Cisco Systems 5.4.x LDAP is Highly Complex, Plan Ahead, Restrictions Synchronization Concepts

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UserGuide for Cisco Digital Media Manager5.4.x
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Chapter8 Authentication and Fe derated Identity
Concepts
• Synchronization Concepts, page 8-11
• LDAP Concepts, page 8-14
• Password Concepts, page 8-16
• Understand Authentication Property Sheets for LDAP, page 8-17
LDAP is Highly Complex
Caution LDAP-related features of Cisco DMS are meant for use by qualified and experienced admini strators of
MicrosoftActive Directory. Unless you are an Active Directory and LDAP expert, we recommend that you use
embeddedauthentication.
Plan Ahead
• Install and configure Active Directory and Internet Information Services (IIS) before you try to
configure LDAP authentication mode or federation mode in DMS-Admin.
Tip We support IIS6 on Windows Server 2003.
•
Make sure that you have generated or imported certificates as necessary and activated SSL on the
ActiveDirectory server before you try to configure SSL encryption.
Restrictions
Synchronization Concepts
• Synchronization (Replication) Overview, page 8-12
• Synchronization Types, page 8-12
• Understand Manual Synchronization, page 8-13
• Understand Automatic Synchronization, page 8-13
• Guidelines for Synchronization, page8-14
CiscoDMS Release
Support for
ActiveDirectory
Trees Forests
5.3.0 Yes No