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NOTE: Users can view all appliance information, but only Administrators can change settings.
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.
Table 3.3: Viewing Appliance Information
To do this: Select this:
Display the unit’s name or type Appliance - Overview
Display a list of available target devices, their
type and status Target Devices
Enter, change or display the unit’s IP version,
network address, gateway address, subnet
mask, MAC address, LAN speed, DHCP enable
status or ICMP ping reply status
Appliance - Appliance Settings - Network
NOTE: If DHCP is set to Enabled before changing the IP
mode to either IPv4 or IPv6, the user should also verify that
the DHCP server has a predetermined IP address
associated with the MAC address of the remote access
device.
Display the unit’s current firmware revision for
application, boot and Video FPGA Appliance - Appliance Settings - Versions
Display a list of active KVM sessions and their
duration Appliance - Appliance Settings - Sessions - Active
View the unit’s part number, serial number and
EID number Appliance - Properties - Identity
Enter or display the unit’s Site, Department and
Location Appliance - Properties - Location
Enable the inactivity timeout Appliance - Appliance Settings - Sessions - KVM settings
Then, click the Enable Inactivity timeout box.
Change the unit encryption level Appliance - Appliance Settings - Sessions - KVM settings
Then select the level of encryption desired for keyboard/
mouse signals and then video signals.