AudioCodes Mediant 1000 User Manual page 240

Group objects represent groups in the LDAP server of which the user is a member. The
access level represents the user account's permissions and rights in the device's
management interface (e.g., Web and CLI). The access level can either be Monitor,
Administrator, or Security Administrator. For an explanation on the privileges of each level,
see ''Configuring Management User Accounts'' on page 65.
When the username-password authentication with the LDAP server succeeds, the device
searches the LDAP server for all groups of which the user is a member. The LDAP query is
based on the following LDAP data structure:

Search base object (distinguished name or DN, e.g.,
"ou=ABC,dc=corp,dc=abc,dc=com"), which defines the location in the directory from
which the LDAP search begins. This is configured in ''Configuring LDAP DNs (Base
Paths) per LDAP Server'' on page 237.

Filter (e.g., "(&(objectClass=person)(sAMAccountName=johnd))"), which filters the
search in the subtree to include only the login username (and excludes others). For
configuration, see ''Configuring the LDAP Search Filter Attribute'' on page 238.
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Attribute (e.g., "memberOf") to return from objects that match the filter criteria. This
attribute is configured by the 'Management Attribute' parameter in the LDAP Servers
table.
The LDAP response includes all the groups of which the specific user is a member, for
example:
CN=\# Support Dept,OU=R&D
Groups,OU=Groups,OU=APC,OU=Japan,OU=ABC,DC=corp,DC=abc,DC=com
CN=\#AllCellular,OU=Groups,OU=APC,OU=Japan,OU=ABC,DC=corp,DC=abc,D
C=com
The device searches this LDAP response for the group names that you configured in the
Management LDAP Groups table in order to determine the user's access level. If the
device finds a group name, the user is assigned the corresponding access level and login
is permitted; otherwise, login is denied. Once the LDAP response has been received
(success or failure), the LDAP session terminates.
The following procedure describes how to configure an access level per management
groups through the Web interface. You can also configure it through ini file
(MgmntLDAPGroups) or CLI (configure system > ldap mgmt-ldap-groups).
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To configure management groups and corresponding access level:
1. Open the LDAP Servers table (Setup menu > IP Network tab > RADIUS & LDAP
folder > LDAP Servers).
2. In the table, select the row of the LDAP server for which you want to configure
management groups with a corresponding access level, and then click the
Management LDAP Groups link located below the table; the Management LDAP
Groups table opens.
User's Manual
Mediant 1000B Gateway & E-SBC
240 Document #: LTRT-27045