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Lync 2013 executable filename change

I just finished a support call dealing with this situation, so I thought it was worthy of a quick post.  As my colleague, Jason Sloan, pointed out in his post “Lync Server 2010 to Lync Server 2013 Migration QoS Gotcha,” the Lync executable filename has changed from communicator.exe in Lync 2010 to lync.exe in Lync 2013.  Jason brought up an excellent point about adjusting your QoS policies with the new executable name.  The situation I just ran into is along the same lines, but this time dealing with an endpoint protection product.
My customer stated that they had recently begun installing the Lync 2013 client in preparation for an upgrade to Lync Server 2013.  Everything was going well with the client installation until they noticed that Application Sharing, specifically Desktop Sharing was failing to connect.  After a bit of discussion we remembered that their endpoint protection product required us to create an exception for the Lync 2010 client (communicator.exe).  So, we decided that it made sense to create and test the same exception for the Lync 2013 client (lync.exe).  After we put the exception in for lync.exe, Desktop Sharing was immediately successful.
So, the moral to the story is that when planning an upgrade of your Lync 2010 clients, be sure to include a discovery phase to uncover anything that may be directly referencing the Lync executable filename.
 

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Scott Middlebrooks

I am a Senior Technical Architect within the Microsoft practice at Perficient. In this role, I am responsible for strategy, delivery, operations, and technical sales support aspects of enterprise infrastructure projects, especially Microsoft Unified Communications projects. I have extensive experience in traditional telephony, voice over IP, network design and architecture, systems engineering and infrastructure security. Prior to joining Perficient, I served as the Chief Information Officer at Northridge. Northridge was a leading Microsoft consultancy based in Atlanta, Georgia and was acquired by Perficient in July of 2012. I posses several Microsoft Certifications including: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on both the Windows NT 4.0 platform as well as the Windows Server 2003 platform, Microsoft Certified Technology Professional for Lync and Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist for Virtualization. I hold a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Georgia, GO DAWGS! In my time away from the office I enjoy time with my family and friends, UGA football, anything aviation related and I love cooking, especially on my Big Green Egg!

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