LDAP General Settings

1. Click the General tab.
2. Type the IP address or hostname of the LDAP server in the IP Address/Hostname field. See Terminology/Acronyms for hostname rules.
3. Type the port value in the Port field. The default port is 389.
4. Select "LDAP over SSL" if using a secure LDAP server.
5. Select Anonymous Bind if your LDAP server allows anonymous queries. You do not need to enter a user name and password with anonymous binding.

   Note: By default, Windows 2003 does NOT allow anonymous queries. Windows 2000 servers do allow certain anonymous operations, whose query results are based on the permissions of each object.

6. If you are not using anonymous binding, type a username in the User name field. Type a Distinguished Name (DN) to specify the credentials used to query the LDAP server. For DN, enter the common name, organizational unit, and domain.

   For example, type uid=admin,ou=Administrators,ou=TopologyManagement,o=NetscapeRoot. Separate the values with commas but do not use spaces before or after the comma. The values can include spaces, for example, Command Center.

7. Type the password in the Password and Confirm Password fields.
8. To specify where the search for users begins, enter a Distinguished Name in Base DN. For example, ou=Administrators,ou=TopologyManagement,o=NetscapeRoot, searches all organizational units under the domain.
9. To narrow searching to only particular types of objects, type a value in the Filter field. For example, (objectclass=person) will narrow searching to only person objects.
10. Click Test Connection to test the LDAP server using the given parameters. You should receive a confirmation of a successful connection. If not, review the settings carefully for errors and try again.
11. Click Next to proceed to the Advanced tab to set advanced configuration options for the LDAP server.