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Is there a way that I can install (hosted) Lync on our terminal server and when a user logs on, it automatically inserts their email address and the correct manual SIP settings so I don't have to log on to each profile manually?

James
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    Why do you need to manually configure SIP settings? – MDMarra Mar 05 '16 at 04:11
  • If Lync is correctly deployed in your Active Directory, automatic logon with current user credentials is standard behavior for all Lync-enabled users, regardless of which computer they are using. – Massimo Jun 04 '16 at 19:39
  • Also, the behavior of the Lync/SfB client isn't different at all if it's running on a dedicated client or on a terminal server (but you could and probably will run into performance issues if you try to do audio/video calls over a terminal server connection). – Massimo Jun 04 '16 at 19:54

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By "hosted", I'm assuming you mean Lync is not actually deployed in your network, but instead you are talking about Lync Online; also, your is not even a hybrid deployment, otherwise the sign-in address would be automatically populated for all Lync-enabled users (if this is not your case and you really have a standard on-premises Lync deployment, then something must be very wrong for this to not automatically work).

In this scenario, the Lync (or Skype for Business) client tries to get the user's SIP address from Active Directory, but it can't find it, so it just asks the user; this behavior is the same regardless of which computer you're using (i.e. the fact that you are using a terminal server isn't relevant at all).

The solution is to populate the correct Active Directory attribute for Lync-enabled users, so that the Lync client can automatically know which SIP address it should use; said attribute is named msRTCSIP-PrimaryUserAddress, and it should contain the user's SIP address in the form SIP:user@domain.com, i.e. the actual user address preceded by SIP:.

However, the msRTCSIP-PrimaryUserAddress attribute will only exist in your Active Directory after applying the Lync schema extension; thus, in order to use this solution, you'll have to at least grab a Lync/SfB install media and run the forest preparation steps (they are harmless, and you are not required to actually install any Lync server after running them; but they will allow you to use the attribute you need).

Also, about SIP settings: if your DNS is configured correctly (as per Microsoft instructions), they will automatically be detected by the Lync client when signing in; no manual configuration is required. If you put in a correct sign-in address and password and the client still asks for the SIP settings, then either the client is configured for manual settings (but it shouldn't, automatic configuration is the default) or something is wrong in your DNS configuration.

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If you're speaking about Lync client the answer is yes, you can: you users can configure Lync client to remember credentials and to startup at login. Here a link that provide you more information about supported features on Remote Desktop.

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