In Only for local users mode media goes directly to the downstream SBC's internal IP only for internal users in the same branch; Microsoft recommends it when links between branches are poor but each branch links well to a regional office, with the regional proxy SBC set to Always and downstream SBCs set to OnlyForLocalUsers.
Checked 2026-09-30
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft Teams Phone Direct Routing
- Subsystem
- local media optimization
- Deployment
- multi-tenant
- Region
- not restricted
- Release range
- current as of 2026-09-30
- Checked
- 2026-09-30
Sources
- Local Media Optimization for Direct Routing — Microsoft · tier 2 current vendor documentation · Local Media Optimization modes, Mode 2; Mode 2: Only for local users, paragraphs 1-3
Cite this note
APA
WarmTransfer. (2026, September 30). Setting up media bypass and local media optimization for Teams Direct Routing: source note teams-media-bypass-setup-lmo-mode-local. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-media-bypass-setup-lmo-mode-local
BibTeX
@misc{warmtransfer-claim-teams-media-bypass-setup-lmo-mode-local,
title = {Setting up media bypass and local media optimization for Teams Direct Routing: source note teams-media-bypass-setup-lmo-mode-local},
author = {{WarmTransfer}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-media-bypass-setup-lmo-mode-local},
note = {Source note teams-media-bypass-setup-lmo-mode-local, checked 2026-09-30}
}