Operation Manual

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User Authentication and Accounting (User Login, Job Accounting) > User Login
Obtain NW User Property
Set the required information to obtain the network user property from the LDAP server. The user name and E-mail
address obtained with this setting is shown in the user information, the status confirmation screen, and the header of
E-mail.
The table below explains the required information to be registered.
*1 If using Active Directory of Windows, the server name may be the same as the server name entered in the network authentication.
*2 If using Active Directory of Windows, displayName of Attribute may be used as "Name 1".
*3 "Name 2" can be left out. When you assign displayName in "Name 1" and department in "Name 2", and if the value of displayName is
"Mike Smith" and the value of department is "Sales" in Active Directory of Windows, the user name appears as "Mike Smith Sales".
*4 If using Active Directory of Windows, mail of Attribute may be used as E-mail Address.
*5 Appears when the server type is set to "Kerberos" in "Network Authentication".
NOTE
To obtain the network user property from the LDAP server, [Network Authentication] must be selected for the
authentication method in User Login on page 9-4
. Select "On" for "LDAP" in Protocol Settings on page 8-45.
Item Descriptions
Server Name *
1
Enter the LDAP server name or the IP address (up to 64 characters). If a server
name is not entered, user information will be acquired from the server set for
Network Authentication.
Port Set the LDAP port number or use the default port 389.
Name 1 *
2
Enter the LDAP Attribute to obtain the user name to be displayed from the
LDAP server (up to 32 characters).
Name 2 *
3
Enter the LDAP Attribute to obtain the user name to be displayed from the
LDAP server (up to 32 characters).
E-mail Address *
4
Enter the LDAP Attribute to obtain the E-mail address from the LDAP server
(up to 32 characters).
Authentic at Type *
5
Set the authentication method. Select [Simple] or [SASL]. After changing the
setting, restart the system or turn the power off and then on.
Search Timeout Set the amount of time to wait before time-out in seconds (from 5 to 255
seconds).
LDAP Security Select the type of encryption according to the type of security employed by the
LDAP server. The value is [Off], [SSL/TLS] or [STARTTLS].