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Students Microsoft Lync Rev: September 24, 2013 1 | Page MICROSOFT L YNC – STUDENTS Microsoft Lync supports both instant messaging and online meeting functions Microsoft Lync can be accessed in the following ways: 1. Web Interface Join a meeting from your Office365 page 2. Desktop Client Students can download the Microsoft Lync desktop client from their Office 365 page. Note that the Lync desktop client is pre-installed on Seton Hall University laptops with Office 2013 3. Windows 8 Modern UI app Interact with Microsoft Lync features from a full-screen Windows 8 Modern UI app Please note: Microsoft Lync is authenticating with your PirateNet credentials. When you change your PirateNet password, you will need to change your password in both the Microsoft Lync app (Windows 8 Modern UI), and the Microsoft Lync Desktop Client (Windows 7 and Windows 8 Desktop).
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Students Microsoft Lync
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MICROSOFT LYNC – STUDENTS
Microsoft Lync supports both instant messaging and online meeting functions
Microsoft Lync can be accessed in the following ways:
1. Web Interface
Join a meeting from your Office365 page
2. Desktop Client
Students can download the Microsoft Lync desktop client from their Office
365 page. Note that the Lync desktop client is pre-installed on Seton Hall
University laptops with Office 2013
3. Windows 8 Modern UI app
Interact with Microsoft Lync features from a full-screen Windows 8
Modern UI app
Please note: Microsoft Lync is authenticating with your PirateNet credentials. When you change
your PirateNet password, you will need to change your password in both the
Microsoft Lync app (Windows 8 Modern UI), and the Microsoft Lync Desktop Client
(Windows 7 and Windows 8 Desktop).
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DOWNLOADING THE MICROSOFT LYNC DESKTOP CLIENT
The Microsoft Lync Desktop Client can be downloaded from your Office365 page.
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Start by opening a web browser
and going to: http://www.shu.edu
and select the PirateNet link in the
upper right corner
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Select the Student Email button
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Enter your Seton Hall University
shortname (smithjoh) and
password
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Your Office365 page will default to
display your eMail
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Select the Office 365 settings link
in settings ( ) menu
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On the Office 365 settings page,
select the software link
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Select Lync from the menu on the
left, then select the install button.
A small *.exe file will start to
download. Run this file to install
the Microsoft Lync desktop client.
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The Microsoft Lync software will
start to install on your laptop
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SETTING UP THE MICROSOFT LYNC DESKTOP CLIENT
The Microsoft Lync Desktop Client will authenticate against your PirateNet credentials.
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If the Lync desktop client does not
automatically launch, manually
launch the program from:
Windows 7 Windows 8
Start > All Programs > Microsoft
Office 2013 > Lync 2013
Windows 8 Start Screen > Lync
2013 Tile
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When the Microsoft Lync software
is launched, you will be prompted
to sign-in.
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2a You may see the following
pop-up. Select the Accept
button to accept the
Microsoft Office License
Agreement and proceed
2b You may see the following
pop-up. Enter your
[email protected] in the
email field, then select
Next
2c A password field will then
be displayed. Enter your
PirateNet password, and
select Sign In
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In the Sign-in address: field, enter
your [email protected]
In the Password: field, enter your
PirateNet password
Select the Sign in button at the
bottom of the window
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Your name will be displayed at the
top of the Lync window.
In the Find Someone field, enter a
name to locate others at Seton
Hall University who are using Lync
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SETTING UP THE MICROSOFT LYNC
WINDOWS 8 MODERN UI APP
The Microsoft Lync Windows 8 Modern UI app will authenticate against your PirateNet
credentials.
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From the Windows 8 Modern UI
Start Screen, launch the Store app
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Search for the Lync app
tip: in Windows 8 Modern UI
environments, you can just start
typing to initiate a search
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Once the Windows 8 Modern UI
Lync app has been installed, the
following tile will be added to your
Start Screen
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The first time that the Windows 8
Modern UI Lync app is launched, a
few settings need to be confirmed
Select the OK button to proceed
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Select the Allow button to let Lync
run in the background
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Select the Allow button to let Lync
have access to your webcam and
microphone
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Joining the Customer Experience
Improvement Program is optional.
Select Join or No, Thanks based on
your preference
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In the Sign in address field, enter
your [email protected]
Then select the Sign in button
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In the Username field, enter your
In the Password field, enter your
PirateNet password.
Then select the OK button
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The Windows 8 Modern UI Lync
app displays multiple types of
information, including Contacts
and History
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To log out of the Windows 8
Modern UI Lync app, select the
“What’s happening today?” field
in the upper right corner of the
screen, then select the Sign out
button at the bottom of the page
