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Transparent cooperation with Active Directory (Active Directory mapping)
WinRoute can use accounts and groups stored in Active Directory directly — no import to
the local database is performed. Specific WinRoute parameters are added by the template
of the corresponding account. These parameters can also be edited individually.
This type is the least demanding from the administrator’s point of view (all user accounts
and groups are managed in Active Directory) and it is the only one that allows using
accounts from multiple Active Directory domains.
Note: In cases when users are authenticated at the domain (all described types excluding the
first one), it is recommended to create at least one local account in WinRoute that has both
read and write rights, or keep the original Admin account. This account provides connection
to the WinRoute administration in case of the network or domain server failure.
15.1 Viewing and definitions of user accounts
To define local user accounts, import accounts to the local database or/and configure ac-
counts mapped from the domain, go to the User Accounts tab in the Users and Groups →Users
section.
Figure15.1 WinRoute user accounts
Domain
Use the Domain option to select a domain for which user accounts as well as other para-
meters will be defined. This item provides a list of mapped Active Directory domains (see
chapter 15.4) and the local (internal) user database.
Search
The Search engine can be used to filter out user accounts meeting specified criteria.
The searching is interactive — each symbol typed or deleted defines the string which is
evaluated immediately and all accounts including the string in either Name,Full name
or Description are viewed. The icon next to the entry can be clicked to clear the filtering
string and display all user accounts in the selected domain (if the Search entry is blank,
the icon is hidden).