60AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Installer/User Guide

Configuring LDAP

LDAP is a vendor-independent protocol standard used for accessing, querying and updating a directory using TCP/IP. Based on the X.500 Directory Services model, LDAP is a global directory structure that supports strong security features including authentication, privacy and integrity.

If individual user accounts are stored on an LDAP-enabled directory service, such as Active Directory, you can use the directory service to authenticate users. The default values given for the LDAP search and query parameters are defined for use with Active Directory.

The settings made in the OBWI let you configure your authentication configuration parameters. The software sends the username, password and other information to the appliance, which then determines whether the user has permission to view or change configuration parameters for the appliance in the OBWI.

NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, the LDAP default values should be used unless Active Directory has been reconfigured. Modifying the default values may cause LDAP authentication server communication errors.

LDAP Overview parameters

On the Authentication page in the OBWI, you can configure the LDAP authentication priority and the parameters that define LDAP server connection information.

LDAP authentication priority

In the Authentication section of the OBWI, you can disable LDAP, or you can set the authentication priority by choosing whether local authentication or LDAP authentication should happen first.

To configure LDAP authentication priority parameters:

1.Select Configure-Appliance-Authentication.

2.Check the box next to Use LDAP Authentication. Then check the box for Use Local First or Use LDAP First to set the priority.

3.Click Save.

LDAP servers

The Server fields specify the host names or IP addresses of the primary and secondary LDAP servers. The secondary LDAP server is optional.

The Port fields specify the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port numbers that communicate with the LDAP servers. The default value is 389 for non-secure LDAP and 636 for secure LDAP (LDAPS). The default Port ID is automatically entered by the software when an access type is specified.

The Access Type radio buttons specify how a query is sent to each LDAP target device. When using LDAP, all usernames, passwords and other information sent between an appliance and LDAP server are sent as non-secure clear text. Use LDAPS for secure encrypted communication between an appliance and LDAP server.

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Avocent 3008/3016 manual Configuring Ldap, Ldap Overview parameters, Ldap authentication priority, Ldap servers

3016, 3008/3016, 3008 specifications

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