Users Guide

194 Configuring Smart Card Authentication

Logging Into the iDRAC6 Using Active Directory

Smart Card Authentication

Log into the iDRAC6 using https.

https://<

IP address>

If the default HTTPS port number (port 443) has been changed, type:

https://<

IP address>

port number

where

IP address

is the IP address for the iDRAC6 and

port number

is the HTTPS port number.

The iDRAC6 Login page is displayed prompting you to insert the

Smart Card.

Insert the Smart Card and click

The PIN pop-up dialog box is displayed.

Enter the PIN and click

Enter the user’s Active Directory password to authenticate the user and

click

You are logged into the iDRAC6 with your credentials as set in Active Directory.

NOTE: If the Smart Card user is present in Active Directory, an Active

Directory password is required along with the SC PIN. In future releases, the

Active Directory password may not be required.

Troubleshooting the Smart Card Logon in iDRAC6

Use the following tips to debug an inaccessible Smart Card:

ActiveX plug-in unable to detect the Smart Card reader

Ensure that the Smart Card is supported on the Microsoft Windows

operating system. Windows supports a limited number of Smart Card

cryptographic service providers (CSPs).

Tip: As a general check to see if the Smart Card CSPs are present on a

particular client, insert the Smart Card in the reader at the Windows logon

(Ctrl-Alt-Del) screen and check to see if Windows detects the Smart Card

and displays the PIN dialog-box.