So a previous post of mine I detailed the installation and use of IIS ARR with Windows 2012 as an alternative to using Forefront TMG as your reverse proxy solution. Microsoft posted a NextHop article a few days later detailing the same information. So if you have been using IIS...
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About: Richard Brynteson
As a member of the Unified Communications team I work with Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Exchange Server 2010. I hold certifications including Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) Lync Server 2010, MCITP Lync Server 2010 and MCP Voice Specialization OCS 2007 R2.
Recent Posts by Richard Brynteson
Understanding Voice Routing | Routing & Authorization
In the previous post we covered the Dialing Behaviors of our outbound call to 952–555–1111. In this post we will continue that investigation and focus on the Routing & Authorization of the call. Make sure to read part one of this post for full details. Investigating Dialing – Dialing Behaviors Investigating...
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Understanding Lync Discover and It’s Problems
So if you have been following the progression of Lync Server 2013 it is well documented that the client now uses lyncdiscover and lyncdiscoverinternal.sipdomain.com as it’s first registration lookup method. This is a fundamental shift from Lync Server 2010 which uses SRV records first. If you haven’t seen the full...
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Understanding Voice Routing | Dialing Behaviors
It has been a little over a year since I first saw this PowerPoint slide presented by Doug Lawty and on that day my “Lync life” changed completely. Seeing this slide made everything click in terms of Lync routing and I’ve become obsessed with understanding exactly how the routing engine...
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Backup Script for Lync Server 2013
Often I get asked what should someone backup for Lync Server 2013 and thankfully the list of items hasn’t changed that much from Lync Server 2010 to Lync Server 2013. Back in June of 2012 I wrote an article on how to backup and recovery Lync Server 2010 and I highlighted...
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Recent Comments by Richard Brynteson
- January 25, 2013 on Understanding Lync 2013 Server Failover
- November 23, 2012 on Centralized Logging in Lync 2013
- August 1, 2012 on Welcome to the family – Lync Server 2013





