LDAP Server dialog box

EOM Console

When you are adding LDAP users or an LDAP group to Barr EOM, you must specify the LDAP server that you will search. Use this dialog box to specify the LDAP server that contains the users or the group that you want to add. Once the users or group are added, permissions and quotas can be assigned as needed. You can access this dialog box from the LDAP User dialog box or from the LDAP Group dialog box.

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LDAP Server Dialog Box

What do you want to do?


Server type

Specifies a server type of either Microsoft Active Directory Server or Generic LDAP Server. A server type of Generic LDAP Server operates correctly in a Microsoft Active directory environment. However, specifying Microsoft Active Directory Server if you are connecting to an ADS (Active Directory Server) offers the benefits of established security and relationships.

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Server description

Indicates the name by which you want to identify this server.

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Server address

Specifies the DNS (Domain Name System) name of the server. In most cases, you can simply specify the server address in domain name format, for example, barrsystems.com.

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Port

Identifies the standard IP port for the LDAP server.

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Login ID (DN format)

Specifies the DN (distinguished name) of a user with administrative rights.

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Password

Contains this user’s password.

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Verify Connection button

Confirms that a connection can be established with the information you have entered. You will see either Success or Failure to the right of the button.

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