Exacq exacqVision Web Service User Manual - Manual (Page 23)

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ACTIVE DIRECTORY SUPPORT FOR WEB SERVICE
exacqVision Web Client and Exacq Mobile app users can use domain credentials to log in to exacqVision servers if
the following are true:
1. The exacqVision server is configured to communicate with Active Directory (AD) or LDAP.
2. User permissions are mapped to AD or LDAP groups or users.
3. The server running the exacqVision Web Service is configured as part of the domain.
Items 1 and 2, related to configuring the exacqVision server, are described in the AD guides for each platform
available at https://exacq.com/support/specsheets.php?perma=exacqVision+User+Manuals.
To configure the exacqVision Web Service to communicate with AD in either Windows and Linux, see the
instructions in the following sections.
NOTES:
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When using domain credentials, the username should be specified as <username>@<domain>.
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You cannot configure an AD account as the stored passthrough account in the Web Service configuration.
Only AD accounts can be used by installed client, web client and mobile app users.
ACTIVE DIRECTORY IN WINDOWS-BASED WEB SERVICE
When using Windows client computers and Windows domains, it is recommended that you configure your Active
Directory (AD) server’s IP address as one of your DNS servers. Then you should make sure the AD server’s fully
qualified host name resolves. If there are any DNS resolution issues, Windows login will require a large amount of
time for processing, and it will ultimately fail.
To join your Windows system to the AD domain, complete the following steps:
1. On the system’s Desktop, right-click System and select Properties.
2. Select the Computer Name tab.
3. Click the Change button to join the domain.
4. Specify a unique computer name. (If you change the name, you must restart the system before
continuing.)
5. Select Domain and enter the AD domain.
6. Enter an authorized domain username and password.
7. Restart the system.
NOTE: When adding an exacqVision server with an Enterprise license configured on the AD domain, you cannot
configure an AD account as passthrough. AD accounts must manually log in every time.