LDAP configuration
The SC5-IP can optionally use the industry standard LDAP (Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol) to allow user authentication to occur in conjunction with an
externally held database. This screen allows you to configure details related to
the creation of an LDAP link to an external directory service, such as an Active
Directory server.
To get here
1 Using VNC viewer or a browser, log on as the ‘admin’ user.
2 Click the ‘Configure’ button in the top right corner.
3 Click the ‘LDAP Configuration’ option.
Use LDAP
Tick this option to enable the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol features of
the unit.
Host Address
Enter the IP address of the LDAP server that holds the required directory service.
Host Port
The standard port address for LDAP links is 389 and this should not need to be
changed unless special circumstances exist.
Base DN
This field allows you to enter a Distinguished Name for the unit which will be
used as the main identifier during (non-anonymous bind) LDAP sessions. An
example Base DN value might be: “dc=LINDYSC5IP,dc=com”
User field
Enter the LDAP database field that will be used to match each user name
against. The details entered here will depend on the specific LDAP database
being used - ‘uid’ or ‘cn’ are commonly used values.
Anonymous Bind
If left unchecked then bind requests are sent with username (Base DN) and
password (more suitable for Active Directory applications).
If checked, bind requests are anonymous (more suitable for Linux LDAP
implementations).