Polycom 3725-77601-001H manual Directory Management Operations

Directory Operations

Note

Because the CMA system uses NTLMv2, the password is not stored within and the

CMA system never receives the user's password.

Some important notes about the CMA system Active Directory integration:

•The CMA system is not joined to the domain. Other computers on the network cannot browse its file system and it cannot be managed remotely by existing IT mechanisms such as SMS.

•The CMA system does not modify the Active Directory in any way.

•The CMA system can auto-discover the closest logical domain controller and Active Directory servers, but to do this the network DNS server must have a DNS SRV record for these servers. Once the domain controller’s hostname and IP address have a record on the DNS, the CMA system can auto-discover the IP address of the domain controller. If your Active Directory does not publish the domain controller’s hostname and IP address to the network DNS, you must edit the file to include it.

•The CMA system requires that you enable Digitally sign communications on the Active Directory server.

Directory Management Operations

This section describes the directory management operations. It includes these topics:

•Integrate with Enterprise Directory Server Option

•Allow Delegated Authentication to Enterprise Directory Server

•Remove or Include Dynamically-Managed Endpoints in the Global Address Book

Integrate with Enterprise Directory Server Option

The process of integrating with an enterprise directory server, involves these steps:

•Create the Polycom CMA System Service Account

•Create the Polycom CMA System Computer Account

•Enable Integration with the Enterprise Directory Server

Enabling the Integrate with Enterprise Directory Server option allows CMA system users who are included in the Active Directory to log into the CMA system interface using their network credentials.

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