LDAP Search with Mobile and Remote Access(MRA) and CUCM 11.5

Posted by Von April 14, 2017

LDAP Search with Mobile and Remote Access(MRA) and CUCM 11.5

Cisco CUCM 11.5 brings a better search functionality for MRA clients (Jabber) and devices. Previous to 11.5 the only search available for these clients and devices was through UDS. Or in other words you could only get the users available on CUCM. CUCM 11.5 now adds the ability to search the LDAP server for users through the CUCM. From Cisco's documentation:

"With this release, Cisco mobile and remote access clients and endpoints can now search a corporate directory server even when operating outside of the enterprise firewall. When this feature is enabled, the User Data Service (UDS) acts as a proxy and sends the user search request to the corporate directory instead of sending it to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database."

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/admin/11_5_1/sysConfig/CUCM_BK_SE5DAF88_00_cucm-system-configuration-guide-1151/CUCM_BK_SE5DAF88_00_cucm-system-configuration-guide-1151_chapter_0100101.html

To configure this feature, you must enable to Enable user search to Enterprise Directory Server option in the LDAP Search Configuration window, and configure the LDAP directory server details.
Notice the new LDAP Search menu item