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This article describes the client preferences and defaults available for the Skype for Business on Mac client, and how to edit them from outside the App.

Skype for Business on Mac client preference settings

Certain features and behaviors that are available to Skype for Business on Mac clients are determined by preference settings on the client. The Skype for Business on Mac preferences are found in a file located on Macs that have installed the Skype for Business client located at the following path:

~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.SkypeForBusiness/Data/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.SkypeForBusiness.plist

To set these preferences, get to a terminal prompt on the client's Mac and as needed enter defaults write com.microsoft.SkypeForBusiness key commands using the preference keys described in the following table.

Client preference keys

KeyTypeValueDescription
autoDetectAutoDicoveryURLsBool0 = manual server configuration
1 = automatic server detection (default)
Specify how Skype for Business identifies the transport and server to use during sign-in. If you enable this policy setting, you must specify internalAutoDiscoveryURL and externalAutoDiscoveryURL.
internalAutoDiscoveryURLStringFull autodiscover URLInternal autodiscover URL
externalAutoDiscoveryURLStringFull autodiscover URLExternal autodiscover URL
httpProxyDomainStringHTTP Proxy Domain
httpProxyUserNameStringHTTP Proxy Username
httpProxyPasswordStringHTTP Proxy Password
trustedDomainListArrayList of trusted domains for HTTP redirects.
autoAcceptTimeoutNumber300 (default)Auto-Accept timeout for users without Server-side Conversation History.
warnWhenUnknownLocationForE911Bool0 = Disabled
1 = Enabled
Warns the user when dialing an emergency number from an unknown location.
sipAddressStringThe SIP address (Email) used to sign-in to Skype for Business.
userNameStringThe UPN (UserName) used to sign-in to Skype for Business.
userNameInAdvancedOnlyBool0 = display the User Name field on the main sign-in screen and in the Advanced Properties dialog box
1 = display the User Name field only in the Advanced Properties dialog box (default)
Specify where the User Name field is displayed during sign-in.

Usage examples

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To add a single domain (Contoso.com) to the trusted domain list you would use the trustedDomainList key as shown:

defaults write com.microsoft.SkypeForBusiness trustedDomainList -array-add 'Contoso.com'

To add several domains to the trusted domain list you would use the trustedDomainList key as shown:

defaults write com.microsoft.SkypeForBusiness trustedDomainList -array-add 'sfb.com' 'abc.com' 'test.org'

Client

Sample unedited settings

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For reference, here is a sample settings file using default settings only: