VBrick Systems Portal Server ETV v4.1 - Manual (Page 80)

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authenticating against Microsoft's Active Directory, check the
LDAP Server is Microsoft
Active Directory
check box and enter the path to the LDAP server in the
LDAP Path
box. If
authenticating against a directory other than Microsoft Active Directory, do not check
LDAP
Server is Microsoft Active Directory
. LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a
standardized method to access directories from multiple vendors. A complete discussion of
LDAP is beyond the scope of this document.
Enable Authentication and
Authorization Enable authentication and authorization which requires users
to login and be authenticated. If not checked, all users have
access to all functionality and content.
Use VBrick database Use the VBrick (non LDAP) database provided with ETV
Portal Server.
Use LDAP database Use an LDAP database. VBrick supports major LDAP
vendors but only Microsoft Active Directory and Novell
eDirectory are fully tested and supported.
LDAP Server is Microsoft
Active Directory Check only if using Microsoft Active Directory.
Use Integrated Windows
Authentication Use "single sign-on." This means that once you login to your
local network, you can open ETV Portal Server without re-
entering your login credentials. See below Single Sign-On.
Use Independent Group
Entries If unchecked (the default), the user's group memberships are
stored as attributes of the user's directory entry identified by
the
Attribute for Groups
field. If checked, MCS will support
LDAP models where group entries are independent of user
entries. If checked, the Independent Group ObjectClass and
Independent Group Identifier fields are required.
LDAP Path† Required by ETV Portal Server. Case sensitive. Must begin
with
LDAP://
Points to a specific position in the LDAP tree
and also includes the machine IP address (or Domain name)
on which the server is running. For example use
LDAP://
myLDAPServer
with Microsoft Active Directory; use
LDAP://
myLDAPServer:636
with Novell eDirectory. For more
information, see Installing the Root Certificate on page 73.
Attribute for Usernames† Required by ETV Portal Server. Attribute to identify a user.
The following sample username attributes are widely used but
refer to a specific LDAP schema:
• Microsoft Active Directory:
sAMAccountName
• Novell eDirectory:
uid
Attribute for Groups† Required by ETV Portal Server. Attribute to identify the group
to which a user belongs. The following sample group
attributes are widely used but refer to a particular LDAP
schema:
• Microsoft Active Directory:
memberOf
• Novell eDirectory:
groupMembership
User Base DN Base distinguishing name (DN) of user nod and/or the Base
DN for the Master Username.