Setting

Description

Name

A descriptive name that will help you to identify the directory. Examples:

  • Internal directory with LDAP Authentication
  • Corporate LDAP for Authentication Only

Directory Type

Select the type of LDAP directory that you will connect to. If you are adding a new LDAP connection, the value you select here will determine the default values for some of the options on the rest of screen. Examples:

  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • OpenDS
  • And more.

Hostname

The host name of your directory server. Examples:

  • ad.example.com
  • ldap.example.com
  • opends.example.com

Port

The port on which your directory server is listening. Examples:

  • 389
  • 10389
  • 636 (for example, for SSL)

Use SSL

Select this check box if the connection to the directory server is an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) connection. Note that you will need to configure an SSL certificate in order to use this setting.

Username

The distinguished name of the user that the application will use when connecting to the directory server. Examples:

  • cn=administrator,cn=users,dc=ad,dc=example,dc=com
  • cn=user,dc=domain,dc=name
  • user@domain.name

Password

The password of the user specified above.

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