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Choose Tools -> Settings.
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Click on Directory Servers in the left
pane of the Settings dialog. A table for LDAP servers
is displayed in the right pane.
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Click Add. An LDAP Configuration
Assistant
is displayed. The LDAP Configuration
Assistant
guides you through the configuration process for an
LDAP server. Click on the Forward button to begin the
configuration process.
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Enter general server information in the Server Information page. The following table describes the elements on the Server Information page:
Dialog Element
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Description
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Server name
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Enter a DNS name or an IP address for the LDAP server
where the contact information is located.
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Log in method
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Select a method to use to log in. Select one of
the following options:
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Anonymously: Select this option if you
do not want to authenticate your identity when you log in.
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Using email address: Select this option
if you want to use your email address to log in to the LDAP server. Your email
address must be added to the LDAP server before you can use the email address
to log in to the server.
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Using distinguished name (DN): Select
this option if you want to use your distinguished name
to log in to the LDAP server. A distinguished name uniquely identifies a user
in an LDAP directory. Your distinguished name must be added to the LDAP server
before you can use the distinguished name to log in to the server.
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Email Address, or Distinguished name
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Enter
the email address or the distinguished name with which you want to log in
to the LDAP server.
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When you complete the general server information, click on the Forward button. A Connecting to Server page
is displayed.
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Enter server connection information in the Connecting
to Server page. The following table describes the elements on the Connecting to Server page:
Dialog Element
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Description
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Port number
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Enter the port number for Email and
Calendar to use to connect to the LDAP server in the field.
A typical value for this field is 389.
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Use SSL/TLS
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Select when to use SSL or the Transport
Layer Security (TLS) protocol to connect to the LDAP server. Select
one of the following options:
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Always: Select this option to always
use SSL or TLS to connect to the LDAP server.
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Whenever Possible: Select this option
to use SSL or TSL to connect to the LDAP server only if you are not in a secure
environment.
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Never: Select this option to never use
SSL or TLS to connect to the LDAP server.
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When you complete the server connection information, click on the Forward button.
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Enter search details for the directory on the server in the Searching the Directory page. The following table describes the
elements on the Searching the Directory page:
Dialog Element
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Description
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Search base
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The information in an LDAP server is organized as
a tree structure. A search base is a particular location
in the tree structure that is the starting point for an LDAP directory search.
Type the name of the search base to use for your LDAP directory
searches in the text box.
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Show Supported Bases
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Click on this button to display a list of search
bases that are supported by Email and Calendar .
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Search scope
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Select the scope for your directory searches. Select
one of the following options:
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Timeout (minutes)
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Use the slider to specify the amount of time to
wait before Email and Calendar stops the search.
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Download limit
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Specify the maximum number of contacts that you
want to download from the LDAP server.
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When you complete the search information, click on the Forward button.
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Type a name for the server in the Display name
text box. This name is displayed in your Email and Calendar
interface.
When you complete the display name, click on the Forward button. A Finished page is displayed.
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Click on the Apply button to create
the LDAP server and close the LDAP Configuration Assistant
.