Login And Credentials; Local Access - Polycom RealPresence Group 550 Administrator's Manual

Administrator's Guide for the Polycom RealPresence Group Series
Setting
Enable Active Directory External
Authentication
Active Directory Server Address
Active Directory Admin Group
Active Directory User Group
If external authentication is not active after completing these steps, go to Admin Settings > Network
> LAN Properties > LAN Options and ensure that the Domain Name setting contains the name of
your Active Directory domain.
When the Polycom RealPresence Group system is paired with a Polycom Touch Control, only the
local Polycom RealPresence Group system admin credentials can be used to pair with the
RealPresence Group system.

Login and Credentials

Login credentials are user IDs and passwords that identify the user and define the user's ability to access
the Polycom RealPresence Group system.

Local Access

To configure local access to the system:
1 Do one of the following:
 In the local interface, go to Settings > Administration > Security > Passwords.
 In the web interface, go to Admin Settings > Security > Local Accounts > Login Credentials.
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Description
Specifies whether to authenticate users through the Active Directory
server. When Active Directory authentication is enabled, users are
allowed to log in with their network account credentials, using this
format:
domain\user
With this format, users can have accounts on multiple domains.
Specifies the DNS fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address
of the Active Directory server (ADS). If you are using subdomains,
append port number 3268 as follows:
ad.domain.com:3268
Note: RealPresence Group systems can use the RealPresence
Resource Manager system as an ADS. If one is deployed in your
environment, enter its address here. Otherwise, enter the address of
an ADS.
Specifies the Active Directory group whose members should have
admin access to the RealPresence Group system. This name must
exactly match the name in the ADS for authentication to succeed.
Specifies the Active Directory group whose members should have
user access to the RealPresence Group system. This name must
exactly match the name in the ADS for authentication to succeed.
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