Lync for Mac 2011 and Public Instant Messaging Clients
Office for Mac 2011 will reach end of support on October 10, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see these resources.
Applies to: Office for Mac 2011
Topic Last Modified: 2016-12-16
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.
| Client | Supported Capabilities |
|---|---|
Windows Live Messenger |
IM, basic presence, audio/video (A/V) |
AOL |
IM and basic presence |
Yahoo! |
IM and basic presence |
Note
Audio/Video (A/V) is supported with the latest version of Windows Live Messenger. If you are implementing 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, see Prepare for Support of Public IM Connectivity documentation.