To use Lync for Mac, you must have an account on a corporate network that uses Lync Server 2010. Typically, the network administrator for your organization configures Lync for Mac
for you.
Do any of the following:
 | Sign in |
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Open Lync.
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Type your e-mail address, user ID, and password.
 | Note Your user ID could be your e-mail alias. Check with your administrator. |
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Click Sign In.
You can sign in to only one corporate account at a time. However, you can sign in to the same account on multiple computers.
| If you are not able to sign in automatically, then try configuring the connection settings manually |
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Click Advanced.
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Click Manual Configuration.
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Specify the Internal Server Name and External Server Name.
Check with your administrator about the Internal and External server names.
| Sign into Lync for Mac with your Office 365 account |
To use Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011 with your Microsoft Office 365 account, please install
Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011 14.0.1 Update
. The Lync 2011 14.0.1 update is also available from Microsoft AutoUpdate. AutoUpdate is a program that automatically keeps Microsoft software up-to-date. To use AutoUpdate, start Microsoft Lync or another Microsoft Office application, and then click Check for Updates on the Help menu.
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In the Microsoft Lync for Mac sign-in window, type your Office 365 email address, Microsoft Online Services ID, for example, someone@contoso.onmicrosoft.com, and password.
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Click Advanced.
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Under Authentication, clear the Use Kerberos check box.
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Under Connection Settings, click Manual configuration.
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In both the Internal Server Name box and the External Server Name box, type sipdir.online.lync.com:443.
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Click OK.
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Click Sign In.
| Sign out |
After you sign out, you cannot send or receive messages, and you appear offline to other people.
