12-86 User Guide for the Avaya P580 and P882 Multiservice Switches, v6.1
Chapter 12
Configuring LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) allows you to access the
“Access Control Lists”(ACLs), retrieve them from a database on an LDAP
server, and apply them to the Avaya P580 or P882 Multiservice switches.
You can also:
■View LDAP statistics for the switch
■Configure a primary and secondary LDAP server
■Configure a search base for the switch to contact in response to an
LDAP request.
Configuring a secondary server ensures that LDAP requests can be fulfilled
if a primary server fails. The LDAP c lient sends a search for access con trol
lists to the primary server if the client finds the primary server. The primary
server retrieves the access lists fro m the LDAP database and returns t hem to
the switch’s LDAP client. If the client does not find the primary server and
if the primary server does not respond after three retries, the client tries to
connect to the secondary server. If the secondary server fails after three
retries, the client times out. The L D AP client applies the access lists t o
manage the way traffic is forwarded.
This section contains procedures for the following tasks:
■Configuring LDAP Settings
■Viewing LDAP Statistics
■Configuring a Static Route for the PPP Console
■Configuring the IP Interface for the PPP Console

Configuring LDAP Settings

You can configure LDAP settings from either the Web Agent or the CLI.

Web Agent

Procedure To configure LDAP settings from the Web Agent:
1. In the navigation pane, expand the Routing > IP > Configuration
folders, and then click LDAP Configuration.
The LDAP Configuration Web page is displayed in the content pane.
See Figure 12-41.