Novell DATA SYNCHRONIZER - INSTALLATION GUIDE 07-2010 Installation Manual page 16

LDAP Server Network Information
In order to communicate with your LDAP directory, the Data Synchronizer Installation program
needs the IP address or DNS hostname of your LDAP server. It also needs the port number that the
LDAP server listens on. The LDAP port number depends on whether the LDAP server requires a
secure SSL connection. The default secure port number is 636. The default non-secure LDAP port
number is 389.
DATA SYNCHRONIZER INSTALLATION SUMMARY SHEET
Under LDAP Server Information, specify the IP address or DNS hostname of your LDAP server, and
mark whether a secure SSL connection is required.
If the LDAP server requires a secure connection, additional setup might be required. See "Securing
Communication with the LDAP Server" in "Securing Your Synchronizer System" in the Novell
Data Synchronizer Administration Guide.
IMPORTANT: If there is a firewall between the Synchronizer server and the LDAP server, be sure
to configure the firewall to allow communication on the selected LDAP port.
LDAP Server Credentials
In order to access the LDAP directory, the Data Synchronizer Installation program needs the
username and password of an administrator user on the LDAP server who has sufficient rights to
access the user and group information stored there. At least Read and Browse rights are required.
You can use an admin-equivalent LDAP user. You need to provide the username, along with its
context in your LDAP directory tree, in the following format:
cn=username,ou=organizational_unit,o=organization
DATA SYNCHRONIZER INSTALLATION SUMMARY SHEET
Under LDAP Server Credentials, specify a fully qualified username with sufficient rights to read the user
and group information in your LDAP directory, along with the password for that user.
LDAP User and Group Containers
During installation, the Data Synchronizer Installation program lets you add users and groups to
your Synchronizer system from any location in the LDAP directory where the LDAP administrator
user has rights to read the user and group information. However, after installation, you use
Synchronizer Web Admin to add users and groups to your Synchronizer system.
During installation, you must provide a user container and a group container from which
Synchronizer Web Admin lists users and groups that you can add to your Synchronizer system. The
Installation program lets you browse for the user and group containers. It then displays the
containers in the following LDAP format:
ou=container_name,ou=organizational_unit,o=organization
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