Contacts from LDAP Directory

“Telephone Book from LDAP” Connector Profile

Create a new connector profile by logging into the pascom Web UI and navigating to Settings > Connector > Add.

Select the option Telephone book from LDAP and enter the following information:

Field	Description
Name	Connector profile name
LDAP URI	URL to the LDAP directory
Base DN	BaseDN specifies the position within the LDAP directory which should be read
Username	User with LDAP directory access permissions (LDAP bindDN)
Password	Password for LDAP Authentication
Search Filter	Filter for more detailed LDAP directory searches

After saving, the template can be modified according to requirements under the tab Basic Data.

Basic Data

Under the basic data tab, you can configure your LDAP connection more precisely or update the previously configured settings.

Field	Description
Title	Connector profile name (is automatically filled)
Mode	Create and update records. Remove missing records from previous imports.: (default setting) Imports only new phone book entries and compares updated entries, old entries will be removed. Create and update records: Imports only new phone book entries and compares updated entries. No entries will be removed.
URI	LDAP URI (is automatically filled)
Base DN	Base DN LDAP entries (is automatically filled)
Username and Password	LDAP authentication credentials for the added pascom user (is automatically filled)
Search Filter	LDAP search filter for filtering the destination telephone book read folders (is automatically filled)
Comments	Serves as a documentation / description for the connector

Pre Filter

Per default, the template will import all users from the LDAP directory. Using the Pre Filter tab you can restrict the import according to certain factors e.g. company-phonebook is populated. Simply replace “return true;” with the following code:

if (strpos($row['memberOf'],'company-phonebook') !== false) {
return true;
}
return false;

Telephone Book Fields in LDAP

Via the Variables tab, in the Source column it is possible to define from which LDAP telephone book fields the information can be read from. The Variables in the left column define which information sets can be imported into the pascom phone system.

The preset fields are suggestions for the template. It is possible to add, modify and remove fields i.e. completely alter the import structure to match your requirements.

Test and Activate the Import Process

After you have finalised your configuration, you can test the connector profile to determine which datasets will be imported using the Save and Simulate button. Once you are satisfied with the results, it is possible to either perform a one off import using the Action > Import Now option or automate the import to be performed at regular intervals by clicking the Automate button.

Optional Modifications

Do you want to make changes to source variables or the Connector structure? Then follow the links below to the appropriate instructions:

[Variable Assignment]( https://www.pascom.net/doc/en/connector/variables-assignment/ )
[Variables structure]( https://www.pascom.net/doc/en/connector/variables-structure/ )