Administrator’s Guide SoundPoint IP / SoundStation IP

 

Permitted

 

 

Attribute

Values

Default

Interpretation

 

 

 

 

dir.corp.baseDN

UTF-8 encoded

Null

The base domain name is the

 

string

 

starting point for making queries on

 

 

 

the LDAP server.

 

 

 

 

dir.corp.user

UTF-8 encoded

Null

The username used to authenticate

 

string

 

to the LDAP server.

 

 

 

 

dir.corp.password

UTF-8 encoded

Null

The password used to authenticate

 

string

 

to the LDAP server.

 

 

 

 

dir.corp.filterPrefix

UTF-8 encoded

(objectclas

Predefined filter string.

 

string

s=person)

If set to Null or invalid,

 

 

 

“(objectclass=person)” is used.

 

 

 

 

dir.corp.scope

“one”, “sub”,

“sub”

Type of search.

 

“base”

 

If set to “one”, a search of the level

 

 

 

one below the baseDN is

 

 

 

performed.

 

 

 

If set to “sub” or Null, a recursive

 

 

 

search (of all levels below the

 

 

 

baseDN) is performed.

 

 

 

If set to “base”, a search at the

 

 

 

baseDN level is performed.

 

 

 

 

dir.corp.attribute.x.name

UTF-8 encoded

Null

The name of the attribute to match

 

string

 

on the server. Each name must be

 

 

 

unique, however, an LDAP entry

 

 

 

can have multiple attributes with the

 

 

 

same name.

 

 

 

Up to eight attributes can be

 

 

 

configured (x = 1 to 8).

 

 

 

 

dir.corp.attribute.x.label

UTF-8 encoded

Null

A UTF-8 encoded string that is used

 

string

 

as the label when data is displayed.

 

 

 

 

dir.corp.attribute.x.type

first_name,

last_name

This parameter defines how the

 

last_name,

 

attribute is interpreted by the phone.

 

phone_number,

 

Entries can have multiple attributes

 

SIP_address,

 

of the same type. Type ‘other’ is

 

URL,

 

used for display purposes only.

 

other

 

If the user saves the entry to the

 

 

 

local contact directory on the

 

 

 

phone, first_name, last_name, and

 

 

 

phone_number are copied. The

 

 

 

user can place a call to the

 

 

 

phone_number and SIP_address

 

 

 

from the corporate directory.

 

 

 

 

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