Setting The Search Base - Muratec MFX-2050 Field Engineering Manual

2.9.3 LDAP
The following topics will be covered in this section:

Setting the Search Base

Setting the Search Attributes
Search Method
The LDIFDE Command
Packet Capturing
Setting the Search Base
The Search Base is used to determine the starting point within the Active Directory or other type of
database for the LDAP search. Enter the Distinguished Name (DN) of the entry where you wish to
begin the search. For example, search base: ou=address book, dc=muratec, dc=local would search
all of the entries at or below the address book in the muratec.local directory. The following is a list of
common attributes used to enter a search base:
o = Organization Name
ou = Organization Name Unit
dc = domain component
c = country
Please contact the system administrator for the DN to configure the LDAP search base.
The search base can be configured via the web interface or from the control panel of the unit.
Control Panel Access: Settings>Management>Network Settings>LDAP Settings>LDAP Server
Settings> Search Base
Setting the Search Attributes
The search attributes determine the information that is to be retrieved during an LDAP search. The
attributes can be through the web interface or via the control panel at the following location:
Settings>Management>Network Settings>LDAP Settings>LDAP Parameter Settings
The default settings for the search attributes are as follows:
Name1 cn
Name2 commonname
Mail1 mail
Mail2 <Blank>
Fax1 facsimiletelephonenumber
Fax2 <Blank>
Tel1 telephonenumber
Tel2 <Blank>
Department1 o
Department2 ou
cn = common name
Mail = Email address
o = Organizational Unit
ou = Organizational Unit Name
In each category, the first parameter will be searched first. If an attribute is found in the directory that
is being searched that matches the parameter, the associated data is shown in the search results. If a
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