18NN42020-105 MCS 5100 Release 4.0 Standard 01.06 November 2007Attention: In this document, the term IP Phone is used to represent theIP Phone 2002, IP Phone 2004, and IP Phone 2007.AudienceThis guide is intended for administrators (with varying levels of privileges)assigned to manage end-user domains.What is not coveredThis document does not cover• configuration• System Management Console (See System Management Console User Guide[NN42020-110] for more information).• provisioning of 911 (See Enhanced 911 Fundamentals [NN42020-132] formore information).Open Provisioning Interface(OPI)The Open Provisioning Interface is the foundation for theBulk Provisioning Tool, as well as an ApplicationProgramming Interface (API) for third-party applications.OPI is used to remotely provision the MCS 5100. For moreinformation about the Open Provisioning Interface, seeApplication Programming Interfaces Reference(NN42020-146).Lightweight DirectoryAccess Protocol (LDAP)functionalitySynchronizes subscriber data from an existing enterprisedirectory. If an end user has an existing LDAP directorypopulated with employees, you synchronize the data tomake those users available in the MCS system. Configurethe sync on a nightly or weekly basis to ensure accuracy.For more information about this functionality see,“Lightweight Directory Access Protocol” on page 91.Provisioning mechanism Description
