Matrix Technical Support Mailer 110 LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) in SPARSH VP Phones

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1 Dear Friends, Matrix Technical Support Mailer 110 LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) in SPARSH VP Phones 29/03/2013 This mailer will help you to understand the use of LDAP (Lightweight Access Directory Protocol) in SPARSH VP Phones. LDAP is an Application Protocol for accessing and maintaining the distributed directory information services over an IP network LDAP is a standard and widely implemented protocol for communication between Directory client applications and directory servers about the data in Directories SPARSH VP Phones support LDAP client (LDAP V3). Applications:- The organizations that have a corporate directory or a centralized phonebook, can use LDAP Client supported by SPARSH to access and search the Phone book managed in the Centralized LDAP server The Phone book of SPARSH VP Phone allows you to store up to 100 Contacts Additions and Updates to the Phone book are limited to a single phone only. In order to have the same Contact list in other phones, these additions and updates must be made individually in all other Phones A Centralized Phone book has the advantage that all the Phones can access the same directory and all additions and updates are to be made only in a single directory maintained in the LDAP server

2 Configuration:- For accessing a centralized Phone book managed in the LDAP Server, you must first configure the LDAP Server in a PC and then LDAP Client in SPARSH VP Phones 1. Configuration for LDAP Server in PC To install the LDAP server in Windows 2003/2008 server based PC, you need to enable Active Directory and related parameters, here we will take an example of Active Directory as an LDAP server In this mailer, an example of Windows 2008 server is given with some Screenshots First of all to enable Active Directory, you need to write DCPROMO in the RUN window from START menu DCPROMO is the command to configure/modify the settings of the Active directory related parameters

3 You will be navigated to the last step by clicking next and filling up the required details This is the Wizard settings, by which you shall be able to enable the Active Directory and its parameters like Domain Name, password, IP address and many other parameters Now, you have to choose the Forest Root Domain, if you have already enabled it, then you need to select the option Existing Forest.

4 But here we will take an Example of Create a new Domain in a new Forest In the Following window, add the Domain name as per your requirement For Example, we have given the below mentioned Domain Name KISHOR.HEMNANI for the Active Directory Domain Name.

5 After giving the Domain Name, the system will check whether the Domain name has been previously assigned elsewhere If it is not in use already, then it will allow you to proceed further and navigate to the next window 29/03/2013

6 Now, the system will ask you for which version of Windows server you have to install the package of Active Directory You need to select the appropriate option Here we have installed Windows 2008 Server, so the last option has been selected

7 After selecting the appropriate option based on the OS(Operating system) of the PC, the system will check the DNS server and then after it will ask for the IP address type Means how you would like to assign the IP address: Dynamic or Static Choose the option according to the network configuration in your office premises

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9 We have created a Domain Name as KISHOR.HEMNANI, now to make it secure; Password protection is required So, the next window will be opened for the Password settings This is the last step for the Configuration of the Active Directory After the confirmation of password, Active Directory will be installed successfully and you will get the following window

10 When you complete the installation, the Windows will ask you to restart the computer We suggest you to restart your computer These were the settings to Install and configure the LDAP server to access the contact numbers programmed in it The next step is: how to create the contact numbers in database that can be accessed by the LDAP client (SPARSH VP Phones) For that purpose, you need to Open the Active Directory Users and Computers from the below mentioned path

11 Clicking on the above link will open the following window; in this window the Domain Name which you have configured will be shown 29/03/2013

12 Here, KISHOR.HEMNANI is the Domain name and it is the Main Directory To Add the Users and their Contacts, you need to right click on the Main directory and need to follow below mentioned path to create a Contact By completing these settings, you will have a User for which Configuration must be programmed like First Name, Last Name, Initials, Full Name, etc.

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14 Here we have created a User Name Yogesh Panchal Now User has been created; but to feed the numbers for that User, you need to again right click on particular User Name and go to the Properties as shown in the following screenshot

15 Now, you need to program the Numbers for the User Here, we have created a User Yogesh Panchal whose Extension Number is 5112 And that number is needed to be programmed as given in following screenshot Program the numbers as per your requirement, then close the window 29/03/2013

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17 Given above are some of the example of users created in Active Directory The numbers for the above mentioned Users can be accessed by the LDAP client (SPARSH VP Phone) 2. Configuration for LDAP Client in SPARSH VP Phones We can take an example with VP248 configuration One User, named Yogesh Panchal is having extension number 5112 for his IP Phone To make a call from your SPARSH VP248 to his number using LDAP, we need to program a SIP trunk either as Peer to Peer or Proxy Here, we will take an example of Peer to Peer trunk

18 We need to configure the IP address of user in Peer to Peer table as shown in the following screenshot 29/03/2013 After configuring these parameters, now you can call to Yogesh Panchal directly by dialling 5112 from the SPARSH VP 248 But, in order to use LDAP feature and to access all the User names configured in the Centralized server, you need to configure the parameters in LDAP page in Advance Settings.

19 First of all, the Flag LDAP must be enabled Then, you have to enter the IP address of the PC in which LDAP Server/ Active Directory is installed in the field LDAP- Server Address: Port In the next field, the port number used for LDAP server must be programmed; by default it is 389 In User Name field, we have added because we have created this Domain in Active Directory. Here you need to add as configured in Active Directory settings Then in Password field, enter the password which was configured for Active Directory Now, for the Base Distinguished Name, you have to mention Main Directory and Sub Directory. Here KISHOR is main directory and HEMNANI is Sub Directory, so DC=KISHOR, DC=HEMNANI

20 Program other parameters like First Name Attribute, Last Name Attribute, Display Attributes as given in Screenshot Only these settings needed on client side (SPARSH VP248) to access the numbers from the centralized Phone book configured in LDAP Server How to Access LDAP Contacts from SPARSH VP248:- To use LDAP contacts, you just have to dial Enter key then Search Contact - LDAP, now you can browse centralized server contacts by their name from SPARSH VP248 or you can also create a DSS key in SPARSH VP248 for Search Contact - LDAP feature as per below screenshot By pressing a DSS key of Search Contact - LDAP you can directly navigate through all the Contacts configured in Database

21 To make a call to any of the numbers, you just need to Select that Contact and press Enter key, it will simply route the call to that particular Contact based on the IP address mapped in Peer to Peer table Technical Support Team Matrix Comsec, Vadodara, India. [email protected] Disclaimer: The information contained in this and/or attachment may contain confidential or privileged information. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying is strictly prohibited and may constitute unlawful act and can possibly attract legal action, civil and/or criminal. The contents of this message need not necessarily reflect or endorse the views of Matrix Comsec Pvt. Ltd on any subject matter. Any action taken or omitted on this message is not entirely at your risk and the originator of this message nor does Matrix Comsec Pvt. Ltd take any responsibility or liability towards the same. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately and permanently delete the message.