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Chapter 9: Configuration
System
A pathway that tells LDAP where information is stored in its directory. LDAP reads the pathway from
right to left, with the farthest right components providing the domain of the directory and the farthest left
component providing the information for which LDAP is looking.
Organizational Unit (OU)
A component used to organize information into a hierarchical structure. OUs can be used at multiple
levels within the LDAP or AD directory, such as to act as a larger Group bucket that then holds individual
group OUs.
Tasks
Use the LDAP/AD page to perform the following tasks:
Enable LDAP/AD
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Disable LDAP/AD
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Test LDAP/AD settings
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Test LDAP/AD users
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Enable LDAP/AD
1. Select the Enable LDAP/AD check box to enable the Connection Settings and Search Strings
tables.
2. Enter the following Connection Settings information:
Primary Server Domain
Alternate Server Domain
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(Enable LDAP/AD below).
(Disable LDAP/AD on page
(Test LDAP/AD Settings on page
(Test LDAP/AD User on page
Enter the LDAP/AD domain server.
LDAP Server Cache
If the LDAP domain server is changed once LDAP is enabled, the
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server cache will allow user credentials from the previous LDAP
server to authenticate until the cache times out (default setting is
90 minutes).
If the new LDAP domain server is invalid, user credentials from the
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previous LDAP server will continue to authenticate from the server
cache.
(Optional) Enter an alternate LDAP/AD domain server
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