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Microsoft Active Directory Integration Integrations with Other Systems

When you generate passcodes for enterprise users, the Polycom DMA system retrieves the values in the designated Active Directory attributes and removes any non-numeric characters from them. If the resulting numeric passcode is longer than the maximum for that passcode type, it strips the excess characters from the beginning of the string.

To generate chairperson and conference passcodes for enterprise users

1In the Active Directory, select an unused attribute to be used for each of the passcodes.

In a multi-domain forest, it’s best to choose attributes that are replicated across the enterprise via the Global Catalog server mechanism. But if the attributes you select aren’t available in the Global Catalog, the system can read them directly from each domain.

Note

You could use an existing attribute that contains numeric data, such as an employee ID. This may not provide much security, but might be sufficient for conference passcodes.

2In the Active Directory, either provision users with passcodes or establish a mechanism for letting users create and maintain their own passcodes.

Consult your Active Directory administrator for assistance with this.

3On the Polycom DMA system, go to Admin > Integrations > Microsoft Active Directory.

4Complete the Enterprise Chairperson and Conference Passcode Generation section.

a Specify the Active Directory attribute from which to generate chairperson passcodes and the number of characters to use.

bSpecify the Active Directory attribute from which to generate conference passcodes and the number of characters to use.

5Click Update.

After a short time, the system confirms that Active Directory configuration has been updated.

6Note the time. Click OK.

7Confirm that passcode generation worked as expected.

aGo to Reports > Enterprise Passcode Errors and verify that the time on the report is after the time when you last completed step 6.

bReview the number of valid, invalid, and unassigned passcodes.

If there are only a few problems, they can generally be resolved by correcting invalid Active Directory entries.

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