following features are available only with Office 2010 and Lync: - New contact card with expanded options, such as video call and desktop sharing
- Quick search from the Find a Contact field in Outlook
- Reply with an IM or call from the Outlook Home ribbon in the Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks folders
- Lync Contacts list in Outlook To-Do Bar
- Office Backstage (File tab) presence status, program sharing, and file transfer
- Presence menu in Microsoft Office SharePoint Workspace 2010 (formerly Microsoft Office Groove 2007)
- Presence menu extensibility
The following table describes Lync 2010 support for various versions of Exchange Server. Outlook must be installed on the client computer to handle Extended MAPI calls, and some features require the use of Exchange Web Services (EWS). Lync 2010 and Exchange Server Compatibility| Exchange Server version | Lync 2010 support |
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Exchange Server 2010 | Same as Exchange Server 2007 support, with the addition of Exchange contact sync. | Exchange Server 2007 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) (required) or the latest service pack (recommended) | The following features are available only through EWS: - Read or delete items in the Conversation History folder
- Read or delete voice mail items
- Display extended free/busy information and meeting subject and location
 Note: |
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| For a complete list of the communication interfaces that are used by Lync 2010, see Lync 2010 Integration. |
Public folders are optional in Exchange Server 2007 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) (required) or the latest service pack or release (recommended). | Exchange Server 2003 | Outlook MAPI only. EWS-only features are not available (see the previous row). |
The following table indicates whether Lync is supported in various versions of Windows. Lync 2010 and Windows Compatibility| Windows version | Lync 2010 support |
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The 32-bit versions of the Windows 7 operating system | Supported | The 64-bit versions of the Windows 7 operating system | Supported in Windows on Windows 64 mode | The 32-bit editions of the Windows Vista operating system | Supported | The 64-bit editions of the Windows Vista operating system | Supported in Windows on Windows 64 mode | The 32-bit version of the Windows XP Professional operating system with Service Pack 3 (SP3) | Supported | Note: |
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| Windows Installer 3.1 and Microsoft Core XML services (MSXML) 6.0 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) must be installed before deploying Lync 2010. |
| The 32-bit editions of the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2) | Supported | The 64-bit editions of the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2) | Supported in Windows on Windows 64 mode | The 32-bit editions of the Windows Server 2008 operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2) | Supported | The 64-bit editions of the Windows Server 2008 operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2) | Supported in Windows on Windows 64 mode | The 32-bit versions of the Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2) | Supported | The 64-bit versions of the Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system | Not supported | The 32-bit versions of the Windows Server 2003 operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2) | Supported | The 64-bit versions of the Windows Server 2003 operating system | Not supported | Windows 2000 | Not supported |
Lync and Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee are available only for Windows. However, Microsoft Lync Server 2010 supports the following clients on computers that are running Macintosh operating systems. Lync 2010 and Macintosh Compatibility| Client | Description | Platform requirements |
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Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011 | Lync Server 2010 client available through volume licensing. For details about supported features, see Client Comparison Tables and “Compare Lync for Mac 2011 with Communicator for Mac and Lync 2010 for Windows” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=229179. For additional details, see “Lync for Mac 2011 Deployment Guide” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=229178. | Mac OS 10.5.8 or the latest service pack or release (Intel-based) Super VGA 1280 x 800 Safari 5 or any of the Safari 5.x releases | Microsoft Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync Server 2010 client available through volume licensing. For details about supported features, see Client Comparison Tables. For additional details, see “Communicator for Mac 2011 Deployment Guide” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=205317. | Mac OS 10.5.8 or the latest service pack or release (Intel-based) Super VGA 1280 x 800 Safari 5 or any of the Safari 5.x releases | Microsoft Lync Web App | Web-based conferencing client. For details about supported features, see Client Comparison Tables. | Mac OS 10.4.8 the latest service pack or release (Intel-based) Safari 4 or any of the Safari 4.x releases |
If you have configured your server for public IM connectivity, Lync supports the following capabilities with public IM networks. Presence status is filtered to those presence states supported by the public IM client. Lync 2010 and Public IM Clients Compatibility| Client | Supported Capabilities |
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Windows Live Messenger | IM, basic presence, audio/video (A/V)* | AOL | IM and basic presence | Yahoo! | IM and basic presence |
*A/V is supported with the latest version of Windows Live Messenger. If you are implementing audio/video (A/V) federation with Windows Live Messenger, you must also modify the Lync Server encryption level. By default, the encryption level is Required. You must change this setting to Supported by using the Lync Server Management Shell. For details, seePrepare for Support of Public IM Connectivity in the Deployment documentation. |
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