Users Guide

To log in to iDRAC as a local user using smart card:
1 Access the iDRAC web interface using the link https://[IP address].
The iDRAC Login page is displayed prompting you to insert the smart card.
NOTE: 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 iDRAC and [port number] is the HTTPS port number.
2 Insert the Smart Card into the reader and click Login.
A prompt is displayed for the Smart Card’s PIN. A password in not required.
3 Enter the Smart Card PIN for local Smart Card users.
You are logged in to the iDRAC.
NOTE: If you are a local user for whom Enable CRL check for Smart Card Logon is enabled, iDRAC attempts to
download the CRL and checks the CRL for the user's certicate. The login fails if the certicate is listed as revoked in
the CRL or if the CRL cannot be downloaded for some reason.
Related link
Enabling or disabling smart card login
Conguring iDRAC smart card login for local users
Logging in to iDRAC as an Active Directory user using a smart
card
Before you log in as an Active Directory user using Smart Card, make sure to:
• Upload a Trusted Certicate Authority (CA) certicate (CA-signed Active Directory certicate) to iDRAC.
• Congure the DNS server.
• Enable Active Directory login.
• Enable Smart Card login.
To log in to iDRAC as an Active Directory user using smart card:
1 Log in to iDRAC using the link https://[IP address].
The iDRAC Login page is displayed prompting you to insert the Smart Card.
NOTE
: If the default HTTPS port number (port 443) is changed, type: https://[IP address]:[port number]
where, [IP address] is the iDRAC IP address and [port number] is the HTTPS port number.
2 Insert the Smart Card and click Login.
The PIN pop-up is displayed.
3 Enter the PIN and click Submit.
You are logged in to iDRAC with your Active Directory credentials.
NOTE
:
If the smart card user is present in Active Directory, an Active Directory password is not required.
Related link
Enabling or disabling smart card login
Conguring iDRAC smart card login for Active Directory users
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