Managing the Contact Manager

To set the behavior of your Contact Manager, click on the Contact Manager tab in the Preferences window.

You can set the following options:

Adding Directory Servers

To add a new LDAP server to your available contact folders:

  1. Select Tools->Addressbook Sources

  2. Click Add.

  3. Enter the server information.

    Account name

    The name that you see on the screen. This could be anything you wish.

    Server name

    Address of the server where the addressbook is located.

    My server requires authentication

    Select this if the server needs a password to access the addressbook.

    Port

    The internet port to connect to in order to access the database. This is normally 389.

    Search base

    The base node to use for all your searches. Contact your administrator for information about setting this up.

    Search scope

    The scope of the search

  4. Click OK.

  5. Click OK to permanenty make changes or Apply to temporarily set the changes.