USING ACTIVE DIRECTORY WITH FAXFINDER
Using Active Directory with FaxFinder
Enabling Active Directory
If your organization uses Active Directory to authenticate and authorize users, configure FaxFinder to allow Active
Directory users to login and send faxes.
Important:
Before you enable Active Directory in FaxFinder, configure your Active Directory schema to work
with FaxFinder. For details, refer to Configuring Active Directory for Use with FaxFinder.
1.
Go to
System Configuration > Active Directory
.
2.
Check
Allow LDAP authentication
.
3.
Enter
Active Directory User Settings
and
Active Directory Server Settings
. Refer to Active Directory
Server Settings for details.
4.
Click
Save.
5.
Click
Test Connection
to verify that the Active Directory Server is configured correctly.
6.
Add
Active Directory Users
. Refer to Adding Active Directory Users for details.
Active Directory Settings
Field
Description
Inbound Routing rule
Add to the existing destination.
for existing fax
Replace the existing destination.
extension
Skip adding to the Inbound Routing.
Auto synchronize with Check to allow FaxFinder to automatically synchronize with the Active Directory database.
AD FF Users group
When enabled, use
Sync at
and
Sync on
to schedule automatic synchronization.
Sync at
If you enabled auto synchronize, select the time you want FaxFinder to synchronize with
Active Directory. Select Hour and Minute from the drop-down listed.
Sync on
If you enabled auto synchronize, select when you want FaxFinder to synchronize with
Active Directory.
Option
Description
Day of Month
Select Every Day of Month or a specific date. To synchronize
FaxFinder with Active Directory on the 5th day of every
month, set this to 5.
Month
Select Every Month or specific month.
Day of Week
Select Every Day of Week or select specific day.
Hostname
Enter the Active Directory Server IP address.
Port
Enter the port number you want FaxFinder to use to connect to the Active Directory
server. The default port number is 389 when SSL is disabled and 636 when SSL is enabled.
Use SSL
Check this if you want to use a secure connection to communicate with Active Directory.
Enabling this feature automatically changes the port number used to connect to the
Active Directory server.
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