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How  to  Download  Lync  from  ANR   SharePoint  site  

 

   

Purpose     The  procedures  below  provide  outlined  steps  for  downloading  Lync  2010  from  the  ANR  SharePoint  site.    

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Downloading Lync 2010 from SharePoint   You will be going to the ANR SharePoint site to obtain the Lync 2010 software file.

Installing Lync 2010 from SharePoint 1. Open Internet Explorer and type the link address below in the address bar to open SharePoint: https://share.anr.msu.edu/sites/Office2010. IMPORTANT NOTE: Only use Internet Explorer to access SharePoint

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Login to SharePoint using your ANR account credentials.

2. Once logged in to SharePoint you will see a list of files available for download. Find the file LyncSetup or LyncSetup 64.

 

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Downloading Lync 2010 from SharePoint 3. Depending on your computer’s system type, you will pick either the LyncSetup or the LyncSetup 64 file. To determine which one to pick, go to Computer (or My Computer) in your Windows Start menu. •

Right click on the word Computer or My Computer

Right  Click  Computer  Here  

Click  Windows   Start  Menu   here  

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Choose Properties from the dropdown menu

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Downloading Lync 2010 from SharePoint 4. In the computer properties window, look for System Type.

 

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If your system type is 32-bit Operating System, choose the LyncSetup file

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If you system type is 64-bit Operating System, choose the LyncSetup 64 file

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Downloading Lync 2010 from SharePoint 5. Now go back to SharePoint and choose the file that matches you operating system by clicking on the dropdown menu arrow to the right of the file name. On the dropdown menu click: • •

Send To Then, Download a copy

Dropdown  Menu  Arrow  

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Choose Send To

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Then choose Download a Copy

6. A message will appear at the bottom of the Internet Explorer window. Click on Run in this window.

 

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Downloading Lync 2010 from SharePoint 7. After you have clicked Run, a Microsoft Lync 2010 Installer window will open. Wait for the installer to finish.

8. When the installer has finished, click the Install button on the Microsoft Lync 2010 Setup window.

 

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Downloading Lync 2010 from SharePoint 9. After the install has finished, click the Close button.

10. The Lync 2010 Sign-In window will open. Put your ANR email address in the textbox under Sign-In Address and click Sign In.

 

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Downloading Lync 2010 from SharePoint 11. A Lync-Services Sign In window will open. Do the following:

 

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To the right of Account: type in your ANR email address

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To the right of User name: type in your ANR username

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To the right of Password: type in your ANR password

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You can check the box next to Save my password, if you want

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Click OK when you have all the text boxes filled.

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Downloading Lync 2010 from SharePoint 12. Another Lync-Sign In window will open. In this window you will: •

Click the checkbox next to Always trust this server, do not show me this again

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Click the Connect button

13. Lync 2010 has been now installed. To start using Lync, you must first wait until the address book has synchronized. This may take up to 5 minutes.

 

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Downloading Lync 2010 from SharePoint 14. You will know that your address book has synchronized when you can type the last name of someone in the contact search box and his or her name appears below the search box.

Type  Name  in   Contact  Search  Box  

Name  Appears  Below  Search  Box  

Note: You can only add and then contact someone using Lync that has a @anr.msu.edu email address.

 

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Downloading Lync 2010 from SharePoint 15. To add contacts you have searched for, to your contact list, do the following: • •

 

Click on the Plus Button dropdown menu to the right of the contacts name OR In the dropdown menu, click on Add to New Group

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Downloading Lync 2010 from SharePoint 16. Type a name for the new group, and hit enter on your keyboard. You have now successfully added a contact to your Lync contact list and can begin using Lync to connect with that person and others you have added to your contact list.

For more information on using Lync 2010, please visit: http://support.anr.msu.edu/support/lync

 

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