Configuring An Ldap Authentication Server - Avocent MERGEPOINT SP MANAGER Installer/User Manual

b. Add an entry for appliance (if needed) and add an entry for the Kerberos server.
2. Make sure that time zone and time and date settings are synchronized between the
MergePoint SP manager and on the Kerberos server.
NOTE: Kerberos authentication depends on time synchronization. Time and date synchronization is most easily
achieved by setting both the MergePoint SP manager and the Kerberos server to use the same NTP server.
a. Follow the procedure to set the time zone, date and time.
b. Work with the authentication server's administrator to synchronize the time and date
between the MergePoint SP manager and the server.
3. Click the Users tab.
4. In the top navigation bar, click Authentication Services. The Authentication Service
Configuration window appears.
5. Select Kerberos from the Authentication Method drop-down menu. The Kerberos
configuration fields display.
6. In the Kerberos Realm Domain Name field, type the domain name of the Kerberos.
7. In the Kerberos Server field, type the IP address of the Kerberos server.
8. Click Apply.

Configuring an LDAP Authentication Server

You need to configure a LDAP authentication server when the MergePoint SP manager is
configured to use the LDAP authentication method or any of its variations (Local/LDAP,
LDAP/Local or LDAP Down Local). See Configuring group authorization for LDAP
authentication on page 113 for how to manually configure group authorizations with LDAP
authentication.
To configure an LDAP authentication server:
1. Click the Users tab.
2. In the top navigation bar, click Authentication Services. The Authentication Service
Configuration window appears.
3. Select LDAP from the Authentication Method drop-down menu. The LDAP form displays
with LDAP Server and LDAP Base fields filled in from the current values in the
/etc/ldap.conf file.
4. In the LDAP Server field, type the IP address of the LDAP server.
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