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Single Sign On – Instant Messaging

Introduction

ShoreTel 9.1 supports Single Sign On (SSO) for logging into the OCS 2007 server.

Background

ShoreTel 9 integrated Active Directory with the ShoreTel directory. Single sign on to Call

Manager and Director were among the Active Directory features introduced in ShoreTel 9.

Terms

Active Directory Active Directory (AD) is a Mircosoft technology that provides various

network services, including LDAP-style directory services and authentication, for

Windows environments. Administrators can assign policies, deploy software, and apply

critical updates to an organization from a single Active Directory database.

Converged Conferencing ShoreTel Converged Conferencing is a real time communications

server that supports audio conferencing, web conferencing, an integrated contact list

with presence, and instant messaging (text chat).

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007(OCS 2007) is an enterprise real-time

communications server that provides the infrastructure for enterprise instant

messaging, presence, file transfer, and other multi-media functions. OCS2007 is one of

two platforms Call Manager supports for instant messaging and presence.

Single Sign On (SSO) Single Sign On is an LDAP process where applications automatically

authenticate LDAP users that are logged into the network domain through their

network credentials. Such users that are logged into the network are not prompted to

re-enter their credentials when accessing applications requiring authentication.

Implementation

ShoreTel supports Active Directory authentication for users logging into the OCS 2007 IM

server without requiring username or password entry into the Call Manager Preferences

panel that configures Instant Messaging access.

The Converged Conferencing Bridge Server does not offer Single Sign On for Instant

Messaging access.

User Interface consequences of this feature include:

• Users with Active Directory credentials are not required to set up their Instant

Messaging Account during the initial Call Manager configuration

• The Instant Message account username and password options are not active in the

Instant Messaging panel of the Call Manager Options and Preferences window, as

shown in Figure 13.

These fields are auto-filled with the user’s network credentials.

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