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Disabling Access to the Local Directory
By default, users can place calls using entries in the local directory and add, remove, or modify these entries. For more information, refer to “Placing a Call from the Directory” on page 57.
Administrators can disable user access to the local directory by setting Local Directory to Disabled in Administrator Preferences : Directory : General.
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Disabling access to the local directory also disables the following:
•saving entries from the REDIAL list to the local directory
•copying corporate directory entries to the local directory
Administrators maintain access to the local directory on the web administration interface Directory page when the Local Directory preference is set to Disabled. For more information about managing the local directory from the web administration interface, refer to “Using Advanced Directory Features” on page 52.
Populating the Corporate Directory
Users can place calls from the directory by selecting a number to dial from a list of stored numbers.
The corporate directory is H.350 compliant and can store up to 1000 entries in both an alphabetical and hierarchical format. All users can manage entries in the local directory. Only administrators can manage entries in the corporate directory.
You can populate the corporate directory by configuring Auto Discovery preferences or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) preferences in Administrator Preferences :Directory. By default, auto discovery is enabled and LDAP is disabled. You can enable only one of these methods. The system automatically disables the other method to prevent duplicate entries from appearing in the corporate directory. The status of these methods, either enabled or disabled, appears on the Administrator Preferences : Directory screen. The connection status of the LDAP installation also appears on this page and on the System Information page.
The values that can appear for the connection status include the following:
