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180 | Preparing W-ClearPass for LDAP and SQLAuthenticationSources Dell Networking W-ClearPass Deployment Guide
3. Enter the values for these parameters as described in Table 33.
Table 33: General Page Parameters for Generic LDAP Database
Parameter Action/Description
Name 1. Enter the name of the LDAP authentication source.
Description
2. Provide the additional information that helps to identify the LDAP authentication
source.
Type 3. Select Generic LDAP.
Use for Authorization
When Use for Authorization is enabled, W-ClearPass can use this authentication
source to fetch role-mapping attributes. This option is enabled by default.
Backup Servers Priority
4. To add a backup server in the event the main server goes down, click Add Backup.
NOTE: Dell recommends setting up one or more backup servers.
Authorization Sources
Specifies additional sources from which role-mapping attributes may be fetched.
5. Select a previously configured authentication source from the drop-down list.
6. To add authentication source to the list of authorization sources, click Add.
To remove the authentication source from the list, click Remove.
If Policy Manager authenticates the user or device from this authentication source, it
also fetches role mapping attributes from these additional authorization sources.
Cache Timeout
Policy Manager caches attributes fetched for an authenticating entity. This
parameter controls the duration in number of seconds for which the attributes are
cached. The default is 36000 seconds (one hour).
Backup Servers Priority
7. To add a backup server, click Add Backup.
If the Backup 1 tab appears, you can specify connection details for a backup
server.
l To remove a backup server, select the server name and click Remove.
l To change the server priority of the backup servers, select Move Up or Move
Down.
This is the order in which Policy Manager attempts to connect to the backup
servers when the primary server is unreachable.
8. When satisfied with these settings, click Next.
The Authentication Sources Primary page opens.