Active Directory (AD) server authentication
This function allows you to connect to an existing Active Directory server. You can also observe the status of this connection and check if users and groups were recently synchronized.
To connect to the existing AD click the “Join AD server" button.
Status description:
- Connection - shows whether you are connected to an AD server or not,
- Users/groups list - shows when were the lists of users and groups last synchronized or if they are synchronizing.
Users and groups are synchronized with an Active Directory server every 2 hours. Synchronization can also be started manually by using the “Synchronize” button.
Optionally, you can set the “AD server authentication settings”. In this case, you must fill in the following fields:
- Realm,
- Server IP,
- Administrator name,
- Password.
NOTE: Password cannot contain:
- special characters such as ' " ` ^ & $ # ~ [ ] \ / | *
- spaces,
- less than 12 and more than 16 characters.