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Lync 2010 Command-Line Parameters

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You can use command-line parameters to quick-start Microsoft Lync 2010 or when you need to start Lync 2010 from another application.

For example, if a user clicks a phone number in another application, the application can start an instance of Lync 2010 and initiate a call to that number.

 

Lync 2010 Command-Line Parameters
Extension tel:

Format of Data

 tel URI
Example Tel:+14255550101
Action Opens the Conversation window for an audio call but does not dial the specified number.
Extension callto:

Format of Data

 tel: , sip:, or typeable tel URI
Example Callto:tel:+14255550101Callto:sip:user@contoso.com
Action Opens the Conversation window for an audio call but does not dial the specified number.
Extension sip:

Format of Data

 SIP URI
Example sip:user@contoso.com
Action Opens the Conversation window with the specified SIP Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) in the participant list.
Extension Sips:

Format of Data

 SIP URI
Example sips:user@contoso.com
Action If Lync 2010 is configured to use the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, functions exactly like sip:. If TLS is not being used, displays a dialog box informing the user that a higher level of security is required.
Extension conf:

Format of Data

 SIP URI of conference to join
Example conf:sip:user@contoso.com;gruu;opaque=app:conf:focus:id:BDD5MWV0B0SGR
Action If URI is self, instantiates the focus and brings up roster-only view. Otherwise, brings up roster view but does not send INVITE.
Extension im:

Format of Data

 SIP URI
Example ">">">im:<sip:user1@contoso.com><sip:user2@contoso.com>
Action Displays an instant messaging (IM)-only Conversation window with the SIP URI. Accepts multiple SIP URIs specified inside angle brackets (<>) without any separator.

The above command-lines can be used with HTML pages too, use it with Hyperlinks and IE will automatically detect it and opens Lync Client

 

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  • Anonymous
    August 01, 2013
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    November 20, 2013
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    March 28, 2014
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  • Anonymous
    June 03, 2014
    Hi,
    I am successful in creating the custom menu.
    But my requirement is to launch a polycom video call of a contact. The SIP address of polycom is available in custom attribute of the contact.
    Is this possible.
  • Anonymous
    June 24, 2014
    From a prompt, using Cygwin: "/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Lync/communicator.exe sip:yourEmail@yourCompany.com
  • Anonymous
    July 17, 2014
    Hello Friends, Please suggest me how to send Lync message to others. I want to create a bat script which can send message in any way to my team members.
  • Anonymous
    July 17, 2014
    send suggestions on atulmits@gmail.com
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    December 16, 2014
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  • Anonymous
    October 19, 2015
    How about the Subject of the conversation, the title. How to set that up from external link?