Simple URLs

An additional Lync feature that affects the DNS configuration is simple URLs. Simple URLs are used to provide access to common Lync services using names that are easy to remember. Lync Server 2013 provides the capability to configure simple URLs for three services: web conferencing, dial-in conferencing, and administrative access to the Lync Server Control Panel. Several options are available for the configuration of simple URLs, and each requires the configuration of at least one DNS A record for the simple URL to function. For the majority of Lync deployments, the option to use a separate base URL for each simple URL is used, because this configuration results in a naming convention that is typically the easiest for users to remember. For this configuration, each of the simple URLs requires one DNS A record that resolves the URL to either the Front End server (for Standard Edition) or the virtual IP address of the hardware load balancer (for Enterprise Edition). The following is an example of a DNS configuration that might be used to add simple URLs for the companyabc.com Lync deployment:

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meet.companyabc.com       A  10.1.1.4   Simple URL for web conferencing
dialin.companyabc.com     A  10.1.1.4   Simple URL for dial-in access to meetings
lyncadmin.companyabc.com  A  10.1.1.4   Simple URL for access to the Lync Server
                                        Control Panel