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LDAP Interface
Application Interfaces 197
LDAP Interface
Directory information can be transferred using the LDAP protocol. A central
service (LDAP server) manages a comprehensive, hierarchically organised
directory which can be queried by an LDAP client via LDAP. The Forum 523/
524 communications system supports two different LDAP applications:
● Forum 523/524 communications system as LDAP client: an external
directory can be queried via LDAP, for example, in order to display the
information thus gathered when there is a call.
● Forum 523/524 communications system as LDAP server: the telephone
book managed by the Forum 523/524 communications system can be
accessed via LDAP.
Address Queries using LDAP
You can search the data of the central telephone book of the Forum 523/524
from a workstation computer in the LAN using LDAP (Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol). When configuring an LDAP-enabled programme, specify
the IP address of the Forum 523/524 as the address of the LDAP server.
LDAP with Outlook Express / Windows Mail
You can configure and operate the LDAP directory service with “Outlook
Express” or “Windows Mail”, an e-mail programme, as follows:
1. Call up the Accounts command in the Tools menu.
The Internet Accounts dialogue box will then open.
2. Click on Add . Select the Directory Service command from the pop-up
menu.
3. Under Internet directory (LDAP) server, enter the address of the
Forum 523/524. It is not necessary to enter log-in data to query the
central telephone book. You have to enter the log-in data for the account
on the Forum 523/524 communications system here if you wish to also
query entries from the central telephone book or from the company tele-
phone book additionally. Click twice on
Next . Then click on Finish .
4. Check the function. In the Edit menu, call up the Find : People command.
The Find : People dialogue box will then open.