Add LDAP server

To connect to one or more LDAP servers in Aeneis, add an LDAP server in the ServerAdministration.

Instruction:

  1. Open the ServerAdministration

  2. Open the area Authentication | LDAP

  3. Click the Add LDAP Server button:

  1. Enter the server data in the Add LDAP Server dialog:

    Setting

    Description

    ID

    ID of the LDAP server (any name)

    Description

    Optional description of the LDAP server

    Schema name

    Directory service of the server:

    Microsoft Active Directory

    Domain

    Domain of the LDAP server

    User

    Service user whose account is used to access the LDAP server

    Password

    Password of the service user

    Host

    Host name of the LDAP server

    Port

    Port of the LDAP server

    BaseDN

    Base DN (Distinguished Name) with the path to the object from which synchronization takes place.

    • cn = Common Name

    • ou = Organizational Unit

    • dc = Domain Component

    Specify the BaseDN here so that all objects that should be available in Aeneis (users, groups, etc.) are under the defined OU. Specify at least one OU here.

    If all objects are directly below e.g. "DC=domain,DC=en", then use the global catalog port (port 3268, SSL port 3269). This port may still need to be enabled by IT.

    UserDN

    Here you can specify a user DN (Distinguished Name)

    Use SSL

    Use SSL protocol

    SSL port

    If an SSL protocol is used, an SSL port must be entered here

    LDAP user name

    Default LDAP field used for mapping. Define here the LDAP attribute that will be used for the user name

    LDAP User ID

    Default LDAP field used for mapping. Define here the LDAP attribute that will be used for the ID of the user

    LDAP user display name

    Default LDAP field used for mapping. Define here the LDAP attribute that will be used for the display name

    LDAP user class DN

    Classes to be filtered from the LDAP

  1. To verify the entries, you can test the connection to the server. To do this, click the Test Connection button in the Add LDAP Server dialog

  2. Add the LDAP server via Add LDAP server

Result:

LDAP server is created and listed in the ServerAdministration.