Users Guide

Table Of Contents
234 | Authentication Servers Dell PowerConnect ArubaOS 5.0 | User Guide
Configuring an LDAP Server
Table 45 describes the parameters you configure for an LDAP server.
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 45. 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 45)
enable
Table 45 LDAP Server Configuration Parameters
Parameter Description
Host IP address of the LDAP server.
Default: N/A
Admin-DN Distinguished name for the admin user who has read/search privileges across all the entries in the
LDAP database (the user need not have write privileges but the user should be able to search the
database, and read attributes of other users in the database).
Admin Password Password for the admin user.
Default: N/A
Allow Clear-Text Allows clear-text (unencrypted) communication with the LDAP server.
Default: disabled
Authentication Port Port number used for authentication.
Default: 389
Base-DN Distinguished Name of the node which contains the entire user database to use.
Default: N/A
Filter Filter that should be applied to search of the user in the LDAP database (default filter string is:
ì(objectclass=*)î ).
Default: N/A
Key Attribute Attribute that should be used as a key in search for the 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
Note: The configuration does not take effect until you perform this step.