Allow External Communication on Skype For Business

This video shows you how to allow Skype for Business users to both contact people on other Skype for business domains and also allow users to communicate with normal Skype users.

They can use Skype for both IM and normal voice/video chat.

This video is made using a demo tenant on Office 365.

To allow external communication follow these steps:

  • Log into Office 365 and go to the Skype for Business Admin Centre
  • Click on the “Organisation” tab on the left hand side
  • Click on External Communication
  • Select “Let people use skype for business to communicate with people outside of this organisation”
  • Save the settings