Administrator Guide
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Authenticate Users and Groups against LDAP server (LDAP Mode)
In LDAP mode, you are able to manage users and groups via ApplianceView.
Please note that you can configure your Appliance to act as LDAP server
itself.
To authenticate users against LDAP server:
1. Click
Security
, located on the Main Menu.
2. Click
Modes
tab, specify
Workgroup
.
3. Specify
LDAP Server Host (
hostname or IP address of LDAP server
)
.
4. Specify
LDAP Server Port
(by default, it is 389).
5. Specify
Name of base (
"o=organization" without quotes
)
.
6. Specify
Name to bind (
"cn=ldapadmin,o=organization" without quotes
)
.
7. Specify
Password to bind (
password of superuser LDAP account
).
8. Specify
User suffix (
"ou=users" without quotes
)
.
9. Specify
Group suffix (
"ou=users" without quotes
)
.
10. Specify
Samba ID mapping suffix
(
"ou=idmap" without quotes
)
.
11. Click
Apply
.
The appliance will be rebooted to enable authentication against LDAP server.