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2. Click Authentication in the top navigation bar. The User Authentication Services window
will open.
3. Click Add. The Add Authentication Service Wizard will appear.
4. The Provide Authentication Service Name and Type window will open.
a. Type a name for the external authentication service.
b. Select LDAP from the Type menu.
c. Click Next.
5. The Specify LDAP Connection Settings window will open.
a. Type the address of the LDAP host in dot notation format (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) or type
the DNS host name in the Host Address field.
b. Type the number of the port for connecting to the LDAP host in the Port Number field.
c. Specify an SSL encryption mode:
• Click Do Not Use SSL to have authentication performed using unencrypted clear text
instead of SSL encryption. This method is the least secure and automatically sets
the Port Number field to a default port number of 389.
• Click Use SSL in Trust All Mode to use SSL encryption for data transmission. All
server certificates will be trusted and automatically accepted by the DSView
software for transmitting data. This SSL method provides medium security and
automatically sets the Port Number field to a default port number of 636.
This encryption mode is not recommended for wide area networks (WANs).
•Click Use SSL in Certificate-based Trust Mode to use SSL encryption for data
transmission. The DSView software will approve the server and then the certificate
before transmitting data. This SSL method provides maximum security and
automatically sets the Port Number field to a default port number of 636.
d. Click Enable Chasing of Referrals if you wish to allow the LDAP server to refer
DSView software clients to additional directory servers.
e. Click Next.
If you selected Use SSL in Certificate-based Trust Mode, go to step 6.
If you selected Do Not Use SSL or Use SSL in Trust All Mode, go to step 10.
6. The DSView server will try to find a server that has a trusted certificate chain (see System
certificate policy and trust store on page 52). If no trusted certificate chain is found, then
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