Raritan PX3TS, User Manual

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Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface
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Field/setting Description
Type of LDAP Server Choose one of the following options:

OpenLDAP

Microsoft Active Directory. Active Directory is an implementation
of LDAP/LDAPS directory services by Microsoft for use in Windows
environments.
Security Determine whether you would like to use Transport Layer Security
(TLS) encryption, which allows the PX3TS to communicate securely
with the LDAPS server.
Three options are available:

StartTLS

TLS

None
Port
(None/StartTLS)

The default Port is 389. Either use the standard LDAP TCP port or
specify another port.
Port (TLS) Configurable only when "TLS" is selected in the Security field.
The default is 636. Either use the default port or specify another one.
Enable verification
of LDAP Server
Certificate Select this checkbox if it is required to validate the LDAP server's
certificate by the PX3TS prior to the connection.
If the certificate validation fails, the connection is refused.
CA Certificate Consult your AA server administrator to get the CA certificate file for
the LDAPS server.
Click to select and install the certificate file.

Click Show to view the installed certificate's content.

Click Remove to delete the installed certificate if it is
inappropriate.
Note: If the required certificate file is a chain of certificates, and
you are not sure about the requirements of a certificate chain,
see
TLS Certificate Chain
(on page 783).
Allow expired and
not yet valid
certificates

Select this checkbox to make the authentication succeed
regardless of the certificate's validity period.

After deselecting this checkbox, the authentication fails whenever
any certificate in the selected certificate chain is outdated or not
valid yet.