Integrate contact data with MetaDirectory
April 2025
ProCall NEX
From the "Professional" tariff of ProCall NEX, contact data from a MetaDirectory can be integrated.
The MetaDirectory is installed on-premises as usual to enable access to local data sources such as ODBC.
Detailed instructions can be found here: MetaDirectory Enterprise
Quick start for MetaDirectory with ProCall NEX
Install MetaDirectory
Install MetaDirectory version 6.2 or higher.
Technically, it is possible to continue using an existing MetaDirectory installation.
Enter access data
During installation, enter the access data for the server account of the ProCall NEX installation.
You do not need an additional licence.
Assign password
It is essential that you assign a secure password for the MetaDirectory Administrator during installation.
Select user administration
In the MetaDirectory administration, select "User administration with Procall NEX" as the user database.
For the access data, you need the password that was created for the administration during the commissioning of ProCall NEX.
Example screenshot MetaDirectory Administration - Configuration - User administration - User database - Replication with ProCall NEX - Access data
Connect
Click on the "Apply" button.
If the data is correct, "Connected" is displayed.
In the user administration, you now have the same users as in the entire ProCall NEX installation and can configure them for MetaDirectory.
Configure the MetaDirectory according to your requirements.
Instructions can be found here: Kontaktdaten mit MetaDirectory integrieren
Set up MetaDirectory connection in ProCall NEX Server Administration
Activate "Use estos MetaDirectory" in the ProCall NEX Server administration in the MetaDirectory menu item.
Enter the connection and login data as follows:
- MetaDirectory Server
via the UCSID
UCSID stands for the UCConnect ID of your ProCall NEX instance
Example UCSID.meta.ucconnect.de - User ID
User and password for logging in to MetaDirectory Administration, which you specified during the MetaDirectory installation.
Example screenshot - ProCall NEX Server Administration - Databases - MetaDirectory - Specify contact data source
Please note that the tick "Use in ProCall" must not be set when selecting Entra ID as user administration for ProCall NEX.
Public LDAPs Port
Please note that only the public LDAPs port 714 (with LDAPs - TLS) can be used and the connection must be exclusively encrypted.
Apply settings
Confirm with "Apply".
Now the clients can search in the MetaDirectory (via the UCServer).