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Chapter 4: Preparing for your Active Directory single sign-on configuration
Before you begin
Review the following before beginning your single sign-on configuration.
Software requirements
Cloud NMC server
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Local Authenticator service
You download the Local Authenticator installation file from your NMC console. For more information,
see “About the Local Authenticator” on page 20.
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Server on which to install the Local Authenticator with the following:
l Latest version of the Microsoft .NET Framework installed
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One of the following operating systems:
l Microsoft® Windows Server 2012
l Microsoft® Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit)
l Microsoft® Windows Server 2016
l Microsoft® Windows Server 2019
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SSL certificate, issued by a certificate authority (CA)
Nuance Management Center does not support self-signed certificates.
On-premise NMC server
None. On-premise installations do not require the Local Authenticator for single sign-on.
Other requirements
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When you create user accounts in the NMC console, each user's login must match that user's
Windows Domain login exactly.
For more information on creating user accounts, see the Nuance Management Center Administrator
Guide.
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If you're using Kerberos authentication instead of NTLM, you must run the SetSPN.exe Windows
utility.
SetSPN.exe is included with Microsoft's Windows Support Tools. If this package is not already
installed on a computer in your domain, you can download it. For more information, see “Running the
SetSPN.exe Windows utility” on page 18.
Checklist—Planning the single sign-on setup
Task Reference
Review software requirements “Software requirements” on page 13
Open port 389 TCP. “Opening required ports” on page 1
Create an NMC console “Creating an NMC console Administrator user for Active
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