Skype: Set up Skype for Biz SIP Trunk

Learn how to configure a Skype for Business Server SIP Trunk with Telnyx.

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Skype for Business was an enterprise software application for instant messaging and videotelephony developed by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft Office suite. It is designed for use with the on-premises Skype for Business Server software, and a software as a service version offered as part of Office 365.

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Instructions for configuring a Skype for Business Server SIP Trunk with Telnyx

In this activity you will:

Pre-requisites:

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Setting up your Telnyx SIP portal account so you can make and receive calls:

1. Connect Skype to a Telnyx SIP trunk

In this section, you'll use Skype for Business Topology Builder to

  1. Start Skype forBusiness Topology Builder:

  2. Click Start and type Skype for Business Server. Then click on Skype for Business Server Topology Builder.

  3. Navigate to Skype for Business Server > [your site name] > Shared Components.

  4. Right-click the PSTN gateways node, and then click New IP/PSTN Gateway.

  5. On the Define New IP/PSTN Gateway screen, type sip.telnyx.com and click Next.

  6. On this screen, leave IPv4 – Use allconfigured IP addresses with its default value and click Next.

  7. To define a root trunk for the PSTN gateway, provide the following values (Note: Be sure that the peer you're defining is running and using FQDN or an IP address you specified):

    1. Listening Port for IP/PTSN Gateway: 5060

    2. SIP Transport Protocol: TCP

    3. Associated Mediation Server: select the Mediation Server  pool to associate with the root trunk of this PSTN Gateway

    4. Associated Mediation Server Port: This will be the listening port that the mediation server will use for SIP messages from the gateway (5068 by default).

  8. Click Finish.

  9. Right-click the Skype for Business Server node, and then click Publish Topology.


2. Create a dial plan

In this section, you'll be creating a dial plan, a voice policy, call route, PSTN usage and trunk configuration.

Note: We recommend that you create a custom configuration based on your location and your company policies. The script we're providing is just an example of a basic configuration. You should use this exact script only if you have a default environment with no voice settings.

IMPORTANT: Before running this script, make sure you've defined a PSTN gateway in your topology for the selected site, and that you've backed upyour existing Enterprise Voice configuration

  1. Copy and paste the text following these instructions, or your custom script into a text editor.

    Write-Host "Starting Telnyx Enterprise Voice example settings..."

    #Add PSTN UsageWrite-Host "Adding PSTN Usage..."Set-CsPstnUsage -Force -Usage @{add="US-Basic-PSTN-Usage"} | Out-Null

    #Set Dial In Conference RegionWrite-Host "Setting Dial Plan..."Set-CsDialPlan -Identity "Global" -SimpleName "Global" -DialinConferencingRegion "US" | Out-Null

    #Add Normalization RulesWrite-Host "Adding Normalization Rules..."New-CsVoiceNormalizationRule -Name 'US-National' -Parent Global -Pattern '^1?([2-9]\d\d[2-9]\d{6})\d*(\D+\d+)?$' -Translation '+1$1' -Priority 0 -Description "National number normalization for United States" -WarningAction:SilentlyContinue | Out-NullNew-CsVoiceNormalizationRule -Name 'US-Service' -Parent Global -Pattern '^([2-9]11)$' -Translation '$1' -Priority 1 -Description "Service number normalization for United States" -WarningAction:SilentlyContinue | Out-NullNew-CsVoiceNormalizationRule -Name 'US-International' -Parent Global -Pattern '^(?:\+|011)(1|7|2[07]|3[0-46]|39\d|4[013-9]|5[1-8]|6[0-6]|8[1246]|9[0-58]|2[1235689]\d|24[013-9]|242\d|3[578]\d|42\d|5[09]\d|6[789]\d|8[035789]\d|9[679]\d)(?:0)?(\d{6,14})(\D+\d+)?$' -Translation '+$1$2' -Priority 2 -Description "International number normalization for United States" -WarningAction:SilentlyContinue | Out-Null

    #Set Voice PolicyWrite-Host "Setting Voice Policy..."Set-CsVoicePolicy -Identity Global -AllowCallForwarding $true -AllowPSTNReRouting $true -AllowSimulRing $true -EnableBWPolicyOverride $false -EnableCallPark $true -EnableCallTransfer $true -EnableDelegation $true -EnableMaliciousCallTracing $true -EnableTeamCall $true -PstnUsages @{add="US-Basic-PSTN-Usage"} | Out-Null

    #Add Voice RouteWrite-Host "Adding Voice Route..."New-CsVoiceRoute -Identity "US-Basic-Voice-Route" -NumberPattern ^+ -PstnGatewayList @{add="PstnGateway:sip.telnyx.com"} -PstnUsages @{add="US-Basic-PSTN-Usage"} -WarningAction:SilentlyContinue | Out-Null

    #Update Trunk ConfigurationWrite-Host "Updating Trunk Configuration..."Set-CsTrunkConfiguration -Identity Global -MaxEarlyDialogs 20 -SRTPMode "Optional" -ConcentratedTopology $true -EnableReferSupport $false | Out-Null

    #Job is doneWrite-Host "Configuration is done!"
  2. Save it with the extension .ps1

  3. Open Skye for Business Management Shell and run the script you just created.


3. (Optional) Deploy Cloud Connector Edition

If you need to deploy CCE (Cloud Connector Edition) you should follow the steps in the next article before proceeding:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt605228.aspx

  1. Specify the following information in the .ini file:

    1. Voice Gateway 1 Make and Model: Telnyx Telephony Engine

    2. Voice Gateway 1 Name: sip.telnyx.com

    3. Voice Gateway 1 IP Address: 192.76.120.10

    4. Voice Gateway 1 Port #: 5060

    5. Voice Gateway 1 Protocol for SIP Traffic: TCP

    6. Enable REFER support: $false

    7. Remove the section in the .ini file for the second gateway

That's it! You've finished configuring Skype for Business!



Additional Resources

Review our getting started with guide to make sure your Telnyx Mission Control Portal account is setup correctly!

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