You can make optimized audio and video calls with Skype for Business inside a virtual desktop without negatively affecting the virtual infrastructure and overloading the network.
All media processing takes place on the client machine instead of in the virtual desktop during Skype audio and video call.
VMware Horizon Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business
To use Skype for Business, you must have the VMware Horizon Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business on the client machine.
You can configure group policy settings to change the default configuration.
A Horizon administrator must install the VMware Horizon Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business on the virtual desktop during Horizon Agent installation. To install the Horizon Client for Windows, see the Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows document.
The VMware Horizon Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business contains these software modules:
- Horizon Media Proxy installed inside the virtual desktop.
- Horizon Media Provider installed on the client endpoint
Skype for Business Features
Skype for Business offers the following features:
- E911 calls
- Call park and pick up
- Join external meetings anonymously
- Redirect calls to mobile devices
- Call statistics
- Smart card authentication
- Point to point audio calls
- Point to point video calls
- PSTN calls via dial pad
- Transfer, forward, mute, hold, and resume a call
- HID commands
- Calls to PSTN through mediation server
- Remote connectivity and calls through Edge Server
- Music on hold
- Custom ringtones
- Voicemail integration
- USB phones
- Published applications support
- Forward Error Correction (FEC) with audio and video
- Multiparty audio or video conferencing
- Meet Now conferencing
- Whiteboarding and screensharing
System Requirements
This feature supports these configurations.
System
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Requirements
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Microsoft Server
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Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015, Office365
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Microsoft Client
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VMware strongly recommends using the latest update Skype for Business 2015 client 15.0.4933.100 or later
Skype for Business 2016 as part of Office 365 Plus: 16.0.7571.2072 or later
Skype for Business 2016 as part of Office 2016: 16.0.4561.1000 or later
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Virtual desktop operating systems
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Client machine operating systems
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Limitations
Skype for Business has the following limitations:
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