5. LDAP
Query Mode (Appliance), or for a selected target device when using Query
Mode (Target Device). If a group is found containing the user and the
appliance name, the user is given access to the appliance or attached target
devices, depending on the group contents, when using Query Mode
(Appliance). If a group is found containing the user and target device IDs, the
user is given access to the selected target device connected to the appliance
when using Query Mode (Target Device).
Groups can be nested to a maximum of 16 levels in depth. Use nesting
to create groups within other groups. For example, you may have a top-
level group named Computers that contains a member named R&D,
which is a group. The R&D group may contain a member named
Domestic, which is a group, and so on.
5.3
Setting up Active Directory for performing
queries
Before you can use any of the querying modes for units, you must first make
changes to Active Directory so that the selected querying mode can assign the
applicable authorization level for the user.
To set up group queries:
1.
Log into Windows with administrator privileges.
2.
Open Active Directory software.
3.
Create an organizational unit to be used as a group container.
4.
Create a computer object in Active Directory with a name identical to the
switching system name for querying appliances (specified in the Appliance
Overview screen of the OBWI), or identical to the attached target devices for
querying target devices. The name must match exactly, including case.
5.
The appliance names and target device names used for group queries are
stored in the appliance. The appliance name specified in the Appliance
Overview screen of the OBWI and target device names must identically
match the object names in Active Directory. Each appliance name and target
device name may be comprised of any combination of upper-case and
lower-case letters (a-z, A-Z), digits (0-9), and hyphens (-). You cannot use
spaces and periods (.) or create a name that consists entirely of digits. These
are Active Directory constraints.
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