User's Manual
• 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 Rack Power
Manager 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 Rack Power Manager 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 Rack
Power Manager 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 Rack Power Manager server will try to find a server that has a trusted certificate chain
(see System certificate policy and trust store on page 50). If no trusted certificate chain is
found, then the Accept Certificate window will open and list all servers that belong to the
domain. It will also list the reasons for rejection of the certificate chain.
7. Click Next to accept the certificate.
8. The Specify LDAP User Schema window will open.
a. Type the Base distinguished name (DN) from which to begin searches. This is a
required field unless the Directory Service has been configured to allow anonymous
search. Each Search DN value must be separated by a comma.
b. Type the key attribute. The default value is common name (cn).
c. Type the object class. The default value is person.
d. Type the full name attribute. The default value is surname (sn).
e. Click Next.
9. The Specify LDAP Group Schema window will open.
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