LDAP Setting

ReportCaster can be configured to retrieve email address information from an LDAP data source. The leading mail server software vendors use LDAP for storage of email information. This includes Active Directory on Windows platforms.

The LDAP Setting folder in the Configuration tab contains settings to define LDAP server connection and security, as well as LDAP email settings.

The LDAP Settings folder contains the following configuration settings.

Setting

Optional or Required/Default Value

Descriptions and Possible Values

General Setting section

Active Directory

By default, this option is not selected.

Select if you are using the Active Directory technology for LDAP.

Do not select if you are using any other technology for LDAP.

Secure Connection (SSL)

By default, this option is not selected.

Indicates whether or not SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is used to communicate with the LDAP server.

LDAP Host

There is no default value.

Host name or IP address of your LDAP directory server.

LDAP Port

Default value is 389.

Port on which the directory server listens.

LDAP Search Base

There is no default value.

Filter for LDAP searches. Only the subtree below the search base is available for LDAP queries. For example, dc=ibi, dc=com.

Search Time Out

Default value is 120.

Time, in seconds, that ReportCaster can search an LDAP data source before timing out.

Security Principal

No default value.

Service account of the user performing authentication. The user must have sufficient access rights to locate user entries in the directory.

Select the icon to the right of this option to open the User dialog box, where you can type a user name and password.

LDAP Email Setting section

Email LDAP Enabled

By default, this option is not selected.

Indicates whether ReportCaster is enabled to retrieve email address information from an LDAP data source.

Email Map

Default value is mail.

Attribute type for email entries.

Email User Filter

Default value provided is dependent on the LDAP Type selected.

Filter for email entries to be retrieved. For example: 

(& (mailnickname=*)
(|(&(objectCategory=person)
(objectClass=user)(!(homeMDB=*))
(!(msExchHomeServerName=*)))
(&(objectCategory=person)
(objectClass=user)(|(homeMDB=*)
(msExchHomeServerName=*)))
(&(objectCategory=person)
(objectClass=contact))
(objectCategory=group)
(objectCategory=publicFolder)))

First Name Map

Default value is givenName.

Attribute for first name entries.

Last Name Map

Default value is sn.

Attribute for last name entries.