Configure Advanced UM Parameters

Advanced UM Parameters consist of settings for the NuPoint server, the mail server, and the LDAP server.

You can configure Advanced UM parameters from the Text Console (instructions below) or from the Web Console (see the Web Console online help). If you want to switch from the Text Console to the Web Console at any point in the configuration process, you must exit the Advanced UM menu and save your changes in the Text Console before logging in to the Web Console.

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To configure Advanced UM parameters:

  1. From the Main Menu, select (S) System Maintenance, (R) Reconfiguration, (U) Unified Messaging.

  2. In the Unified Messaging menu, select (A) Advanced UM.

  3. In the Advanced UM menu, select (N) NPM Parameters.

  4. Configure the following parameters using your worksheet as a reference:

    • (L) Administrator Login

    • (P) Administrator Password

    • (I) Mailbox Poll Interval

    • (K) Permanent Delete

    • (V) Sender Domain

  5. Exit (X) to the Advanced UM menu: COMMAND (N/E/L/U/T/Q/X)

  6. In the Advanced UM menu, select (E) Mail server parameters.

  7. Select (S) Mail Server Connections.

  8. Select (R) Server Type and enter E for Microsoft Exchange or G for Google Apps.

  9. Select (T) Adapter Type and then do the following

    • For IMAP, type I and then select (S) IP Address/Hostname. Enter the IP address or hostname of the IMAP server. If the Server Type is Google Apps, this field defaults to "imap.gmail.com."

  10. Select (C) Secure IMAP and then select "true."

    Note: To take advantage of Secure IMAP, you must enter the correct authentication settings in the Exchange Server. For details, see IMAP Setup for Exchange Server.
  11. Select (P) Port Number and enter a free, unreserved port the non-default IMAP inbound connector port to be used by Microsoft Exchange in a hosted environment. This port number must also be entered on the Exchange server and Outlook.

  12. Select (V) Verify connection to perform connection tests on all defined IP addresses.

  13. Exit (X) to the Mail Server Parameters Menu (COMMAND (S/U/R/E/T/D/X):)

  14. Configure the following parameters using your worksheet as a reference:

    • (U) Unread Mail Poll Interval (seconds) [5]

    • (R) Read Mail Poll Interval (seconds) [60]

    • (E) Mail Server Timeout (seconds) [120]

    • (T) Maximum Concurrent Connections [100]

    • (D) Restore Defaults (Select this option to return all settings to their default values.)

  15. Exit (X) to the Advanced UM Menu: COMMAND (N/E/L/U/T/Q/X).

  16. In the Advanced UM Menu, select (L) LDAP Parameters (LDAP is not available for Google Apps).

  17. Configure the following parameters using your worksheet as a reference:

    • (A) LDAP server address []:

    • (D) LDAP Administrator DN []:

    • (P) LDAP login password []:

    • (B) LDAP search base []:

  18. Select (V) Verify connection to perform connection tests on Active Directory server based on all LDAP parameters. (This Verify function detects only one error at a time.)

  19. Exit (X) to the Advanced UM menu: COMMAND (N/E/L/U/T/Q/X).

  20. Select (X) Exit -- Save Changes and enter Y to restart Advanced UM.