Personal tools
University Computing Service

Email

Entourage (and Outlook on Macs)

Note. The University LDAP Directory is only available to mail clients on computers on the Cambridge network. If you are away from Cambridge and wish to use the University LDAP Directory then you will need to use the VPDN service so that your computer appears to be on the Cambridge network. Alternatively you can use Hermes Webmail.

If you would like to check that your mail program is correctly set up for accessing Hermes, please see the page on configuring Entourage for Hermes.

Configuring Entourage

  • From the top menu bar choose Entourage->Account Settings
  • Select Directory Service then select New
  • When the Edit Account window appears check that Account Settings is highlighted
  • For Account name choose a suitable name, e.g. University directory to make it easy to recognize
  • For LDAP server: type ldap.lookup.cam.ac.uk
  • The University LDAP server supports secure LDAP connections. Use of secure connections is good practice to secure the personal data provided by the service. To configure this, select click here for advanced options. In the pop-up window tick This server requires a secure connection (SSL); the port number automatically changes to 636.
    Note: If you intend to use the Lapwing wireless service you must use this setting since Lapwing does not allow insecure LDAP connections.
  • Select the Options tab
  • For the Search base type ou=people,o=University of Cambridge,dc=cam,dc=ac,dc=uk (be sure to type it exactly as it appears on this page)
  • Select OK

Using the LDAP Directory to find an address

  • Start a new message
  • In the To: field type the family name (or partial name) of the person you want to search for. Where possible use 4 or more characters as this will make the search more efficient.
  • Select Check Names
  • If the search returns just the right person the name and address will be added to the recipient list of your email. If the search returns a list of names, scroll down until you highlight the correct name which will then be added
  • Repeat this procedure until you have added all the required recipients to your message.