New rules are available for Lync Server 2010, Best Practices Analyzer: February 2013

Issues that this update fixes

Installing the new rules update fixes the following issues:

• 2672927 A new rule for Lync Server 2010, Best Practices Analyzer to verify that the security setting for NTLM SSP is set to "Requires 128-bit encryption"

• 2672928 A new rule for Lync Server 2010, Best Practices Analyzer to verify IP requirements on the mediation server

• 2672930 A cumulative update is available to check whether the latest updates for Lync Server 2010 are installed

• 2709671 An update that adds a new BPA rule is available for Lync Server 2010

• 2800388 An information item is displayed as an error item in a BPA report when you run Lync Server 2010, BPA in a virtualized environment

Update package information

To use the new rules that are available for Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Best Practices Analyzer, follow these steps:

1. Install Lync Server 2010, Best Practices Analyzer (if it is not already installed). To do this, go to the following Microsoft Download Center website:
   

   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4750

2. Open Lync Server 2010, Best Practices Analyzer.

3. Click Check for updates now.

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