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Figure 4.2: LDAP Overview Page in the OBWI

To configure LDAP server parameters:

1.Select Appliance - Appliance Settings - User Accounts - LDAP Accounts - Overview.

2.Identify the primary and secondary server address, port and access type in the appropriate fields or radio buttons.

3.Click Save.

LDAP Search parameters

On the LDAP Search page, you can configure the parameters used when searching for LDAP directory service users.

Use the Search DN field to define an administrator-level user that the appliance uses to log into the directory service. Once the appliance is authenticated, the directory service grants it access to the directory to perform the user authentication queries specified on the Query page. The default values are cn=Administrator, cn=Users, dc=yourDomainName and dc=com and may be modified. For example, to define an administrator Distinguished Name (DN) for test.view.com, type cn=Administrator, cn=Users, dc=test, dc=view, and dc=com. This Search DN field is a required field unless the directory service has been configured to enable anonymous search, which is not the default. Each Search DN value must be separated by a comma.

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3200, 3050, 3100 specifications

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