Polycom SIP 3.0.2 Administrator's Manual page 81

Configuration file:
Central
sip.cfg
(boot server)
Local Phone User
Local
Interface
The SoundPoint IP phones can be configured to interface with a corporate
directory server that supports the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP) version 3. (Microsoft's Active Directory is included.) Both corporate
directories that support server-side sorting and those that do not not are
supported. In the latter case, the sorting is performed on the phone.
Polycom recommends using corporate directories that have server-side sorting.
Polycom recommends that you consult your LDAP Administrator when making any
configuration changes for this feature.
The corporate directory can be browsed or searched. Entries retrieved from the
LDAP server can be saved to the local contact directory on the phone. Phone
calls can be placed based on the phone number contained in the LDAP entry.
The corporate directory interface shall be read only, so that editing or deleting
existing directory entries as well as adding new directory entries from the
phone shall not be possible.
All attributes are considered to be Unicode text. Validity checking will be
performed when a call isplaced or the entry is saved to the local contact
directory.
The corporate directory LDAP server status can be reviewed through the
Status menu (Status > CD Server Status).
Configuration changes can performed centrally at the boot server:
Specify the location of the corporate directory's LDAP server, the
LDAP attributes, how often to refresh the local cache from the LDAP
server, and other miscellaneous parameters.
For more information, refer to
•
page A-63.
Enable or disable persistent viewing through the Settings menu
(Settings > Basic > Preferences > Corporate Directory > View
Persistency).
Changes are saved to local flash and backed up to <Ethernet
address>-phone.cfg on the boot server. Changes will permanently
override global settings unless deleted through the Reset Local
Config menu selection and the <Ethernet address>-phone.cfg is
removed from the boot server.
This section contains the following information:
• Corporate Directory LDAP Attributes
• Browsing the Corporate Directory
• Configuration File Example
Configuring Your System
Corporate Directory <corp/> on
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