Integrations with Other Systems

See also:

Microsoft Active Directory Page on page 153

Active Directory Integration Procedure on page 157

Understanding Base DN on page 160

Adding Passcodes for Enterprise Users on page 162

About the System’s Directory Queries on page 163

Active Directory Integration Report on page 409

Conference Room Errors Report on page 412

Groups on page 325

Enterprise Groups Procedures on page 329

Microsoft Active Directory Page

The following table describes the fields on the Microsoft Active Directory page.

Field

Description

 

 

Enable integration with Microsoft

Enables the Active Directory integration fields and the Update button, which

Active Directory® Server

initiates a connection to the Microsoft Active Directory.

 

 

Connection Status

 

 

 

<server name and icons>

The Polycom RealPresence DMA system server(s) and one or more of the

 

following status icons for each:

 

Warning – Appears only if an error has occurred. Hover over it to see a

 

description of the problem or problems.

 

Connected – This is real-time status. The system connects to the

 

Active Directory every 5 seconds while this page is displayed.

 

Disconnected – The system either isn’t integrated with Active Directory

 

or is unable to connect.

 

Encrypted – Appears only if the connection to the directory is

 

encrypted.

 

 

Status

OK indicates that the server successfully connected to the Active Directory. If

 

it didn’t, an error message appears.

 

If you’re an administrator, this label is a link to the Active Directory Integration

 

Report.

 

 

User and group cache

Shows the state of the server’s cache of directory data and when it was last

 

updated.

 

 

Total users/rooms

Number of enterprise users and enterprise conference rooms in the cache.

 

The difference between the two, if any, is the number of conference room

 

errors.

 

Note: If you don’t specify an Active Directory attribute for conference room ID

 

generation, the number of rooms is zero.

 

 

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