Add domain panel options to specify the domain name

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
Use this panel to specify the domain name and the search base to configure LDAP/AD based authentication.

Table: Add LDAP/AD panel options

Field Description
Domain name Enter a unique name to identify the LDAP-based authentication that you configure. You can enter up to 32 characters.
Default Select this option if you want to use the default search base that the system has detected using the information that you have specified on the Add domain wizard panel.
Custom Select this option to specify the search base other than the default search base.
For example, you can customize the search base as follows to authenticate the user (sampleuser) who belongs to the organization (ou=HR), which is an organization unit under ou=user
The organization structure is as follows:
ou=HR,ou=People,dc=arctera,dc=com
\|-sampleuser
ou=Engg,ou=People,dc=arctera,dc=com
\|-Eng1
The default search base is ou=HR,ou=People,dc=arctera,dc=com
To authenticate users under ou=HR and ou=Engg, set the custom search base to a level up:
ou=People,dc=arctera,dc=com
Search base
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