THE SKYPE FOR BUSINESS WEB APP
Quick Reference Guide
My Workspace
WHAT IS THE SKYPE FOR BUSINESS Installing the Web App
3. When the software has finished
WEB APP? You only need to install the web app once: downloading, click on Run.
The Skype for Business (S4B) Web App 1. Open the meeting invitation and click Join
enables external participants and Shell Skype Meeting.
participants who are not on the Shell network
to join S4B meetings from their web browser.
IMPORTANT 4. Type your name and click Join the meeting.
There is no need to install any software,
although you will need to install a plug-in the For technical reasons, until later in 2016, the
first time you use the web app. Lync Web App will open rather than the S4B
Participants joining using the S4B Web App Web App. Once you have joined the meeting,
do not need to have a desktop version of the functionality in Lync and S4B is broadly
S4B on their computer or have a S4B similar.
account. They should check that they have
the latest version of one of the supported
2. Click on Download and install the Lync Web
browsers: Internet Explorer 8 – 11 on
App plug-in
Windows, or Safari 5 – 7 on Apple Mac. In
addition, they should use a supported
operating system. 5. Switch on Always allow the plug-in for this
This guide will detail how to join S4B domain and click Allow.
meetings using the S4B Web App and how
to use the features of the S4B Web App
meeting room.
Please Note: The web app only allows
participants to join S4B meetings. They are
not able to schedule S4B meetings using the
web app.
THE SKYPE FOR BUSINESS WEB APP
Quick Reference Guide
My Workspace
Joining a meeting The web app meeting room
Once the plug-in is installed, for subsequent The web app meeting room provides access to a number of meeting tools represented by icons.
meetings, open the meeting invitation and click The functionality within the meeting tools will depend on whether you are set up as a presenter.
Join Skype Meeting.
INFORMATION
If the participant joining the meeting via the
web app is using a computer which has
Windows Vista, they will not have computer
audio capability. In this case, the web app
will divert them through to dial-in dialog box
where they can choose to dial in to the
meeting using a phone.
The functions available within these icons depends on whether you have been set up as a
presenter or attendee by the meeting organiser.
The Shell meeting room will display in
S4B, and the meeting participants who
have joined using the web app will be
listed as Guest in the participant list.