University Computer Help Desk

How to search using LDAP on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

Search for people at Illinois State University using LDAP on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

Before You Begin

You can search LDAP for people at Illinois State University using Contacts on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. For setup instructions, refer to:

You must be connected to the Illinois State network either through campus wireless or through VPN before you can search the University's LDAP server. For more information, refer to:

Searching for People at Illinois State

To search for people at Illinois State using iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, do the following:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Press Contacts > Groups > dspublic.ilstu.edu.
    • Press Phone > Contacts > Groups > dspublic.ilstu.edu.
    • Open any app that makes use of Contacts. On the Contacts screen, press Groups > dspublic.ilstu.edu.
  2. Type a person's first name, last name, or ULID in the search box.
    • Your search automatically begins as soon as you start typing.
  3. Press a person's name to see information about that person, such as his or her email address.

Search Results

When you search for someone in LDAP, the information returned is based on whether the person is a student, an employee (faculty/staff), or a retiree.

For an employee, LDAP returns the following:

  • Name, job title, and department
  • University phone number
  • University email address
  • University address

For a student, LDAP returns the following:

  • Name and year in school
  • University email address

For a retiree, LDAP returns the following:

  • Name, job title, retired status, and department
  • University email address
  • (Retirees who are still performing paid work for the University will also have their university phone number and address displayed in LDAP search results.)