IT AdministratorsGuideSkype™ for Windows® version 4.2Version 2.0Copyright © Skype Limited 2010
Page 10 IT Administrators Guide ˚Are allowed by your specic Group Policy Object (GPO)Only a very small percentage of Skype users in your network (i
Page 11 IT Administrators Guide it can use TCP for the media stream (with the additional overhead due to TCP being stateful). Before a user places th
Page 12 IT Administrators Guide 2.2.2 NAT configurationSkype automatically traverses most rewalls and NATs using UDP hole punching, a common techni
Page 13 IT Administrators Guide Note:Don’t worry if Skype establishes a large number of connections. 2.2.3 HTTPS/SOCKS5 proxiesMany large organizati
Page 14 IT Administrators Guide 2.2.5 Network impactSkype is uniquely designed to function over corporate networks with little impact on their perfo
Page 15 IT Administrators Guide vary signicantly, depending on the number of contacts on each list and how often they change. Calculating specic ba
Page 16 IT Administrators Guide ˚File transfers ˚Skype API ˚Status type ˚Personalization ˚Proxy setting ˚Premium servicesThere are two ways to contr
Page 17 IT Administrators Guide The administrative template le doesn’t actually apply policy settings, but lets you see them in the GPO Editor. From
Page 18 IT Administrators Guide have signed up to Skype Manager as its administrator, you can set up business accounts for your employees and create
Page 19 IT Administrators Guide 3.0 Security and privacyWe’re committed to secure communications and protecting our users’ privacy. We follow the lat
Page 2 IT Administrators Guide OverviewSkype lets your business work the way you want to, whatever the message, wherever people are. This guide shows
Page 20 IT Administrators Guide In addition, Skype cannot protect users’ hardware against the introduction of spyware or malware, which could comprom
Page 21 IT Administrators Guide Specically, users can set preferences determining whether: ˚Anyone can call or IM ˚Only people on their contacts lis
Page 22 IT Administrators Guide 3.4.1 Password securitySkype never requests a user’s account name or password by email. Skype passwords are stored a
Page 23 IT Administrators Guide 3.4.3 Falsifying user identityIt's highly unlikely that anyone could impersonate another user’s Skype identity.
Page 24 IT Administrators Guide 3.4.6 Security and Skype for SIPSkype for SIP does not, currently, offer sRTP or other forms of voice encryption. Voi
Page 25 IT Administrators Guide ˚Instruct your users to choose strong Skype passwords and to change them regularly. ˚Instruct your users not to chec
Page 26 IT Administrators Guide 4.0 Appendix 1: Congurable policiesThese are the policies available for controlling Skype from a single location, us
Page 27 IT Administrators Guide DisableVersionCheckPolicy DisableVersionCheck, REG_DWORD = {0,1}Skype upgrade checks do detect new versions and upda
Page 28 IT Administrators Guide ProxyPolicy ProxySetting, REG_SZ = {string}Skype uses proxy settings:Empty string = unset = Skype tries to connect d
Page 29 IT Administrators Guide 5.0 Appendix 2: File locationsThe locations of the les created during the installation process are listed below:Desc
Page 3 IT Administrators Guide Who should read this guide?This guide is for system and network administrators responsible for determining networking
Page 30 IT Administrators Guide 6.0 Appendix 3: Additional informationFor more information on Skype: ˚Skype for Business: skype.com/business ˚Skype
Page 4 IT Administrators Guide Trade MarksSkype, the Skype logo, Skyper Manager, SILK are all trade marks of Skype Limited. Microsoft and Windows are
Page 5 IT Administrators Guide Table of Contents1.0 Introduction to Skype : Page 61.1 How Skype can help your business : Page 61.1.1 Skype : Page
Page 6 IT Administrators Guide 1.0 Introduction to SkypeSkype brings business people together, helping your business overcome the barriers of cost,
Page 7 IT Administrators Guide You can view the selected online status of colleagues on Skype and contact them immediately via free Skype-to-Skype ca
Page 8 IT Administrators Guide 1.1.3 Skype for SIPSkype for SIP is available via Skype Manager. If you have a SIP-enabled PBX, your business can tak
Page 9 IT Administrators Guide 2.0 Architecture overviewSkype's innovative collaboration and communications tools are quick to set up. The platf
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