User's Guide

Field Description
Use LDAP for ... This field is displayed if LDAP is chosen for the Type field. Select this
checkbox if you are using external group based authentication. If
checked, more fields are displayed.
• Server type - For now, Active Directory is the only option.
The information supplied in the other four fields are used in
group identification for the Active Directory server type.
• Search Base - Enter a string to find your domain name in the
directory. Normally, the string is DC=yourdomainname. The
Search Base field should be the same as the User Prefix field
without any backslashes.
• User field name - Enter a string to find your user name in the
directory. Normally, the string is sAMAccountName.
• Group attribute - Enter a string to find your group name in the
directory. Normally, the string is memberOf.
• Group Reg Ex - Enter a string that is used to strip out only
unnecessary information and send what is left to AirDefense for
use in group identification. Normally, the string is CN=([^,]*).
If the LDAP administrator changes any of the strings from what is
normally used, he/she must inform you of the string to use.
Example:
Use RADIUS for ... This field is displayed if RADIUS is chosen for the Type field. Select
this checkbox if you are using external group based authentication.
If checked, more options are displayed.
• Group attribute - Displays a list of attributes to identify a group
to ADSP. When an attribute is selected, values are inserted into
the Vendor code, Attribute code and Group RegEx fields for
AirDefense ito use in group identification. You should not
change any of the inserted values.
Example:
Configuration Tab Remote Authentication
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