User`s guide

Configuration>Security>Authentication
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AlterPath OnSite Administrator’s and User’s Guide
Before starting this procedure, find out the following information from the
LDAP server’s administrator:
• The distinguished name of the search base
• The LDAP domain name
• Whether to use secure LDAP
• The authentication server’s IP address
An administrative user can enter information in the following two fields, but
an entry is not required:
• The LDAP password
• The LDAP user name
Work with the LDAP server’s administrator to ensure that following types of
accounts are set up on the LDAP server and that the administrators of the
OnSite and connected devices know the passwords assigned to the accounts:
• An account for “admin”
• If LDAP authentication is specified for the OnSite, accounts for all users
who need to log into the OnSite to administer connected devices.
• One or more groups listing all the users
• If LDAP authentication is specified for KVM ports, accounts for users
who need administrative access to the connected devices.
Make sure to configure a group or groups on the OnSite with the same names
and members as the group or groups on the LDAP authentication server. (See
“To Add a Group [Expert]” on page 295.)
1. Go to Configuration>Authentication>LDAP in Expert mode.
The “LDAP” screen displays with “LDAP Server” and “LDAP Search
Base” fields filled in from the current values in the /etc/ldap.conf
file.