Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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70 DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide
• Click Use SSL in Certificate-based Trust Mode to use SSL encryption for data trans-
mission. The DSView 3 software will approve the server and then the certificate
before transmitting data. This SSL method provides maximum security and automati-
cally sets the Port Number field to a default port number of 636.
d. Click Enable Chasing of Referrals if you wish to allow the LDAP server to refer DSView
3 software clients to additional directory servers.
e. Click Next .
If you selected Use SSL in Certificate-based Trust Mode , go to step 6.
If you selected Do Not Use SSL or Use SSL in Trust All Mode , go to step 10.
6. The DSView 3 software server will try to find a server that has a trusted certificate chain (see
System certificate policy and trust store on page 27). If no trusted certificate chain is found,
then the Accept Certificate window will open and list all servers that belong to the domain. It
will also list the reasons for rejection of the certificate chain.
7. Click Next to accept the certificate.
8. The Specify LDAP User Schema window will open.
a. Type the Base distinguished name (DN) from which to begin searches
.
This is a required
field unless the Directory Service has been configured to allow anonymous search. Each
Search DN value must be separated by a comma.
b. Type the key attribute. The default value is common name (cn).
c. Type the object class. The default value is person.
d. Type the full name attribute. The default value is surname (sn).
e. Click Next .
9. The Specify LDAP Group Schema window will open.
a. Type the Base distinguished name (DN) from which to begin searches.
T
his is a required
field unless the Directory Service has been configured to allow anonymous search. Each
Search DN value must be separated by a comma.
b. Type the object class. The default value is group.
c. Type the member attribute. The default value is member.
d. Type the username member attribute (only the username, not the full LDAP object DN).
The user’s group membership will be located using this attribute in addition to the
member attribute. This attribute is primarily uses with NIS-like schemas.
e. Click Next .
10. The Select Browsing Method window will open.
Click Browse Anonymously to browse users on the external LDAP authentication server.
-or-
Click Browse with user credentials to browse users on the external LDAP authentication based
on credentials configured on the server. If this option is selected, do the following: