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3. Click the name of the LDAP service. The side navigation bar will change to include the name
of the LDAP service at the top and, below the name, the information you may define.
4. Click Schema in the side navigation bar, and then click Groups . The Authentication Service
Group Schema - LDAP window will open.
5. 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.
6. Type the object class. The default value is groupOfNames.
7. Type the members attribute. The default value is member.
8. 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.
9. Click Save and then click Close . The User Authentication Services dialog box will appear.
To change user browsing settings for the LDAP external authentication service:
1. Click the Users tab.
2. Click Authentication Services in the top navigation bar. The User Authentication Services
window will open.
3. Click the name of the LDAP service. The side navigation bar will change to include the name
of the LDAP service at the top and, below the name, the information you may define.
4. Click User Browsing in the side navigation bar. The Authentication Service User Browsing -
LDAP window will open.
5. 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:
a. Type a log in ID in the User Name field, in one of two forms: a fully qualified
distinguished name or the username of an account in the base user DN.
b. Type the password for the LDAP user account in the Password field.
6. Click Save and then click Close . The User Authentication Services dialog box will appear.
RADIUS external authentication service
To add a RADIUS external authentication service:
1. On the RADIUS server that will be used as an external authentication service, add the DSView
3 software server as a RADIUS client. Make a note of the configured shared secret and the
available authentication type(s) on the RADIUS server.
2. From the DSView 3 Explorer, Click the Users tab.
3. Click Authentication Services in the top navigation bar. The User Authentication Services
window will open.