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SIPxNano IP-PBX Getting Started Guide
6 • System
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) can be used to import information on users and their
attributes. Currently, LDAP on the SIPxNano works only with OpenLDAP. Before you can import LDAP, you
must first configure the LDAP server.
Configuring the LDAP server
To configure the LDAP server:
1. Click on
System > LDAP
. Then, click on the
LDAP Server
link under
Quick Links.
Figure 43. LDAP Server link
2. On the LDAP Server screen, enter the following information:
•
Host:
Enter the IP address of the name of the host on which the LDAP server is running.
•
Port:
Enter the port number on which the LDAP server is listening for requests.
The default port number is 389.
•
User:
Enter the distinguished name of the user to bind to the LDAP directory. Leave this field empty is
accessing anonymously.
•
Password
and
Confirm Password:
Enter and re-enter the password for simple authentication.
3. Click
Continue
.
4. On the LDAP attribute mapping configuration screen, the following fields can be mapped:
Table 6.
LDAP Mapping Fields
Field
LDAP Attribute
Description
user id
uid
This field is required.
A unique user identification. A user’s extension can be used, or
other identifiers can be used.
firstname
gn
User’s first name.
lastname
sn
User’s last name.
aliases
telephoneNumber
Multiple attributes can be mapped to this field. Any values
that are not unique will be dropped.
Voicemail PIN
-
Secret personal identification number used by user to access
voice mail.
SIP Password
-
The password used by the phone to register with the SIPx-
Nano. You have the option to: a) map this field to the LDAP
attribute, b) set the initial value for all fields, or c) let SIPx-
Nano randomly generate a value.
Group
-
Multi-value attribute containing user group name.