Chapter 31 AAA Server

Table 154 Configuration > Object > AAA Server > Active Directory (or LDAP) > Add (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Base DN

Specify the directory (up to 127 alphanumerical characters). For example, o=ZyXEL,

 

c=US.

 

This is only for LDAP.

 

 

Use SSL

Select Use SSL to establish a secure connection to the AD or LDAP server(s).

 

 

Search time limit

Specify the timeout period (between 1 and 300 seconds) before the ZyWALL disconnects

 

from the AD or LDAP server. In this case, user authentication fails.

 

Search timeout occurs when either the user information is not in the AD or LDAP

 

server(s) or the AD or LDAP server(s) is down.

 

 

Case-sensitive

Select this if the server checks the case of the usernames.

User Names

 

 

 

Bind DN

Specify the bind DN for logging into the AD or LDAP server. Enter up to 127

 

alphanumerical characters.

 

For example, cn=zywallAdmin specifies zywallAdmin as the user name.

Password

If required, enter the password (up to 15 alphanumerical characters) for the ZyWALL to

 

bind (or log in) to the AD or LDAP server.

 

 

Retype to Confirm

Retype your new password for confirmation.

 

 

Login Name

Enter the type of identifier the users are to use to log in. For example “name” or “e-mail

Attribute

address”.

 

 

Alternative Login

If there is a second type of identifier that the users can use to log in, enter it here. For

Name Attribute

example “name” or “e-mail address”.

 

 

Group

An AD or LDAP server defines attributes for its accounts. Enter the name of the attribute

Membership

that the ZyWALL is to check to determine to which group a user belongs. The value for

Attribute

this attribute is called a group identifier; it determines to which group a user belongs. You

 

can add ext-group-useruser objects to identify groups based on these group identifier

 

values.

 

For example you could have an attribute named “memberOf” with values like “sales”,

 

“RD”, and “management”. Then you could also create a ext-group-useruser object for

 

each group. One with “sales” as the group identifier, another for “RD” and a third for

 

“management”.

 

 

Domain

Select the Enable checkbox to enable domain authentication for MSChap.

Authentication for

This is only for Active Directory.

MSChap

 

User Name

Enter the user name for the user who has rights to add a machine to the domain.

 

This is only for Active Directory.

 

 

User Password

Enter the password for the associated user name.

 

This is only for Active Directory.

 

 

Retype to Confirm

Retype your new password for confirmation.

 

This is only for Active Directory.

 

 

Realm

Enter the realm FQDN.

 

This is only for Active Directory.

 

 

Configuration

Use a user account from the server specified above to test if the configuration is correct.

Validation

Enter the account’s user name in the Username field and click Test.

 

 

OK

Click OK to save the changes.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to discard the changes.

 

 

 

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