# Configure a Console to Use ADF

Follow this procedure to set up a console to use existing ADF files:

1. Ensure your ADF file folder is shared so that other consoles can access the ADF directory.

2. In the Directory Administration Configuration panel:

   - Enable the Additional Database Fields Feature option.

   - Configure the ADF Data file by clicking the browse button to locate your ADF folder and selecting the data file.

   - Configure the ADF Mapping file by clicking the browse button to locate your ADF folder and selecting the mapping file.

3. Configure the comments file location in the Directory Administration Configuration panel. To enable the same comments information for all consoles, ensure the comments folder is shared.

4. In the Directory Administration Maintenance panel, select the Load ADF Directory Data Schedule check box and the interval to automatically reload the ADF databased on the time entered, for example, once every 5 minutes.

   Note: You can also use Directory Administration Maintenance panel Reload Now button to load the directory file into the console. You may wish to do this if you will be removing columns in the console's Phone Book and Busy Lamp Field display.

Tip: Operators may want to use the Phone Book Search All feature to enable searching of all fields within the directory.
Parent topic: Phone Book Directory based ADF
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