Site Settings

TANDBERG CONTENT SERVER ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE

About Authentication

This section allows you to configure authentication modes for the Content Server. Authentication determines how users log in to the Content Server and the username and password that they must use. For more information, see also the Prompting Users to Log in section.

There are three modes of authentication supported by the Content Server:

Local

LDAP

Domain

These are each explained in the section that follows.

Administrators and Owners always need to authenticate. Users wanting to view conferences can log in, or they can be given guest access to view some or all conferences without logging in. For more information on configuring guest access, see the User Properties section.

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Authentication Modes

Local Authentication

In local authentication mode, only users with valid local accounts who have been added through the User Management page will be able to log in. Local authentication can be used if there are not a lot of users using the Content Server, since every account has to be manually set up through the Windows Server administration menu.

Both LDAP and Domain authentication methods require the details of a Microsoft Active Directory Server to be entered in the Authentication section. At

this time, only Microsoft Active Directory Server is supported by the TANDBERG Content Server.

Clicking on the Save button (see Site Settings) will perform a check of the LDAP server settings as the Content Server attempts to bind to the LDAP server. Changes to Site Settings will not be saved if the LDAP settings entered are incorrect.

Domain Authentication

Domain authentication can only be used if the Content Server has been added to a domain. If you add the Content Server to an existing domain, you need to define a separate security policy for the Content Server, otherwise the existing security policies may prevent the server from functioning correctly. Please contact your authorized TANDBERG reseller or partner for details of the recommended security policy settings.

Under Domain authentication, users with domain accounts and local users are able to log in. The local administrator account can be used to administer the server, or some domain users can be given administrative privileges.

LDAP Authentication

LDAP authentication does not require the Content Server to be added to a domain.

Before changing authentication from local to LDAP, the local administrator must add at least one LDAP user with administrative privileges to the Content Server. To do this, go to User Management > Add Users and enter at least one valid username in the Add Administrators section.

Under LDAP authentication local users cannot log in using the standard login method. However, the local administrator can log in by adding the following string: #page:login&rescue:true to the end of the Content Server URL in the browser.

Example: The URL will look like this: http://<ContentServerIPaddress>/tcs/#page:login&rescue:true

Hit the Enter key on your keyboard and log in with the local administrator account in the resulting pop-up window.

While it is possible for the local administrator to login using this method, it is more convenient to give an LDAP user account administrative privileges.

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TCS

 

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Appendices

Administration

 

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