LDAP Interface
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Application Interfaces
5.
In the
Look in
list, select the entry with the Forum 523/524 address. Enter
a user in the
Name
input field, Administrator for example. Then click on
Find now.
The list of entries found should now display the address from the central
telephone book.
Querying External LDAP Server
The Forum 523/524 communications system can also access external
address directories. This means that alongside the internal telephone book
entries, address information from external sources is also available. This infor-
mation is used, for example, in a name search or for displaying a name for an
incoming call.
The external address directory is queried by the Forum 523/524 communica-
tions system via the internet Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). To
do so, you require a server on the company network which makes address
information available via LDAP version 2 or via LDAP version 3. The LDAP
query requires either an anonymous LDAP directory access without a
password or a LDAP directory access with user name and password.
Note:
SSL encryption of LDAP communication is not supported.
You can configure a separate LDAP directory access for each company
configured (see
1.
Open the
Telephony
:
Extended
:
Companies
page in the web configurator.
The list of companies configured is displayed. If you do not use the multiple
company variant, “company 1” is the only entry.
2.
Open the configuration page for the company desired. Activate the
Status
option under the
LDAP Server
header. Enter the IP address or DNS name
of the LDAP server into the
Server
entry field. The online help of the
Forum 523/524 communications system provides detailed descriptions of
the other entry fields.
3.
Use
Apply
to confirm your settings.
An LDAP server can be configured to saved various types of information
which are available in a tree-like data structure. Alongside querying address
book entries, which should be saved in the “InetOrgPerson” schema, many
companies also use a LDAP server for centrally organised management of
user accounts, for instance. The following screenshot provides an example:
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