Step 4: Setting up the LDAP search configuration

The example below shows the LDAP search configuration window when configuring mail synchronization. You can select the level to search in the hierarchical tree structure on the LDAP server.

The text in the Search filter field may differ from the example shown below depending on your configured data source.

The following fields are common to Users, Groups, and Mail configurations:
  • Search base
  • Search scope
  • Search filter
    The Search base field and the drop-down list below it let you navigate through the LDAP directory. Some LDAP servers do not allow you to search for entries at their root, and you may need to enter a search base manually before you can browse further.
    Note: The criteria for the returned object classes are defined in the LDAP search base filter. For more information, see Setting the LDAP search string.

To set up your search configuration for mail synchronization:

Steps

  1. Do one of the following:
    1. In the Search base field, enter your search starting point in the LDAP server tree structure.
    2. Select an entry in the drop-down list. That entry appears in the Search base field.

    The drop-down list now contains all the entries at the directory level specified in the Search base field. To move up the tree, click on the first item in the drop-down list.

  2. From the Search scope drop-down list, select one of the following:
    1. Object searches for a single object specified by the search base.
    2. One level searches for all objects at the level specified in the Search base field.
    3. Sub-tree searches the LDAP server from the level specified in the Search base field downwards until the server restricts the results or the search reaches the bottom of the tree. Use this option to return the most results.
  3. The Search filter field defines the type of object to return data on. You can leave the default filter or create your own.

    See Search query filter, for a description of the filter syntax and how to specify a different search filter from the ones available.

Next steps

To revert to the original search settings or to return to the top of your LDAP server’s tree, click Defaults.

To define specific attribute settings for your current synchronization type, click Advanced, then see:
  1. Defining mail attributes
  2. Defining group attributes
  3. Defining user attributes

When you are finished, continue with Step 5: Checking your search results.