Add or Edit CE Phone Data Source

Use this page to add a data source to this global SIP Station. When you edit the data source, you cannot change the data source name.

Data Source Name

Enter a unique data source name to correspond with the user account to log on to Active Directory.

Server section

Use the Server section to provide the Server Name and the LDAP Port. The default LDAP port is 389, and if a secure SSL connection is made the default port is 636. Click Use Default to set the port value to a value based on This server requires a secure connection (SSL) check box. Typically, if you are binding to an LDAP Active Directory server, the server defaults are acceptable. If you are binding to another Active Directory server, (for example, ADAM) the port may be changed.

Select the This server requires a secure connection (SSL) check box to provide a secure connection to bind to. This means data is encrypted between the Active Directory server and its clients. The default connection LDAP Port (389) passes data in clear text. The Active Directory server must be set up to run in secure mode. This requires setting up certificates and public keys between the server and the client. For a secure connection, the server name should be the fully qualified domain name, (for example, homeplace.homeplaceDC.inin.com).

Note: Please see the Microsoft documentation for details on SSL configuration.

Account Information section

Use the Account Information section to set up the credentials (user name and password) of a user that has permission to bind with Active Directory. The user name can be the domain\user name typically used to log on to Windows or the distinguished name (DN) of a user within Active Directory. For example, a user DN - CN=XICAdmin,CN=Users,DC=homeplaceDC,DC=ININ,DC=COM.

Search section

Use the Search section to enter the DN of the root to search for users and enter the maximum number of records to return for a search.