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Figure 3.8: Active Directory - Define Groups

Setting up Active Directory for performing queries

Before you can use any of the querying modes for units, you must first make changes to Active Directory so that the selected querying mode can assign the applicable authorization level for the user.

To set up group queries:

1.Log into Windows with administrator privileges.

2.Open Active Directory software.

3.Create an organizational unit to be used as a group container.

4.Create an object in Active Directory with a name identical to the switching system name for querying appliances (specified in the Appliance Overview screen of the OBWI), or identical to the attached target devices for querying target devices. The name must match exactly, including case.

5.The appliance names and target device names used for group queries are stored in the appliance. The appliance name specified in the Appliance Overview screen of the OBWI and target device names must identically match the object names in Active Directory. Each appliance name and target device name may be comprised of any combination of upper-case and lower-case letters (a-z, A-Z), digits (0-9) and hyphens (-). You cannot use spaces and periods (.) or create a name that consists entirely of digits. These are Active Directory constraints.

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Avocent IP 1020 manual Setting up Active Directory for performing queries, To set up group queries

IP 1020 specifications

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