In this post I discuss the methods Client installation Lync. 

I will demonstrate the installation script by using the exe client and another distributing the msi file. In both methods needy will use a GPO to start the installation process. 

During execution of the installer exe the following actions are taken:

For these reasons it is recommended to install the client by .exe

Create a folder ClientLync and copy the installation file. Share the folder and add the group  Everyone  with the right reading.

In the security of NTFS folder add the group  Domain Computers  with read permission on the folder. 

Create a bat file to run the exe file. The script was created in the shared folder FQDNDomain \ SYSVOL \ Domain \ Script.

          \ \ Share \ LyncSetup / install / silent

With the script and created the installation files to create a shared lack GPO to apply the script on the machines. 

Open the Group Policy Management and create a new policy Deploy Lync

Edit the new policy,  [Computer Configuration / Policies / Windows Settings / Scripts]

Write a script Statup

Add the script of the SYSVOL

Add the link to this GPO in a OU where the accounts of the machines are.

Restart the machine and verify that the Client Lync 32-bit plugins and Silverlight were installed.

Installation of MSI File

If Lync Client is installed by this method you must manually install the Microsoft Silverlight and Microsoft Visual C + +, preferably via the installation script. If the installation is done by exe dependencies are resolved without any additional configuration.

To get the MSI file and dependencies for client installation, install the client on a machine Lync, and go to the folder C: \ Program Files (x86) \ OCSetup Lync.msi and copy the files, and Silverlight.exe vcredist_x86. exe file to a shared folder.

Edit the group policy in  [Computer Configuration / Policies / Software Settings]  Right click on  Software Instalation -> New  and  Package

Add the msi file by configuring your network path UNC

Make the link the GPO in the OU

Using WMI Filters

A filter WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) allow to dynamically determine the scope of GPO's based on attributes of the destination computer. 
When a GPO is linked to a WMI filter and applied on the target computer, the filter is evaluated. If the WMI filter evaluates to false, the GPO will not apply. If the WMI filter evaluates to true, the group policy is applied. 
this step will create two scripts for installing Lync Client 32 and 64 bits, two group policies are created to install each and the creation of WMI filters to apply each script to the operating systems installed in stations. 
Both installation files Lync Client are copied to the folder ClientLync. was also copied the update files for clients to be applied on clients. 
A Cumulative update 4 can be downloaded from the link

Download Package x86.

Download X64 package.

 

As the procedure was created a script for silent installation of the client, this time I created two files. bat for a client to a 32-bit and 64-bit client.

Add the filter. 
This filter will be applied to operating systems Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7:

 

 

 

 

Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem where ProductType = "1"

 

Add a new filter.

 

This filter will apply to 64-bit operating systems:

Select * from Win32_Processor where AddressWidth = "64"

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Testing Filters

 
 

The Windows 7 32-bit machine:

WMI Filters: Stations x32  value  True 
gpo Check for 32-bit operating systems has been applied

 

In the Event Viewer of the machines we can see the start of the installation of the client with EventId 1040

 

Applying Updates

The same script that was used to install the clients can be modified to include the client updates. Go to the folder where the scripts were saved.

 

Open the scripts InstallClientx32.bat and add the line

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