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Using directory services integration 182
Using directory services integration
In this section
Using LDAP ......................................................................................................................................... 182
LDAP Authentication Only mode ............................................................................................................ 182
LDAP Authentication and Access Control mode........................................................................................ 183
LDAP Authentication and Access Control Query types............................................................................... 183
Enabling directory services integration.................................................................................................... 186
Entering the default LDAP license key...................................................................................................... 188
Configuring LDAP parameters................................................................................................................ 189
Console switch and server query modes.................................................................................................. 193
Setting up the Active Directory for performing group attribute mode queries................................................ 198
Using LDAP
You have two options for using LDAP:
• LDAP Authentication Only
• LDAP Authentication and Access Control
LDAP Authentication Only mode
In LDAP Authentication Only mode, the domain controller authenticates the user name and password, but
access rights are still held on the console switch itself. So the console switch authorizes access. This solves
the problem of distributed password management on the console switches and provides Directory based
security.