Privacy Mode
Privacy mode allows you to hide your presence information, so that your presence information is only
visible to the contacts in your Skype for Business directory. However, your status is offline to other contacts
in Microsoft Active Directory domain.
Note: Microsoft Active Directory includes all Skype for Business users configured by the system
administrator. If you add a contact in the domain as a Skype for Business contact of the phone, it
will appear in the Skype for Business contact list of the phone, and you can also view its real-time
status.
When the privacy mode is disabled on the Skype for Business Server, you can select one of the following
options available on the phone/Skype for Business client:
Everyone Can See My Status Regardless Of System Settings/I want everyone to be able to see
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my presence regardless of system settings (override default settings): Everyone in my Microsoft
Active Directory Domain can see my presence regardless of system settings. Even if the administrator
enables the privacy mode, anyone can still view my presence information.
Only Contacts Can See My Status If System Setting/I want the system administrator to decide:
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Currently everyone can see my presence but this could be changed in the future. If the administrator
enables the privacy mode, only the contacts in my Skype for Business directory can see my presence.
But my presence is offline for those contacts who are in my Microsoft Active Directory Domain.
When the privacy mode is enabled on the Skype for Business Server, you can select one of the following
options available on the phone or Skype for Business client:
Everyone can see my status/I want everyone to be able to see my presence: Everyone in my
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Microsoft Active Directory Domain can see my presence.
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Only contacts can see my status/I only want people in Contacts to see my presence: Only the
contacts in my Skype for Business directory can see my presence. But my presence is offline for those
contacts who are in my Microsoft Active Directory Domain.
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Modifying the Privacy Mode from the Phone
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Modifying the Privacy Mode from the Skype for Business Client
Modifying the Privacy Mode from the Phone
Procedure
1. Go to Menu > Setting > Features > Privacy Mode Send.
2. Select the desired value.
3. Save the change.
Modifying the Privacy Mode from the Skype for Business Client
Procedure
1. Open Skype for Business client.
2.
Click
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