Disable or re-enable a user account for Skype for Business Server
You can use the Active Roles Web Interface to disable a user account for logon to Skype for Business Server. This allows you to disable a previously enabled user account in Skype for Business Server while retaining all the Skype for Business Server settings that were configured for the user account. Because you do not lose the Skype for Business Server user account settings, you can re-enable a disabled user account again without having to reconfigure the user account.
To disable or re-enable a previously enabled user account for Skype for Business Server
- In the Active Roles Web Interface for administrators, select the user account that you want to disable or re-enable.
- Do one of the following:
- To disable the user account, click the Temporarily Disable for Skype for Business Server command.
- To re-enable the user account, click the Re-enable for Skype for Business Server command.
The Web Interface displays the Temporarily Disable for Skype for Business Server command if you have sufficient rights in Active Roles to perform that command, and the user account you have selected is in the scope of the policy provided by Skype for Business Server User Management and is enabled for Skype for Business Server.
The Web Interface displays the Re-enable for Skype for Business Server command if you have sufficient rights in Active Roles to perform that command, and the user account you have selected is in the scope of the policy provided by Skype for Business Server User Management and was disabled by using the Temporarily Disable for Skype for Business Server command.
Remove a user account from Skype for Business Server
You can use the Active Roles Web Interface to remove a user account from Skype for Business Server. This removes all the Skype for Business Server related attributes from the user account, including the identities of any per-user policies that have been assigned to that user account. You can later re-add the account to Skype for Business Server by using the Enable for Skype for Business Server command (see Add and enable a new Skype for Business Server user). However, all the Skype for Business Server-related information (including policy assignments) previously associated with that account will have to be re-created. If you want to prevent a user from logging on to Skype for Business Server, but do not want to lose all of their account information, you can temporarily disable the user account for Skype for Business Server (see Disable or re-enable a user account for Skype for Business Server).
To remove a user account from Skype for Business Server
- In the Active Roles Web Interface for administrators, select the user account that you want to remove from Skype for Business Server.
- Click the Remove from Skype for Business Server command.
The Web Interface displays the Remove from Skype for Business Server command if you have sufficient rights in Active Roles to perform that command, and the user account you have selected is in the scope of the policy provided by Skype for Business Server User Management and is enabled or temporarily disabled for Skype for Business Server.
Managing Skype for Business Server user properties
By using the Active Roles Web Interface, you can:
- View or change Skype for Business Server user properties such as the user’s SIP address, telephony options and Skype for Business Server policy assignments
- Move Skype for Business Server users to a different Enterprise Edition Front End pool or Standard Edition server
View or change Skype for Business Server user properties
For a user account that is enabled or temporarily disabled for Skype for Business Server, you can use the Active Roles Web Interface to view or change Skype for Business Server user properties such as the user’s SIP address, telephony options and Skype for Business Server policy assignments.
To view or change Skype for Business Server user properties
- In the Active Roles Web Interface for administrators, select the user account whose properties you want to view or change.
- Click the Skype for Business Server User Properties command.
The Web Interface displays the Skype for Business Server User Properties command if you have sufficient rights in Active Roles to view Skype for Business Server user properties of the selected account, and the user account you have selected is in the scope of the policy provided by Skype for Business Server User Management and is enabled or temporarily disabled for Skype for Business Server.
- On the page that appears, view or change the following settings:
- Enabled for Skype for Business Server Indicates whether or not the user is enabled to log on to Skype for Business Server. If you clear this check box, the user will no longer be able to log on to Skype for Business Server. Selecting this check box re-enables the user to log on to Skype for Business Server. The function of this check box is equivalent to the Temporarily Disable for Skype for Business Server and Re-enable for Skype for Business Server commands (see Disable or re-enable a user account for Skype for Business Server).
- SIP address Indicates the user’s SIP address (SIP URI), a unique identifier that allows the user to communicate using SIP devices such as Microsoft Skype for Business. The SIP address consists of the SIP user name on the left side of the @ symbol, and the SIP domain name on the right side. It must be prefaced by “sip:”; for example, sip:John.Smith@company.com.
- Registrar pool Identifies the Enterprise Edition Front End pool or Standard Edition server where the Skype for Business Server user is homed. If you need to move the user to a different server or pool, see Move a user to another server or pool in Skype for Business Server later in this document.
- Telephony Specifies whether the Skype for Business Server user can make PC-to-PC calls with audio and video, route incoming and outgoing calls, and control the desktop phone. The possible telephony options are as follows:
- PC-to-PC only The user can make only PC-to-PC audio or video calls.
- Audio/video disabled The user cannot make calls with audio and video.
- Remote call control The user can use Skype for Business Server to control the desktop phone, and can also make PC-to-PC calls.
- Enterprise Voice The user can use Skype for Business Server to route all incoming and outgoing calls, and can also make PC-to-PC calls.
- Remote call control only The user can use Skype for Business Server to control the desktop phone, but cannot make PC-to-PC audio calls.
- Line URI Applies to all telephony options but Audio/video disabled. Specifies the primary phone number assigned to the Skype for Business Server user.
The line URI must use the E.164 format and have the "TEL:" prefix. For example: TEL:+12345678997. The extension number, if any, should be added at the end of the line URI, for example: TEL:+12345678997;ext=65431.
- Dial plan policy Applies to the Enterprise Voice option. Identifies the dial plan currently assigned to the Skype for Business Server user, and allows you to assign a different dial plan.
- Voice policy Applies to the Enterprise Voice option. Identifies the voice policy currently assigned to the Skype for Business Server user, and allows you to assign a different voice policy.
- Conferencing policy Identifies the conferencing policy currently assigned to the Skype for Business Server user, and allows you to assign a different conferencing policy to the user.
- Conferencing policy Identifies the conferencing policy currently assigned to the Skype for Business Server user, and allows you to assign a different conferencing policy to the user.
- Client version policy Identifies the client version policy currently assigned to the Skype for Business Server user, and allows you to assign a different client version policy.
- PIN policy Identifies the personal identification number (PIN) policy currently assigned to the Skype for Business Server user, and allows you to assign a different PIN policy.
- External access policy Identifies the external access policy currently assigned to the Skype for Business Server user, and allows you to assign a different external access policy.
- Archiving policy Identifies the archiving policy currently assigned to the Skype for Business Server user, and allows you to assign a different archiving policy.
- Location policy Identifies the location policy currently assigned to the Skype for Business Server user, and allows you to assign a different location policy.
- Mobility policy Identifies the mobility policy currently assigned to the Skype for Business Server user, and allows you to assign a different mobility policy.
- Persistent Chat policy Identifies the persistent chat policy currently assigned to the Skype for Business Server user, and allows you to assign a different persistent chat policy.
- Client policy Identifies the client policy currently assigned to the Skype for Business Server user, and allows you to assign a different client policy.
Skype for Business Server user account properties allow you to assign certain policies to a Skype for Business Server user in order to specify particular settings that differ from the settings defined in policies assigned to other users, such as global policies. These policies are referred to as user policies.
In Skype for Business Server, deploying and assigning user policies is optional. It is possible to deploy only global policies or site policies. If user policies are deployed, they must be assigned to users explicitly. When managing Skype for Business Server user settings, you can select the appropriate user policy from a list. The list also includes the <Automatic> entry. If <Automatic> is selected, the global policy (or, if defined, the site policy) is assigned to the user.
