Add domain panel options
Use this panel to add LDAP or AD-based authentication.
Table: Add LDAP/AD panel options
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Server name (Mandatory) | Enter the fully-qualified host name or IP address of the LDAP server. |
| If a secure session is configured with the LDAP server using SSL certificates, you must enter the fully-qualified host name that matches with the fully-qualified host name in the LDAP server certificate. | |
| Port (Mandatory) | Displays the number of the port on which the LDAP server is configured to run. |
| By default, this field displays the port number as 389. You can edit this port number, if required. | |
| Server sign in requirements | Select the check box to verify whether the server requires you to log on or use the SSL certificate. |
| Bind username/DN | Enter the complete Distinguished Name (DN) of the user that is used to bind to the LDAP server. |
| If the LDAP server being used is Active Directory (AD), you can provide the DN in any of the following formats: | |
| - username@domainname.com | |
| - domainname\username | |
| For example, You can provide the DN as Administrator@enterprise.com or ENTERPRISE\Administrator . | |
| For RFC 2307 compliant LDAP servers, specify a complete bind DN. | |
| For example, cn=Manager,dc=vss,dc=arctera,dc=com | |
| The LDAP or the AD administrator can provide you with the bind username that you can use. | |
| Password | Enter the password that is assigned to the bind username that you use. |
| Use Secure Sockets Layer | Select the check box to use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates to establish a secure channel between the authentication broker and the LDAP server. |
| Certificate location (Mandatory) | Enter the location of the trusted root CA |
| certificate of the vendor that issued the LDAP | |
| server certificate. | |
| Username (Mandatory) | Enter the username based on which the system detects the LDAP/AD server-related settings. |
| Note: Ensure that the username does not contain any special characters. | |
| The system determines the default search-base based on the username that you specify in this field. | |
| Group information | Select the check box if the username entered in the Username field does not belong to any group on the Global domain (LDAP/AD) server. |
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