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Configure LDAP
To connect to an LDAP/AD server, configurations settings must first be defined.
Click the ‘Configure LDAP’ button to open the Setup LDAP Connection window. A
system Administrator must provide the parameters for the LDAP server.
LDAP URL:
String
specifying the location of
an LDAP resource. An LDAP
URL consists of server host
and port, search scope,
base DN, filter, attributes
and extensions
.
Base User DN:
Base distinguished name. A search operation is performed on the
base DN, the DN of the entry and all entries below it in the directory tree.
DomainComponent (DC), organizationalUnitName (OU), etc. are defined here.
Base Group DN:
Group distinguished name. A search operation is performed on the
Group DN, the DN of the entry and all entries below it in the directory tree.
DomainComponent (DC), organizationalUnitName (OU), etc. are defined here.
User DN:
User distinguished name. This is required for the directory connections
setup. This is the account that is used to log on to your Active Directory
environment.
Password:
This is the password for the user specified in User DN.
Use the ‘Test Connection’ button to test the connection to the LDAP server. If
a valid connection is established, a ‘Connected Successfully’ dialog will be
displayed.
Refresh
The Refresh button is used to manually update the display of the TerraBlock
Manager. If the user interface (UI) does not update automatically the information
displayed in the TerraBlock Manager may become outdated. Use the Refresh button
to force a TerraBlock Manager UI update. Using the Refresh button at regular
intervals will ensure that accurate data is displayed. If for some reason, the
information displayed in the TerraBlock Manager is inaccurate after manually
refreshing the UI, close and re-launch the TerraBlock Manager.
Sync selected
This will synchronize only the selected user from the LDAP/AD server to the
TerraBlock.
Sync all
This will synchronize all users from the LDAP/AD server to the TerraBlock.