WebChat FAQ

A: If you go to the folder where the webchat is installed (for example)

C:\inetpub\wwwroot\<name of your webchat>\bin\

Choose the properties of the SFBWebChatPlus.dll file and click on tab "Details" to check your version

A: Depends on which method you used for external access:

Reverse Proxy:

The WebChat connects to a ChatHub, so therefore you must not only redirect the WebChat URL but also the ChatHub URL.

When you open the external URL in your browser, hit F-12, open the console and hit F5. Now you will notice that the WebChat is trying to connect to the internal URL for the ChatHub.

Make sure this ChatHub URL can be accessed from external locations also.

Web service hosted on Web Server in DMZ:

Make sure all configuration steps are done (Learn More) and enter the correct fqdnFDQN stands for Fully Qualified Domain Name and specifies the exact location in the tree hierarchy of the Domain Name System (DNS). An example for [hostname].[domain].[top level domain] is [www].[microsoft].[com] (external one) in the settings.xml (c:\inetpub\wwwroot\webchat_yourfolder\sfbwebchatplus\xml\settings.xml)

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A: You will need to add the following parameter to the WebChatSubscriptions key in the appSettings.config file (can be found within the c:\inetpub\wwroot\chathub_ folder): #RequestAgentName=1

A: Go to C:\inetpub\wwwroot\WebChat_ucc_name\webchatplus\xml folder and open the settings.xml file. Change the NL part in the <webchatpluslanguage>NL</webchatpluslanguage> line to EN, FR or DE.

Also add or change the ChatConversation settings on the SharePoint settings page for the UCC.

A: Search for the newly created WebChat endpoint in LyncMicrosoft Lync (formerly Microsoft Office Communicator) is an instant messaging program designed for business use and is the successor of Windows Messenger. In order to use Lync, a Microsoft Lync Server is required.. Is it online here? If not, please place the endpoint on the endpoints list and restart the UCC service. If after that the presence page is still empty or still showing offline, please make sure the MSMQ settings are correct (perhaps they are switched by accident). To see the logging of the WebChat, go to the presence page, hit F12, open the console and refresh the page. The logging will now show you what is not correct.

A: Make sure that you created a Skill for ChatAudio. This should be [Chat Skill Title]Audio.