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Configuring LDAP on iPhone or iPod Touch

Configure the University's LDAP server on your iPhone or iPod Touch so you can search for people at Illinois State.

Before You Begin

You must be connected to the Illinois State network to search LDAP for members of the University. You can use LDAP on iPhone or iPod Touch so long as you are connected to campus wireless or to VPN. For more information refer to:

To configure LDAP on iPhone or iPod touch, it must be running software version 3.0. For more information, refer to:

Configure LDAP on iPhone or iPod Touch

To configure LDAP on iPhone or iPod Touch, do the following:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Connect to a campus wireless network, such as "isunet."
    • Connect to VPN from off campus.
  2. Press the Home button.
  3. Press Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account... > Other.
  4. Press Add LDAP Account.
  5. Enter dspublic.ilstu.edu in the Server field.
    • Leave the User Name and Password fields empty.
  6. Press Next.
  7. You will receive a message that says, "Cannot Connect Using SSL. Do you want to try setting up the account without SSL?" Press Continue.
  8. Press ilstu, edu under Search Settings at the bottom of the screen.
  9. Modify the Base field so it says the following:
    • ou=People,o=IllinoisState,dc=ilstu,dc=edu
    • Note that there are no spaces in this setting.
  10. Press LDAP to return to the previous screen.
  11. Press Save.

You have now configured LDAP for iPhone or iPod Touch.

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Article Information

  • Article ID: 1506
  • Last Review: Jul 8, 2009
  • Type: Instructions

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