What is the ixi-UMS Mail Server Connector?

The ixi-UMS Mail Server Connector is an add-on for the ixi-UMS Kernel that connects to a mail server. The connector is responsible for the delivery of incoming UMS messages: fax, SMS, voice (from ixi-UMS Kernel to the mail server) as well as for the processing of outgoing UMS messages (from the mail server to ixi-UMS Kernel).

The ixi-UMS Mail Server Connector has two primary tasks:

a) Communication with the mail system via SMTP

b) Verification of the user and assignment of the recipient number via LDAP query

The ixi-UMS Mail Server Connector can be connected to several different mail systems and LDAP-enabled systems via a number of instances.

Communication with the mail system

The ixi-UMS Mail Server Connector can be connected to any mail server that supports the SMTP protocol RFC 821.

The mail server must be set up to accept e-mails from ixi-UMS Mail Server Connector and send outgoing e-mails to the ixi-UMS Mail Server Connector.

See "Additional Informations" for sample setup examples for the Microsoft Exchange Server and Lotus Domino mail servers.

User management

The user management includes the assignment of the UMS recipient number and the assignment of rights. User management ixi-UMS Enterprise must be performed in an LDAP-based database.

The required information is requested by the ixi-UMS Mail Server Connector directly to the defined LDAP database. No information is imported or replicated to the ixi-UMS Enterprise system.

The existing database/user management (e.g. Active Directory, Lotus Domino) or the Open LDAP database (ixi-UMS user management) of ixi-Framework can be used.

Active Directory

For user management, a display specifier "ixi-UMS" for the "Active Directory Users and Computers" snap-in is registered on the ixi-UMS computer during installation (if the installation account has sufficient authorization). Only one Display Specifier (ixi-UMS-Tab) can be registered on a computer. Each Display Specifier can manage the ixi-UMS users of one instance. The instance must be selected during registration.

The Display Specifier "ixi-UMS" can be additionally registered on any computer later.

If a Microsoft Exchange Server is used, the user data can be stored in one of the "custom attributes".

If no "custom attributes" are available, any other field can be used or a supplied schema extension can be performed.

Lotus Domino

For user management in Lotus Domino Server – if the fully integrated user management is to be used – an extension of names.nsf is required. This extends the "$PersonExtensibleSchema" provided for this purpose with configuration fields for ixi-UMS. The schema extension is started automatically during setup (installed IBM Notes Designer is required) and/or can be started manually after installation.

Optionally, additional options for the ixi-UMS Client Tools can be provided in the Notes client.

ixi-UMS User Management

The ixi-UMS User Management Console is included with ixi-Framework as an option and can be subsequently installed at any time by reopening the ixi framework setup. All required fields as well as the user creation and administration interface will be installed.