Parameters for LDAP Directory
Parameter
User Name
Password
Auth Method
Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Multiplatform Phone Administration Guide for Release 11.3(1) and Later
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Description
Enter the username for a credentialed user on the LDAP server.
Perform one of the following:
• In the phone configuration file with XML(cfg.xml), enter a string in this format:
<LDAP_User_Name ua="na">dc=cv2bu,dc=com</LDAP_User_Name>
• In the phone web interface, enter the username.
Default: Empty
Enter the password for the LDAP username. The password entered in this field shows
as the following in the configuration file (cfg.xml).
<!-- <LDAP_Password ua="na">**********</LDAP_Password >-->
Default: Empty
Select the authentication method that the LDAP server requires. Choices are:
• None—No authentication is used between the client and the server.
• Simple—The client sends its fully-qualified domain name and password to the
LDAP server. Might present security issues.
• Digest-MD5—The LDAP server sends authentication options and a token to the
client. The client returns an encrypted response that is decrypted and verified by
the server.
Perform one of the following:
• In the phone configuration file with XML(cfg.xml), enter a string in this format:
<LDAP_Auth_Method ua="na">Simple</LDAP_Auth_Method>
• In the phone web interface, choose a authentication method.
Default: None
Cisco IP Phone Configuration