Adding a directory server

To use LDAP, you must first configure a connection to your directory server.

Before you begin

  • You must have the Administrators role (Manage Directory Servers permission) to perform this task.

Procedure

  1. In the top navigation bar, click Management > Directory Servers.
  2. To create an LDAP connection, click New.
  3. Enter a name for the new directory service.
  4. In the LDAP server list, select the type of your LDAP server. If your LDAP server values are different from the defaults, select Other and enter the values of filters and attributes of your LDAP server. If you select Microsoft Active Directory Global Catalog, the Search Base field is optional.
    Important: The default values might need to be modified in particular for OpenLDAP servers due to various implementations of OpenLDAP.
  5. Type the name of Search Base. This parameter defines the location in the directory from which the LDAP search begins.
  6. If your directory server uses Secure Socket Layer protocol, select the SSL check box.
  7. If your server requires authentication, clear Anonymous bind and provide a name and a password for the user whose credentials are to be used for connecting to the directory server.
    Tip: If you selected Microsoft Active Directory, provide the user name as Active Directory logon name or User Principal Name, for example username@domain.com. Do not specify the user name in the following way: DOMAIN/username.
  8. In the Host text field, provide the host name or IP address of your primary LDAP server.
  9. Accept the default port value or provide a new one.
  10. Optional: To add a backup server:
    1. Click add backup server.
    2. Provide its host name or IP address and the port number.
  11. To verify whether all of the provided entries are valid, click Test Connection.
    A confirmation pop-up window opens.
  12. Click Create. A confirmation message is displayed in the middle of the page.

Results

You configured a connection to your LDAP server.

Editing a directory server

Procedure

  1. On the Directory Servers page, click the name of the directory server whose configuration you want to modify.
  2. In the lower area of the window, enter the new parameters.
  3. Click Save.

Deleting a directory server

Procedure

  1. On the Directory Servers page, click the name of the directory server whose configuration you want to delete.
  2. In the upper left area of the window, click Delete.