Polycom SIP 3.1 manual Settings Basic Preferences Corporate Directory View, Persistency

Configuring Your System

The SoundPoint IP phones can be configured to interface with a corporate directory server that supports the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) version 3. (Microsoft’s Active Directory is included.) Both corporate directories that support server-side sorting and those that do not are supported. In the latter case, the sorting is performed on the phone.

Polycom recommends using corporate directories that have server-side sorting.

Polycom recommends that you consult your LDAP Administrator when making any configuration changes for this feature.

The corporate directory can be browsed or searched. Entries retrieved from the LDAP server can be saved to the local contact directory on the phone. Phone calls can be placed based on the phone number contained in the LDAP entry.

The corporate directory interface shall be read only, so that editing or deleting existing directory entries as well as adding new directory entries from the phone shall not be possible.

All attributes are considered to be Unicode text. Validity checking will be performed when a call is placed or the entry is saved to the local contact directory.

The corporate directory LDAP server status can be reviewed through the Status menu (Status > CD Server Status).

For more information, refer to “Technical Bulletin 41137: Best Practices When Using Corporate Directory on SoundPoint IP and SoundStation IP Phones“ at http://www.polycom.com/usa/en/support/voice/soundpoint_ip/VoIP_T echnical_Bulletins_pub.html .

Configuration changes can performed centrally at the boot server:

Central	Configuration file:	Specify the location of the corporate directory’s LDAP server, the
(boot server)	sip.cfg	LDAP attributes, how often to refresh the local cache from the LDAP
		server, and other miscellaneous parameters.
		• For more information, refer to Corporate Directory <corp/> on
		page A-69.
Local	Local Phone User	Enable or disable persistent viewing through the Settings menu
	Interface	(Settings > Basic > Preferences > Corporate Directory > View
		Persistency).
		Changes are saved to local flash and backed up to <Ethernet
		address>-phone.cfgon the boot server. Changes will permanently
		override global settings unless deleted through the Reset Local
		Config menu selection and the <Ethernet address>-phone.cfgis
		removed from the boot server.

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