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WC-COA WC-COA-I Coalesce Directory Service (CDS) CDS User Guide Order toll-free in the U.S.: Call 877-877-BBOX (outside U.S. call 724-746-5500) Customer FREE technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 Support www.blackbox.com • info@blackbox.com Information...
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Coalesce Directory Service (CDS) User Guide 1. Introduction The Coalesce Directory Service (CDS) provides an IT-friendly mechanism for finding displays near you throughout the enterprise. This service is an optional component that enables users to click-to-connect to Coalesce displays near you from a dropdown list on their client devices.
Coalesce Directory Service (CDS) User Guide 2. Installing and Configuring CDS Install the CDS service on a windows PC connected to the network where your Coalesce displays reside. Next, open the Coalesce Central and select the Coalesce display(s) near you that you want to make available/visible to Coalesce clients. In the “Configuration and Security”...
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Coalesce Directory Service (CDS) User Guide For example, the university could add a record to their name server as follows: Type: A Name: Coalescedirectoryservice.university.edu IP: 192.168.1.100 This record is added to the existing zone so that there is no poisoning of the customer’s DNS with a “blackbox.com” zone. For this to work properly, the client operating system needs to automatically append the local domain name when resolving the host name, so that the DNS can match it to its record.
Coalesce Directory Service (CDS) User Guide 3. Best Practices for CDS Management • Make sure CDS is needed for your installation. See “Why would I use CDS?” in this guide. • Install the CDS on a machine that is connected to your network. Ideally, this will be installed on a machine such as a domain controller that has IP routes to all of the subnets that have Coalesce displays and Coalesce clients on them.
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