University Computer Help Desk

Configuring LDAP Directory Service Lookup in Mail for Mac OS X

Configure Mail to use the University's LDAP electronic people directory.

Before You Begin

Configure the Mac OS X Mail to use the University's LDAP people directory. You can then use Mail to search for people at Illinois State University.

Configure LDAP in Mail for Mac OS X

To configure Mail in Mac OS X to use Illinois State's LDAP Directory Service settings, do the following:

  1. Open Mail. It is located in the Dock or in the Applications folder on the hard drive.
  2. Click Mail > Preferences…
  3. Click Composing tab.
  4. Under Addressing: click Configure LDAP…
  5. Select +
  6. Enter the following information:
    • Name: ISU LDAP
    • Server: dspublic.ilstu.edu
    • Port: 389
    • Search Base: ou=People, o=IllinoisState, dc=ILSTU, dc=EDU
    • Under Authentication:, leave the User name and Password fields empty.
    • Click Save to save your LDAP settings.

Mail is now configured to search the University’s LDAP server.