- #Lync web app plugin firefox issue for mac#
- #Lync web app plugin firefox issue install#
- #Lync web app plugin firefox issue update#
We are also working on making it possible for Chrome users to enjoy a full Lync meeting experience even after the planned deprecation of the so-called "Netscape Plug-In API," or NPAPI, that is going to be targeted by Google in April, 2015. Microsoft plans to remove this manual workaround, add support for 64-bit versions of Chrome in Mac, and continue to improve the Lync Web App experience for all Chrome users in early 2015. In the meantime, users will be provided with manual workaround instructions as part of the meeting join experience.
#Lync web app plugin firefox issue update#
Microsoft is already working on changes to improve the Lync Web App user experience and is expected to release another update in the first quarter of 2015. This requires us to change Lync Server and Lync Online in order to deliver a seamless experience for Chrome users. However, that plug-in does not appear in the Firefox plug-in listing and does not appear to be activated/enabled in Firefox.
I can confirm that the plug-in is installed in my Control Panel Program and Features. I download and run that installer and it finishes. A file tries to download called LWAPlugin64BitInstaller64.msi.
#Lync web app plugin firefox issue install#
Google changes on the Chrome browser affect the usage of Lync Web App in both Mac and Windows. On the Lync Web App sign on page, I enter my user name and password and check the box to Install Lync Web App plug-in. When users who set Chrome as the default browser join a Lync meeting, they will see a message that instructs them to copy the Lync meeting URL, open Safari or Firefox, and then paste the meeting URL into a new browser window to start the Lync meeting. As Lync Web App works only in 32-bit versions of Chrome, to join a Lync meeting, Mac users must use either Safari or Firefox. Google discontinued support for 32-bit versions of Chrome in Mac in November 2014. Microsoft has also begun to apply this update to Lync Online. To avoid the manual workaround, administrators must apply the latest Decemupdate. This latest update enables Lync Web App to run in a 32-bit version of Chrome as usual. The instructions were included in the previous December 2014 update (Cumulative Update. 866) to remove the manual workaround instructions for 32-bit versions of Chrome. On December 31, 2014, Microsoft released an update for Lync Server 2013 (Cumulative Update.
#Lync web app plugin firefox issue for mac#
The native Lync client in Mac OS is Lync for Mac 2011. In this situation, a native Lync client in Windows is Lync 2013 or Lync 2010. If you do not have a native Lync client installed, you still join the meeting from Lync Web App. If you remove the "?sl=" string from the meeting URL, and then you paste the changed URL into an alternative browser, you can join the meeting from a native Lync client. When you paste the meeting URL into an alternative browser, Lync Web App always starts although you have a native Lync client installed. If you click the Copy the meeting URL button, a "?sl=" string is appended to the end of the copied URL.
When Google Chrome is your default browser, and you try to connect to a Lync meeting by using Lync Web App, one of the following user interfaces appears on your Windows-based or Mac-based computer. This issue occurs after you apply the December 2014 cumulative update for Microsoft Lync Server 2013 web components server.