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# Programming/Changing/Deleting the LDAP Server

Click the [Program/Change/Delete LDAP Server] tab on the LDAP settings page to display the list of programmed LDAP servers.

Item | Description
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LDAP Search | Select whether to enable or disable LDAP search to retrieve addresses for scanner and fax destinations.
LDAP Search Timeout | Enter the number of seconds before the machine considers the LDAP search to have timed out (1 to 60).

To configure LDAP server settings, select the desired LDAP server from the list under `“Program/Change/Delete”`, and then click [Change] to open the `“Edit LDAP Server”` page. The following settings can be made on that page.

LDAP Settings
Item | Description
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Identification Name (Required) | Enter the LDAP server's name. Can contain up to 32 characters.
Server Name (Required) | Enter the LDAP server's host name or IP address. Can contain up to 64 characters.
Search Base (Required) | Enter the position within the LDAP directory's structure from which to start user searches. Can contain up to 128 characters.
Port Number (Required) | Enter the port number used to connect to the LDAP server. The valid range is from 1 to 65535 (default is 389 when [SSL] is [Inactive], or 636 when [SSL] is [Active]).
SSL | Select whether or not to use SSL to communicate with the LDAP server. Select [Active] to encrypt communication between the machine and LDAP server; select [Inactive] for communication without encryption.
Authentication | Select whether or not to perform authentication when the machine connects to the LDAP server. [Inactive]: Anonymous (no authentication) [Active]: Cleartext authentication [High Security]: CRAM-MD5 authentication If [Active] or [High Security] is selected, you must also set [Login Name Attribute], [User Name (Optional)], and [Password (Optional)].
Login Name Attribute | Specify the user name prefix or login name attribute of Bind DN, such as “uid” or “cn”, according to the LDAP server. Can contain up to 16 characters. If [Authentication] is [Active] or [High Security], you cannot leave this setting blank.
User Name (Optional) | Enter the user name to log in to the LDAP server. Can contain up to 128 characters. If [Authentication] is [Active] or [High Security], you cannot leave this setting blank.
Password (Optional) | Enter the password to log in to the LDAP server. Can contain up to 128 characters. If [Authentication] is [Active] or [High Security], you cannot leave this setting blank.
Japanese Character Code Set (Required) | Select the character code the LDAP server uses.
Connection Test | Click [Start] to see whether or not connection to the LDAP server is possible using the settings made.

Search Conditions
Item | Description
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Identification Name (Required) | Enter an attribute type by which the user name can be distinguished. Can contain up to 16 characters.
Email Address (Required) | Enter an attribute type by which the user e-mail address can be distinguished. Can contain up to 16 characters.
Fax Number (Required) | Enter an attribute type by which the user fax number can be distinguished. Can contain up to 32 characters.
Company Name (Required) | Enter an attribute type by which the user's company (or organization) name can be distinguished. Can contain up to 16 characters.
Department Name (Required) | Enter an attribute type by which the user's department name can be distinguished. Can contain up to 16 characters.

Search Options
Item | Description
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Attribute (Optional) | Enter an attribute type by which the user can be distinguished. Can contain up to 16 characters. If you set this item, also set [Key Display (Optional)].
Key Display (Optional) | Enter the name shown on the machine's control panel, which is used for LDAP search to search a user based on the attribute type specified in [Attribute (Optional)]. Can contain up to 20 characters. If you set this item, also set [Attribute (Optional)].