DIRECTORY SERVICES

Setting up Notes clients to use a directory server
You can set up IBM® Lotus® Notes® clients to use a different server than their mail servers for mail addressing. Type-ahead addressing searches a directory server only when Notes users don't use Mobile Directory Catalogs. Directory servers are not used for LDAP directory searches initiated by Notes users.

It should be noted that the mail servers still do lookups to route mail; this feature only redirects client lookups - F9, type-ahead, address picker - to the directory server.

To use Desktop policy settings or a User Setup Profile to automate the setup:

1. Create a Desktop policy settings or User Setup Profile document in the IBM Lotus Domino® Directory.

2. Enter the name of the directory server in the Directory server field in the Basics tab of the document.

3. Click Save & Close.

Alternatively, a user can add the name of a directory server manually in the "Domino directory server" field, which is on the Servers tab of a Location document in the Personal Address Book.

For more information on Location documents, see Lotus Notes Help.

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