Administrator's Guide - Kerio Software Archive

Chapter 19 LDAP serverSearch baseIf you want to access all private and subscribed shared and public folders, leave the entryblank or enterfn=ContactRootSpecify appropriate branch of the LDAP database in more details to limit access only tocertain folders. To better understand various alternatives, read the following examples:• cn=jsmith@company.com,fn=ContactRoot— it will be searched only through contact files of the user john@company.com• fn=personal,fn=ContactRoot — it will be searched only through contact files ofusers that are logged into the LDAP server. This option is identical with the previousone, however, it is not necessary to specify username (or email address) of the user.This feature can be used for example for configuration of more clients, etc.• fn=public,fn=ContactRootit will be searched only through public contact files• fn=Contacts,cn=jsmith@company.com,fn=ContactRoot— it will be searched only through the Contacts folder of the user• fn=PublicContacts,fn=public,fn=ContactRoot— it will be searched through the public PublicContacts folder onlyExample of Configuration — Outlook ExpressThe client configuration for enabling the search of contacts through LDAP is explained in thefollowing example using Microsoft Outlook Express.The LDAP account is defined in the Tools → Accounts → Directory Service menu. New accountscan be added by wizards. However, only basic parameters can be defined there. Therefore,it is possible to set detailed parameters by selecting a corresponding account and clicking onProperties.General folder:Name of the accountName of the account, used for reference only.Server NameDNS name or IP address of the host where Kerio MailServer is running (e.g.mail.company.com or 192.168.1.10).This server requires me to log onIt is necessary that this option is checked since the LDAP server in Kerio MailServer doesnot allow anonymous access.Account name, PasswordInsert your username and your password for login to the server (identical with your nameand password for login to your mailbox).216