LDAP Configuration

Connecting to the LDAP Server

1. Navigate to the VALT software either through the IP Address or the FQDN using Chrome, Firefox, or other standard web browser
2. Log in using your login credentials

   Note: (Default credentials: Username = admin | Password = admin)

3. Click on Admin -> Users & Groups -> LDAP -> Show Advanced Settings

   

4. Scroll down to Servers

   

5. Enter in your LDAP Server information:

   	A:	Enter the IP Address or FQDN of your Active Directory or other LDAP compatible server in the Server field Note: If you are using LDAPS, enter the IP or FQDN as ldaps://myldapsserver.com
   	B:	Enter a Service Account user with read access in the LDAP Bind User field Note: The user must be entered as user@domain.com
   	C:	Enter the Service Account password
   	D:	Enter in the Base DN of the Service Account Note: Base DN must be entered in the form of DC=ad,DC=ipivs,DC=com
   	E:	Select either Active Directory or Open LDAP
   	F:	Click Save

   
   

   • If the credentials were accepted and a connection was established, you will receive a message stating connected and you will see your LDAP Server in Green:
     

   
   

   • If the connection fails, you will receive an error message stating Wrong Credentials:
     

   Syncing Security Groups

   1. To sync users accounts, navigate to Sync Schedules

      

   2. Once here, start entering in the following information:

      	A:	Enter in a name for the Security Group Note: Try to keep these similar to the VALT groups you have created
      	B:	Enter in the DN for the Security Group, omitting the DC components Example: CN=Service Accounts,OU=Users,OU=Install
      	C:	Select the VALT Group to have the users added to Note: The VALT groups need to be created before you can link the Security Groups to them
      	D:	Choose either Manual or Automatic Sync Type Note: Automatic syncs users every day at 7AM server time whereas Manual requires an Admin account to manually sync the users'
      	E:	Select any Additional Groups you would like the users added to
      	F:	Click Save

   3. Test that the user import worked:

   A. Click on the Group

   B. Click Import

   

   
   

   • If the import was successful, and there are users assigned to Security Groups, you will see this message:
     

   

   
   

   • If the import failed, and there are users assigned to Security Groups, you will see this message:
     

   

   
   Note: If the import failed, and you have users assigned to a group, most likely either your Bind Script in the Sync Schedule block or the Base DN in the Server block are entered incorrectly

   Importing an Individual User

   

   1. Type the distinguished name for the user into the LDAP field, omitting the DC components

      Example: CN=testuser,OU=Users

   2. Select a Group from the Group to Add field.

      Note: If you do not select a group, the user will still be important and must be assigned a group manually.