Skype Network Administrator’s Guide
02/05/2008 Document version 2.2 Page 3 of 9AG
What is in this Guide?
What is this Guide?........................................................................................................................2
Who should read this guide? .........................................................................................................2
Important legal information...........................................................................................................2
Copyright ........................................................................................................................................2
Trademarks .....................................................................................................................................2
Disclaimer.......................................................................................................................................2
What is in this Guide?....................................................................................................................3
Deploying Skype in the Enterprise ...............................................................................................3
General Guidelines.........................................................................................................................3
Skype Client Notifications for New Versions and Updates ........................................................4
Enterprise-wide Installation and Setting Policies ........................................................................5
Policies............................................................................................................................................5
Setting Up Group Policies .............................................................................................................6
Configurable Policies.....................................................................................................................6
Registry Keys ......................................................................................................................8
Deploying Skype in the Enterprise
Our goal is to enable users to enjoy Skype from as wide a variety of networks as possible,
without requiring people to understand or configure complex options such as relay hosts or
preferred network ports. In this sense, Skype is generally ‘hands-off”.
The authentic and most up-to-date version of Skype is always available directly from
Skype’s own download server at http://www.skype.com/download. From here there is a
business version available which includes the Windows Installer (MSI).
Once installed, the Skype client periodically checks to see if there is a software update
available, although system- or network administrators may disable this feature. And end
users can adjust their Skype client preferences to control how updates and patches are
handled in general.
General Guidelines
Skype wants end users and enterprises alike to have a safe and enjoyable experience using
Skype to enable communications. Toward this end, we would like to underscore the
importance of keeping your company’s computers and users safe and secure while doing
so. Here are some of the main issues to be aware of:
• Before you deploy Skype in an organization, be sure it is an authentic copy. Check the
digital signature of the installer and be sure to read and accept the terms and conditions
in Skype’s End User License Agreement and Terms of Service before deploying Skype
software.
• Keep your organization’s computers up-to-date with relevant patches. Most of the
computer security problems on the Internet today can be traced back to improperly
patched computers.
• Obvious as it may sound, use anti-virus protection, even on non-Microsoft computers
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