Using an LDAP authentication server
You can use an LDAP authentication server to authenticate administrator or destination server user logins.
Basic steps:
1. Configure a connection to an LDAP server that can authenticate administrator or user logins.
2. Select the LDAP server configuration when you add administrator users or create user groups.
Before you begin:
• You must know the IP address and port used to access the LDAP server. You must know the CN and DN where user credentials are stored on the LDAP server.
• You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
To create an LDAP server configuration:
1. Go to System > Administrator.
2. Click the LDAP tab
3. Click Add to display the configuration editor.
4. Complete the configuration as described in
Table 68.
5. Save the configuration.
Table 68: LDAP server configuration
Settings | Guidelines |
Name | Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name. |
Server | IP address for the server. |
Port | Port number for the server. The commonly used port for LDAP is 389. |
Common Name Identifier | Common name (cn) attribute for the LDAP record. For example: cn |
Distinguished Name | Distinguished name (dn) attribute for the LDAP record. The dn uniquely identifies a user in the LDAP directory. For example: cn=John%20Doe,dc=example,dc=com |