Configuring LDAP directory replication

The e-mail addresses and fax numbers in the address book come from several sources:

●The LDAP server on the network

●Destinations that users have previously specified at the control panel

●E-mail and fax address books that have been created by using the HP Address Book Manager

One of two methods can be used to synchronize the digital-sender address books with the LDAP server. Table 3-6 Address book synchronization contains descriptions of these methods.

Table 3-6Address book synchronization

features Software

Method

Description

 

 

Using a replicated LDAP address book

HP DSS takes a snapshot of the LDAP

 

server database and populates the

 

device address book with the

 

addresses that it finds. The HP MFP

 

DSS Configuration Utility can be used

 

to either initiate the task manually or

 

schedule it to run automatically at a

 

certain time.

 

 

Using an LDAP address book directly

Firmware in the device initiates and

 

resolves name queries directly with the

 

LDAP server. The administrator does

 

not need to synchronize the address

 

book with the LDAP server, either

 

manually or according to a schedule.

Effect at the control panel

As the user types the initial characters in a name, the device attempts to complete the name from the names in the address book. The user types more characters until a match is found. When the user selects a name, the associated e-mail address is automatically selected.

The user types a partial name. The device shows the list of resulting names from the LDAP server. When the user selects a name, the associated e-mail address is automatically selected.

NOTE If the device is configured to use an LDAP address book directly, it cannot gain access to the replicated address book. If replication is used, only the display names and e-mail addresses are replicated.

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