Chapter 10 Setting Up Authentication for the Cisco Unity Administrator

Determining the Authentication Method to Use for the Cisco Unity Administrator

Table 10-4

Cisco Unity Log On Page for Windows Credentials

 

 

 

Field Name

 

Description

 

 

 

User Name

 

Subscribers must enter the alias for the Windows domain account that is associated with their

 

 

Cisco Unity subscriber account. (For example, they can enter tcampbell or they can enter the full path,

 

 

tcampbell@<domain name>.)

 

 

If subscribers enter the full path for their alias, they do not need to complete the Domain field.

 

 

 

Password

 

Subscribers must enter the password for their Windows domain account.

 

 

 

Domain

 

Subscribers must enter the name of the domain in which their Windows domain account resides, unless

 

 

they entered a full path for their alias in the User Name field. If that is the case, subscribers can leave

 

 

the field blank.

 

 

 

6.Internet Explorer sends the credentials—in clear text—to Cisco Unity. (To solve this security problem, set up Cisco Unity to use SSL.)

7.When the subscriber has entered Domino credentials on the Log On page, Cisco Unity searches the Domino Address Book for a Person document associated with the user name that the subscriber entered on the Log On page. Once the user name is found, Cisco Unity retrieves the encrypted password from the Person document and compares it with the password that the subscriber entered on the Log On page. The process continues with Step 9.

(Note that by default, the connection between the Cisco Unity server and the Domino server is not encrypted. Refer to the Domino documentation for details on encrypting network data on a server port. It is also a good idea to discuss potential performance issues with the Domino administrator for the organization before enabling encryption on the Domino server.)

8.When the subscriber has entered Windows credentials on the Log On page, Cisco Unity requests authentication of the credentials from Windows. The process continues with Step 10.

9.If Cisco Unity can authenticate the Domino credentials, Cisco Unity confirms that there is a subscriber account associated with the Domino Person document used to authenticate the subscriber, and that the subscriber account has the proper COS rights. The process continues with Step 11.

If the credentials cannot be authenticated, Cisco Unity presents a web page that indicates that the subscriber does not have permission to view the Cisco Unity Administrator website.

10.If Cisco Unity can authenticate the Windows credentials, Cisco Unity then confirms that there is a subscriber account associated with the Windows domain account used to authenticate the subscriber and that the subscriber account has COS rights to access the Cisco Unity Administrator. The process continues with Step 11.

If the credentials cannot be authenticated, Cisco Unity presents a web page that indicates that the subscriber does not have permission to view the Cisco Unity Administrator website.

11.If the subscriber account exists and it has the proper COS rights, Cisco Unity presents the first page of the Cisco Unity Administrator website, which is displayed in the browser.

If the subscriber account does not exist or does not have the proper COS rights, Cisco Unity presents a web page, which indicates that the subscriber does not have permission to view the Cisco Unity Administrator website.

 

 

Installation Guide for Cisco Unity Release 5.x with IBM Lotus Domino (Without Failover)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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OL-13599-01 specifications

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