Avocent SPC420 manual Authentication Services

Chapter 6: Authentication Services 89

c.Click Next.

5.The Specify LDAP Connection Settings window will open.

a.Type the address of the LDAP host in dot notation format (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) or type the DNS host name in the Host Address field.

b.Type the number of the port for connecting to the LDAP host in the Port Number field.

c.Specify an SSL encryption mode:

•Click Do Not Use SSL to have authentication performed using unencrypted clear text instead of SSL encryption. This method is the least secure and automatically sets the Port Number field to a default port number of 389.

•Click Use SSL in Trust All Mode to use SSL encryption for data transmission. All server certificates will be trusted and automatically accepted by the DSView 3 software for transmitting data. This SSL method provides medium security and automatically sets the Port Number field to a default port number of 636.

This encryption mode is not recommended for wide area networks (WANs).

•Click Use SSL in Certificate-based Trust Mode to use SSL encryption for data transmission. The DSView 3 software will approve the server and then the certificate before transmitting data. This SSL method provides maximum security and automatically sets the Port Number field to a default port number of 636.

d.Click Enable Chasing of Referrals if you wish to allow the LDAP server to refer DSView 3 software clients to additional directory servers.

e.Click Next.

If you selected Use SSL in Certificate-based Trust Mode, go to step 6.

If you selected Do Not Use SSL or Use SSL in Trust All Mode, go to step 10.

6.The DSView 3 server will try to find a server that has a trusted certificate chain (see System certificate policy and trust store on page 47). If no trusted certificate chain is found, then the Accept Certificate window will open and list all servers that belong to the domain. It will also list the reasons for rejection of the certificate chain.

7.Click Next to accept the certificate.

8.The Specify LDAP User Schema window will open.

a.Type the Base distinguished name (DN) from which to begin searches. This is a required field unless the Directory Service has been configured to allow anonymous search. Each Search DN value must be separated by a comma.

b.Type the key attribute. The default value is common name (cn).

c.Type the object class. The default value is person.

d.Type the full name attribute. The default value is surname (sn).

e.Click Next.

9.The Specify LDAP Group Schema window will open.