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Dell PowerConnect W-Series ArubaOS 6.1 | User Guide Authentication Servers | 267
In the WebUI
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Security > Authentication > Servers page.
2. Select LDAP Server to display the LDAP Server List.
3. To configure an LDAP server, enter the name for the server and click Add.
4. Select the name to configure server parameters. Enter parameters as described in Table 48. Select the Mode
checkbox to activate the authentication server.
5. Click Apply to apply the configuration.
In the CLI
aaa authentication-server ldap <name>
host <ipaddr>
(enter parameters as described in Table 48)
enable
Base-DN Distinguished Name of the node that contains the entire user database.
Default: N/A
Filter A string that is used to search for users in the LDAP database (default filter string is:
ì(objectclass=*)î ).
Default: N/A
Key Attribute A string that is used to search for a LDAP server. For Active Directory, the value is
sAMAccountName.
Default: sAMAccountName
Timeout Timeout period of a LDAP request, in seconds.
Default: 20 seconds
Mode Enables or disables the server.
Default: enabled
Preferred Connection
Type
Preferred type of connection between the controller and the LDAP server. The default order of
connection type is:
1. ldap-s
2. start-tls
3. clear-text
The controller first tries to contact the LDAP server using the preferred connection type, and only
attempts to use a lower-priority connection type if the first attempt is not successful.
NOTE: If you select clear-text as the preferred connection type, you must also enable the allow-
cleartext option.
Table 48 LDAP Server Configuration Parameters (Continued)
Parameter Description
NOTE: The configuration does not take effect until you perform this step.