Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Connect to LDAP

Introduction

Probably the main reason anyone would want to search UC Merced’s LDAP server would be to find email addresses and contact information for other members of the UC Merced community. By integrating this search functionality into your Address Book and Mail programs, you’ll be able to easily search for other people from within the programs themselves, rather than relying on UC Merced’s web-based directory search utility.

Please note: You must be connected to the internet in order for your computer to query the LDAP server and receive the information you have requested – the UC Merced directory is not stored on your computer.

Connect to LDAP

1. Click on Address Book->Preferences
   
2. Click on the LDAP tab.
   
3. Click the "+" in the lower left corner.
   
4. In the "Name:" box enter UC Merced
5. In the "Server:" box enter ldap.ucmerced.edu
6. In the "Search Base:" box enter ou=People, dc=ucmerced, dc=edu
7. Click Save
   
8. Close the preferences window.
9. Go to Directories->UC Merced
10. Search for a name and you can see the results
    

You can now find people at UC Merced using the address book.