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WebDir
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What type of licensing do you offer?
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We do all of our licensing electronically through our Activation Code Program (ACP). Once your payment has been processed, you are emailed an activation code. Once you activate that code, you are sent a license key and number for the product(s) that you purchased.
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How many licenses must I purchase?
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WebDir is licensed by the total number of user accounts in Active Directory (includes Exchange 2000/2003) or recipients in Exchange 5.5 that will be accessible via WebDir. WebDir's base license covers up to 250 total accounts or recipients. |
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How is the Maintenance Agreement Program licensed?
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The Maintenance
Agreement Program is available for all product purchases regardless of size or amount. It is 20% of MSRP before any discount with a minimum of $200. Upgrades are free during the Maintenance Agreements coverage period, which is one year. Maintenance Agreements are renewable annually. |
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Do you offer discounts for special institutions?
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Yes, we have great educational and governmental
discounts. Please contact sales@imanami.com
or fill out a quote form for pricing. |
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Our company uses Active Directory without Exchange. Does WebDir support this type of environment?
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WebDir support Active Directory only without the need to have Exchange installed within your environment. |
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Is it possible for users to store their photographs in AD and have them viewed / updated?
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WebDir support this functionality by allowing you to specify a rule that defines where photographs reside. For example, you can tell WebDir that all photographs are in the c:\photo directory and the file names match the username or alias of the users. So when the user logs into WebDir it will search the path specified and compare the names provided for each picture with their alias or username in the Exchange or Active Directory directory in order to match the appropriate picture to the logged on user. |
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Our company has a different domain for each geographical location;
however, we are all located within the same forest in Active Directory.
Will I need to create a virtual server for each domain in order for
users to log into WebDir?
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Yes, WebDir has the ability to link fields by country, state, city or by organization, department, and title. This feature can be implemented when using the WebDir Designer. |
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Our organization is looking for a directory management tool that will
provide us with the ability to link fields by country, state, city.
Do you have a tool that can help us?
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Yes, WebDir has the ability to link fields
by country, state, city or by organization, department, and title.
This feature can be implemented when using the WebDir Designer. |
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Our organization is looking for a tool that will empower end-users to update their directory information and provide our administrators a way to report problems with the tool automatically. Do you have a tool that will work within our requirements?
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Yes, WebDir is a web-based directory manager that will empower end-users with the ability to update their personal information within Exchange or Active Directory. It will also present administrators with an option to send Imanami Software an automatic crash report when a problem arises. |
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Our organization is looking for a directory management tool that can also function as an organizational chart for our end-users. Do you have a directory management tool that includes this functionality?
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Yes, WebDir has a feature called, "Organizational Navigation", which allows end-user to navigate your entire organizations management structure. |
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We are looking for a directory management tool that provides end-user
help. Is this feature included in your WebDir product?
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Yes, WebDir provides client-side
help for WebDir end-users. |
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Information is being entered into our organization's directory in
a variety of formats. This makes it difficult to locate information
in our directory. Can WebDir help me with that problem?
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Yes, WebDir contains input validation functionality that enforces the data format that is submitted to the directory. |
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We are currently looking for a tool that will provide our users with the ability to update their own information within our organization's directory. For security purposes, the tool will need to provide some form of approval routing of change requests and will need to allow administrators and managers to monitor changes that are submitted to our directory. Do you have a tool that will provide us with this functionality?
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Yes, WebDir has a new feature called, "Automated Work Flow Approval" which allows administrators and managers to monitor the information that is being passed to the Exchange server by WebDir users. If an end-user makes a change, a log is kept so administrators can easily see all the changes. If an end-user makes a change to a field that requires approval, the change request will automatically be routed to the necessary parties for their approval. If the request is approved, WebDir will then automatically implement the change. If the request is denied, the request will not be implemented. |
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Our organization is looking for a web based directory management software program that will allow us to customize the web form to our organization's requirements but only requiring minimal administrative overhead. Is there a tool that will work within our organization's requirements?
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Yes, a design feature that allows administrators to easily modify the web-based directory form used by WebDir with little time and effort is available in Imanami's web-based directory and group management application, WebDir. |
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In an effort of minimizing administrative cost we are looking for a tool that will empower our end users to create and manage the membership of the groups they own. Is there a tool that will help us perform this operation?
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Yes, Imanami's web-based group management application provides end-users with the ability to create and maintain the groups they own and it also, allows the owner to set the group restrictions on whether a group is public, semi-private and private. |
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We are looking for a way to use Active Directory as a phonebook, but with the ability to add a picture of a person. Do you have a tool that can provide us with this function?
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Yes, WebDir includes picture support when using Active Directory. |
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Will WebDir work across multiple domains?
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Yes, users are able to search the Global Catalog and modify objects in different domains. |
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Will WebDir create or delete accounts?
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Yes, the WebDir 2.1b Professional interface
allows accounts to be created and deleted. |
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Can anonymous users use WebDir?
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Yes, the WebDir Phonebook and Classic
interfaces support anonymous access. Anonymous users can view information
only. |
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Can WebDir be used to change passwords?
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Yes, WebDir can allow users to change
their own password. |
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Can WebDir be used to reset passwords?
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Yes, users granted with administrator-level permissions within WebDir can reset passwords for other users.
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Can I set limits so that users can only update certain fields?
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Yes. This is all part of customizing
WebDir to suit your company's needs. You can turn on or off any field;
you can even remove a field all together. |
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Does WebDir give you access to all fields in the Exchange directory?
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Yes, you even have access to custom attribute
fields. |
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Can people update each other's information?
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Yes, WebDir 2.1b supports Security Levels based on rules. For example, you can create a Security Level with a rule of "DN=manager" and then assign an Access Level to the Security level. Now any user that is viewing an object that they are the manager of will be able to modify and fields that meet the Access Level setting. Not only can you allow users to edit other user's attributes based on Security Levels but you can also display different fields based on Security Level.
This is a complex concept to grasp, please see the WebDir Administrator's
Guide for a more detailed. |
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Can users update distribution lists?
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Yes. Users can update distribution lists
that they own. WebDir administrators can update any distribution list.
Using the WebDir 2.1bGroup interface users can even be allowed to
create distribution lists and share them with others. |
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Must I use Basic Authentication?
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Nope, you may use Basic Authentication
too, but Challenge Response is the default. You can combine Basic
Authentication with SSL to provide a secure authentication method. |
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Can I get a hard copy of the product?
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Yes, you can order a Media Kit with your
purchase of WebDir. A Media Kit costs $29 and includes both a CD and
a hard copy of the documentation. Media kits should be requested at
time of purchase. |
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Where can I get more technical information on WebDir?
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