Lync Planning Tool
A tool for planning telecommunications
The Lync Planning Tool program is a tool for planning the topology of an enterprise's server telecommunications system, offering you a number of questions about the hardware and functions that the company is interested in. Using your answers, Planning Tool recommends a topology based on Microsoft Lync Server 2010 that will perfectly match the needs of your business.
The Lync Planning Tool simplifies the planning and configuration of an enterprise's server telecommunications system, tailored to its unique needs.
- you can select virtualized server roles within the required topology;
- The updated Lync Planning Tool offers even more detailed guidance for system planning than ever before;
- Now you can set up an individual information site for each branch of the company;
- n topology pages, specific information is displayed, such as the number of users and the number of users with support enabled for various modifications;
- Lync Planning Tool provides an opportunity to participate in the CEIP (Microsoft Customer Experience Improvement Program), which is aimed at improving the quality of software solutions;
- you can browse your network, enter your FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name-Full Domain Name) and IP addresses, view certificates, DNS settings and firewall settings in the central site when using DNS or hardware load balancing for Edge servers;
- In addition, as mentioned above, you can transfer this information to Topology Builder or the Microsoft Visio drawing and diagram editor;
- Lync Planning Tool exports a list of necessary hardware for all sites, including branch offices in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet;
- The solution now includes more supported topologies for Enterprise Voice and remote conference access capabilities;
- Improved navigation between the topology being created and the server data;
- while working with tools, you can resize or expand the program window to the full screen according to the screen resolution;
- the updated program includes new features of Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and new typology recommendations.
PROS
Offers useful graphical visualization of your future topology.
Simplifies complex tasks through automated reports and suggestions.
CONS
Limited functionalities compared to other communication tools.
May require frequent updates and sometimes crashes.
