Nortel Networks 4050 manual Adding Ldap macros, Add an Ldap Macro fields

296Chapter 6 Configuring authentication

Adding LDAP macros

To create an LDAP macro variable, perform the following steps:

1Select the Secure Access Domain > domain > AAA > Authentication > ldap > LDAP Macros tab.

The LDAP Macros screen appears (see Figure 71 on page 295).

2Click Add.

The Add an LDAP Macro dialog box appears (see Figure 72).

Figure 72 Add an LDAP Macro

3Enter the LDAP macro information in the applicable fields. Table 48 describes the Add an LDAP Macro fields.

Table 48 Add an LDAP Macro fields

Field	Description
Variable Name	Specifies the name of the variable.
Attribute Name	Specifies the LDAP user attribute whose value will be
	retrieved from the client’s LDAP/Active Directory user
	record.
Prefix	Specifies values at the start of the string that you want to
	ignore, if the value string of the LDAP attribute is long and
	you wish to extract only part of it. Combine with a suffix if
	the value you want is in the middle of the string.
Suffix	Specifies values at the end of the string that you want to
	ignore, if the value string of the LDAP attribute is long and
	you wish to extract only part of it. Combine with a prefix if
	the value you want is in the middle of the string.

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