I had blogged earlier about the release of the August CUs for LPE, but wanted to test the updates a little and see how the new features within the updates worked (i.e. the lock feature). This took longer than I expected and frankly the majority of the wait was my time getting back to the keyboard but…

What was found is logical yet unfortunate. Prior to the current firmware and Server CU there was a client policy setting (Set-CsClientPolicy) DisableHandsetOnLockedMachine which did nothing. The intent was that the phone would make the phone inoperable minus the emergency calling configuration. For those that tested and then left the setting alone, by installing the latest updates for BOTH the phone and the server nothing happened.

However, if you use a Tanjay/Aries based phone AND you enable the DisableHandsetOnLockedMachine setting it to TRUE then when the phone is locked (by PC or if standalone by timeout) the ability to make calls outbound are removed. A nice error is displayed on the phone due to restrictions (much better than just a failed call message). Yeah for team Tanjay/Aries…but what about 3PIP phones?

Well unfortunately the policy feature only works today with the current Aries phones and it does nothing to the desktop client – it only applies to Lync Phone Edition (LPE) devices. That means should you have executives, conference rooms, etc. that have unrestricted calling options where others do not, the fear of afterhours use of phones inappropriately is squashed. All in all this is a good thing although it would be nice if the feature applied to 3PIP phones as well – but that’s up to the manufactures of those devices.

Additional Notes:
Lync Server 2010 build number is 4.0.7577.230
Lync 2010 Client build number is 4.0.7577.4445
Lync Server 2013 build number is 5.0.8308.738
Lync 2013 Client build number is 15.0.4605.1003

Lync Group Chat build number is 4.0.7577. 4409
Lync Group Chat Server build number 4.0.7577.4409
Lync Group Chat Admin build number 4.0.7577.4409

Lync Attendee build number is 4.0.7577.4356
Lync Attendant build number is 4.0.7577.4098
Lync Phone Editions build number is 4.0.7577.4451
Lync Phone Edition (Tanjay) build number is 4.0.7577.4451

Lync 2010 for Windows Phone build number 4.3.8120.0
Lync 2010 for iPhone build number 4.7
Lync 2010 for iPad build number 4.7
Lync 2010 for Android build number 4.0.6509.3001

Lync 2013 for Windows Phone build number 5.4.1087.0
Lync 2013 for iPad build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for iPhone build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for Android build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for Android tablets build number 5.4

Lync Basic 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017
Lync VDI 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017

It is official – an update has finally been released for Lync Server 2013! The update is effectively 8 months in the making so don’t let the small build increment fool you (although one could argue a few hundred rounds is far from insignificant).

Nearly half of all components are updated with this patch – even Windows Fabric – on Front-end servers and all components on the Edge, but no new features are called out as this is a bug fix/stabilization patch. A database update is required (CMS does not), so do not forget to update with the typical Install-CsDatabase commands after upgrading the FE pool servers. We discuss over and over how to check upgrade readiness as well the database upgrade methods so if you are unclear, review previous posts here.

Additional Notes: 
Lync Server 2010 build number is 4.0.7577.230
Lync 2010 Client build number is 4.0.7577.4445
Lync Server 2013 build number is 5.0.8308.738
Lync 2013 Client build number is 15.0.4605.1003

Lync Group Chat build number is 4.0.7577. 4409
Lync Group Chat Server build number 4.0.7577.4409
Lync Group Chat Admin build number 4.0.7577.4409

Lync Attendee build number is 4.0.7577.4356
Lync Attendant build number is 4.0.7577.4098
Lync Phone Editions build number is 4.0.7577.4450

Lync 2010 for Windows Phone build number 4.3.8120.0
Lync 2010 for iPhone build number 4.7
Lync 2010 for iPad build number 4.7
Lync 2010 for Android build number 4.0.6509.3001

Lync 2013 for Windows Phone build number 5.4.1087.0
Lync 2013 for iPad build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for iPhone build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for Android build number 5.3.1100

Lync Basic 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017
Lync VDI 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017