Testing Windows Credentials - HP 800 User Manual

System Configuration
Cluster Setting Defaults
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• Windows domain name – Enter the domain name of the Windows
machine, for example: mycompanyname. You can also enter a group
name, for example: WORKGROUP or HOME.
Administrator user ID – Enter the domain administrator or local admin-
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istrator login name of the Windows machine, for example: jsmith.
• Administrator password – Enter the password for the administrator
login name used in the ID text field.
When using a domain account to test many domain endpoints, be sure to
select a domain account with domain administrator privileges. A lesser
domain account may be able to authenticate to the endpoints but will not have
the privileges to complete testing.
3. Click ok.

Testing Windows Credentials

To test Windows credentials:
Home window>>System configuration>>Agentless credentials
In the Test these credentials area, enter the IP address of the endpoint.
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When using a multi-server installation, the credentials are stored on the ES,
but the test is initiated from the MS. You will need to have a route identified
between the MS and the ES in order for this test to work.
Click test. The operation in progress window appears. Testing the
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credentials might take a few minutes to complete.
3. When the credentials testing is complete, the test status is displayed at
the top of the credentials window.
NAC 800 saves authentication information encrypted on the NAC 800 server.
When a user connects with the same browser, NAC 800 looks up this infor-
mation and uses it for testing.
When using the Windows administrator account connection method, NAC 800
performs some user-based tests with the administrator account's user registry
settings, rather than those of the actual user logged into the endpoint. This
only affects Internet Explorer security tests, MS Office Macro Settings tests,
and individual user's Windows startup settings.