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Optimizing for Lync

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  • 1.  Optimizing for Lync

    Posted Sep 12, 2013 09:33 AM

    I have a 650 controller running ArubaOS 6.1.3.9 and I am trying to optimize my environment for a soon comming Microsoft Lync deployment that will be used as our new phone and video conferencing service. I found Aruba's solution guide but I am having some issues finding somethings it is telling me to enable.  The two I am stuck on at the moment are:

     

    - Enable Dynamic Multicast Optimization on the SSID

    - Enable Band Steering for clients that associate to the SSID

     

    I am sure I will have many more questions as I work through this guide but these seem to be what I am stuck on at this time. Any help would be much appreciated.

     

    Here is a link to the document I am working from: http://www.arubanetworks.com/pdf/solutions/SG_DeployMicrosoftLync.pdf

     

    Thanks,

    Andy



  • 2.  RE: Optimizing for Lync
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    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Sep 12, 2013 09:38 AM

    If you click on the Virtual AP name in either AP Configuration or All Profiles, you should see those two options under the "Broadcast/Multicast" and "RF" sections.

     

    broadcast-mc-vap.PNG

     

    rf-vap.PNG



  • 3.  RE: Optimizing for Lync

    Posted Sep 12, 2013 09:53 AM

    Wow. Dont know how i missed that. Thanks for the help!



  • 4.  RE: Optimizing for Lync

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Sep 12, 2013 10:53 AM

    The guide mentions setting broadcast/multicast optomisations in the VAP and also mcast-rate-optomisation in the ssid profile, so you shouldn't tick the 'drop bc/mc'.

     

    Band steering good to do though.