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Note

Please note, calling 911 from a Skype for Business (S4B) is only recommended if you are working in your on-campus office; S4B should not be used to call 911 from home/other locations.

On this page:

  1. Launching Skype for Business

  2. Logging in

  3. Skype and Skype for Business can co-exist

  4. Testing your call quality before you call

  5. Choosing a headset or webcam

Launching Skype for Business

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For Mac users, you can download the latest version of Skype for business for the Mac directly from Microsoft. : https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54108  Contact the IST Service Desk online or 519-888-4567 ext. 44357.

Logging in

All faculty, staff and graduate accounts using a campus-managed Windows machine are automatically activated with the Skype for Business license and S4B should start up and log you in automatically.

If you are unable to sign in please contact the IST Service Desk for support.

Info

Skype for Business is not enabled for undergraduate students. It is recommended that students use Microsoft Teams for communications.

If you are on a Mac or a stand-alone Windows machine, you will need to enter your sign-in/email address, username and password. (Your UWaterloo username is your 8 character username i.e.j25rober@uwaterloo.ca)

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