Configure Active Directory Server - D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual

Section 6 - Securing Your Network
Path: Security > Authentication > External Auth Server > AD Server
Active Directory authentication is an enhanced version of NT Domain authentication. The Kerberos protocol is
leveraged for authentication of users, who are grouped in Organizational Units (OUs). In particular the Active
Directory server can support more than a million users given is structure while the NT Domain server is limited
to thousands.
The configured Authentication Servers and Active Directory domain(s) are used to validate the user with the
directory of users on the external Windows based server. This authentication option is common for SSL VPN
client users and is also useful for IPSec / PPTP / L2TP client authentication.
To configure your AD Server:
1. Go to Security > Authentication > External Auth Server > AD Server tab.
2. Complete the AD server information from the table below and click Save.
Field
Authentication server
Active Directory Domain
timeout
retries
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Configure Active Directory server

IP address of the AD authentication server.
Since Active Directory is the chosen authentication type, you must enter the Active
Directory domain name in this field. Users that are registered in the Active Directory
database can now access the SSL VPN portal by using their Active Directory username
and password.
Set the amount of time in seconds that the controller should wait for a response from
the AD server.
This determines the number of tries the controller will make to the AD server before
giving up.
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