User guide

SNMP Interface216
Application Interfaces
z Via the LDAP server you can also query another
communications system from the family /Forum 500/
Forum 5050. If, for example, you connect multiple
communications systems into a network (see PBX Networking
starting on page 152) you can then manage call number
information on a central communications system. Please note
that information queried via LDAP cannot be forwarded via the
LDAP server of the same communications system.
Use the Forum Name program for more advanced LDAP configura-
tion, for connecting additional data sources or for additional call
number conversions. After authorisation via a license key, the
Forum Name program offers a LDAP service which can be queried
by the Forum 523/524 communications system. The Forum Name
program provides you with the following features:
z Bundling multiple data sources: Querying one or multiple LDAP
servers and file sources in the CSV and LDIF formats.
z Rule-based call-number conversion, separate configurable
rules for the call-numbers-to-name search and for conversion
of call numbers for outgoing calls.
SNMP Interface
Components connected to the network are monitored using net-
work management software in many companies. The manage-
ment software (“SNMP-Manager”) communicates with the network
components via SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol).
You can integrate the Forum 523/524 communications system
into the SNMP-based network management. There is a Windows
service program for this (“SNMP Agent”). The SNMP Agent com-
municates with the Forum 523/524 communications system via
the CSTA interface. The status information queried via the CSTA
interface is forwarded by the SNMP Agent to the network manage-
ment software.
Note: The SNMP Agent uses the CSTA interface of the
Forum 523/524 communications system in an operating mode so
designated. This is why no additional CSTA licence key is required
for operation.