LDAP/AD Configuration
The Setting LDAP/AD Configuration Screen is used to configure a connection to an LDAP Server or an Active Directory (AD) Server (Windows NT LAN Manager - NTLM) for UPAM.
Configuring an LDAP Server
Enable the LDAP/AD Server field, complete the fields as described below and click on the Apply button. To edit the configuration, update the field(s) and click the Apply button.
- Server Name - Pre-filled with “Default Server” (cannot be modified).
- Server Type - Select LDAP.
- Host Name/IP Address - LDAP Server host name/IP address. (4 - 64 characters)
- Backup Host Name/IP Address - Backup LDAP server host name/IP address, if applicable. (4 - 64 characters)
- Retries - Number of times UPAM will attempt to reconnect to the LDAP server when the connection timeout occurs before concluding that the LDAP server is unreachable. (range = 1 – 3, Default = 3)
- Timeout - The amount of time, in seconds, that UPAM will attempt a connection to the LDAP server before timing out. (Range = 1 – 30, Default = 5)
- TLS - Enables/Disables Transport Layer Security (TLS).
- Certificate for TLS - Select a TLS Certificate from the drop-down.
- Port - TCP/UPD port used by UPAM to communicate with the LDAP server (1 – 65535, Default - 389, Default for TLS = 636).
- Admin Name - Administrator account used to login into the LDAP server. Format: cn=,DC=< 8-64 characters >.
- Admin Password - Administrator password used to login into the LDAP server. (1 – 32 characters)
- Search Base - ( 8-64 characters)
- Username Attribution - The field in an LDPA entry that represents the username used for authentication. (1 - 32 characters)
- Password Attribution - The field in an LDPA entry that represents the password used for authentication. (1 - 32 characters)
- Object Class - Define named collections of attributes and classify them into sets of required and optional attributes. (1 - 32 characters)
Note: You can click on the Test Connection button to verify the configuration. A message will appear indicating whether or not the connection was successful.
Configuring Active Directory Authentication
Enable the LDAP/AD Server field, complete the fields as described below and click on the Apply button. To edit the configuration, update the field(s) and click the Apply button.
- Server Name - Pre-filled with “Default Server” (cannot be modified).
- Server Type - Select AD.
- Netbios Domain Name - The Netbios Domain Name of the Domain Controller which is used to perform authentication.
- DNS Domain Name - The DNS Domain Name of the Domain Controller which is used to perform authentication
- FQDN/IP Address of Domain Controller - The FQDN/IP address of the AD Server.
- Username - Username used to access the AD Server.
- Password - Password used to access AD Server.
- AD Port - Port used to access the AD Server.
Note: You can click on the Test Connection button to verify the configuration. A message will appear indicating whether or not the connection was successful.