Defining A Public Directory Service; Steps For Defining A Public Directory Service - Avaya IP Agent Installation And User Manual

Using a Public Directory with Avaya IP Agent

Defining a Public Directory service

So that you can search for information on a Public Directory (LDAP) server by using Avaya
IP Agent, a definition of the service must first be created and configured.

Steps for defining a Public Directory service

To define and configure a Public Directory service for Avaya IP Agent:
1. From the Avaya IP Agent menu bar, select Tools > Search Public Directory.
Avaya IP Agent displays the Search Public Directory window.
2. From the menu bar of the Search Public Directory window, select File > Add Public
Directory.
Avaya IP Agent displays the Directory Properties window.
3. In the following fields, enter the necessary information:
Description - Enter a name by which you will identify this Public Directory server.
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This field is required.
Server Address - Enter the network domain or IP address of the Public Directory
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server. This field is required.
Login - If authorization is required by the Public Directory server, enter a valid user
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name in this field.
Password - Enter the password for the user name specified in the previous field.
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Search Root - Enter an LDAP format string representing the type of information
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being sought. For example, ou=people, o=mycompany.com specifies that
information under the organization unit of "people" within the organization of
"mycompany.com" is used for the search. Refer to the documentation for your LDAP
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