Connecting from Thunderbird Clients
Adding the Fordham University White Pages Address Book.
- From the menu bar, select 'File', then 'New', then 'LDAP Directory'.
- When the 'Directory Server Properties' window appears, enter the following values:
| Name: |
Fordham University |
| Hostname: |
edir.fordham.edu |
| Base DN: |
ou=people,o=fordham.edu,o=wp |
| Port number: |
636 |
| Bind DN: |
uid=youruserid,ou=people,o=fordham.edu,o=wp
where youruserid is your AccessIT ID |
| Check the box for 'Use secure connection (SSL)' |

Performing a Search
- From the menu bar, select ‘Edit’, then ‘Search Addresses…’.
- Make sure that ‘Fordham University’ is selected in the pull-down menu in the ‘Advanced Address Book Search’ window.

- Type a name to search for – for example, ‘Display Name’ contains ‘Doe’, and click the ‘Search’ button.

- If presented with an ‘LDAP Server Password Required’ dialogue box, enter the password which you use to access the my.Fordham portal.
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