Users Guide

Table 62: Generic LDAPor active Directory (Primary Tab)
Parameter Description
Hostname Hostname or IP address of the LDAP or Active Directory server.
Connection
Security
l Select None for default non-secure connection (usually port 389).
l Select StartTLS for secure connection that is negotiated over the standard LDAP
port. This is the preferred way to connect to an LDAP directory securely.
l Select LDAP over SSL or AD over SSL to choose the legacy way of securely
connecting to an LDAP directory. Port 636 must be used for this type of
connection.
Port TCP port at which the LDAP or Active Directory Server is listening for connections.
(The default TCP port for LDAP connections is 389. The default port for LDAP over
SSL is 636).
Verify Server
Certificate
Select this checkbox if you want to verify the Server Certificate as part of the
authentication.
Bind
DN/Password
Distinguished Name (DN) of the administrator account. Policy Manager uses this
account to access all other records in the directory.
NOTE: For Active Directory, the bind DN can also be in the administrator@domain
format (e.g., [e-mail]).
Also specify the password for the administrator DN entered in the Bind DN field.
NetBIOS Domain
Name
The AD domain name for this server. Policy Manager prepends this name to the user
ID to authenticate users found in this Active Directory.
NOTE: This setting is only available for Active Directory.
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