The LDAP Directory feature allows users to search contacts in any open source LDAP directory. When this feature is enabled, LDAP search appears in Contacts application on the phone. You can set up the parameters for an LDAP directory server using the web interface and the 46xxsettings.txt file.

When searching for a contact, users can specify attributes in a search query and view up to 49 attributes for each match. The set of attributes depends on the selected LDAP server.

Users can select an LDAP server as a contact search source in Applications Contacts Search Sources. When enabled, LDAP becomes the only available contact database, other contact databases are disabled.

Users can search any public LDAP directory that supports anonymous and authenticated requests through startTLS or ldaps:// protocol.

The user can successfully connect to the selected LDAP server using ldaps:// protocol if the following settings are configured:

The LDAP Directory feature is not available in CCMS mode.

This feature is available on Avaya J139 IP Phone, Avaya J159 IP Phone, Avaya J169/J179 IP Phone, and Avaya J189 IP Phones.