BluStar 8000i Settings
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LDAP Settings
The BluStar 8000i is able to use a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server for reading directories over an IP
network. Administrators can configure LDAP settings using the parameters listed below. Users can choose to have the glo-
bal directory and the LDAP directory on their BluStar 8000i, or if they select “only use LDAP directory” on the LDAP direc-
tory screen on the BluStar 8000i, they wont be able to access the global directory set up by the system administrator.
LDAP Name
You can specify the name of the LDAP directory using the “
ldap name
” parameter. The name is the label that will be dis-
played on the directory screen to identify the content, and it is usually the company name or “corporate”.
LDAP Server
You can specify the IP or hostname of the LDAP server using the “
ldap server
” parameter. This will typically be the organi-
zation’s main LDAP server, which contains the organization’s main directory (global address book). Users can add addi-
tional LDAP servers as desired. This parameter handles multiple values, however the format is the following:
username:password@ldapserver:port
Where:
•
username for authentication (optional, if not provided anonymous connection will be used)
•
password for authentication (optional)
•
ldapserver is the IP address or name of the LDAP server (mandatory)
•
port is the LDAP interface port (optional, default is 389)
Example 1: ldap server=ldap.acme.com (no authentication and using default port 389)
Example 2: ldap server=user:[email protected]:3268 (authentication and using port 3268)
LDAP Base DN
You can specify the LDAP server base Distinguished Name (DN) or the description of the top level of the directory tree
using the “
ldap base dn
” parameter. Usually if a company domain is company.com, the base DN must be entered under
the form “dc=company, dc=com”.
For example, ldap base dn=dc=acme, dc=com for acme.com.
User Defined LDAP
The LDAP directory has two sets of settings: Server and User. Server settings are set by the administrator using the param-
eters above. User settings are configured by the user in the tools menu on the BluStar 8000i UI, and will be stored in the
<user.cfg> file.
You can allow or disallow the user to edit his or her own LDAP directory configuration that will override the configuration
coming from the configuration server using the “
enable user defined ldap
” parameter.
To Configure LDAP Settings:
Use the following procedure to configure LDAP settings:
Note:
User settings override the server settings.
Configuration Files
For the specific parameter(s) you can set in the configuration files, see Appendix A, the section,
.