Content Manager 25.2 Content Manager

# LDAP Connection tab

For an overview how Directory Synchronisation works, see Directory Synchronisation.

The Content Manager Directory Synchronisation functionality is driven from a configuration file which is stored in XML format.

The configuration file can be created and edited from within the Content Manager Directory Synchronisation user interface or using a text editor.

- LDAP Server - enter the fully qualified name or IP address of the LDAP Server that you want to import entries from.
- LDAP Port - enter the port number through which you need to connect to your LDAP Server (389 is the default port).
- Authentication Method - choose the authentication method that is to be used to connect to the selected LDAP server.
  - Anonymous works with most LDAP servers but will allow only limited access.
  - NTLM works for Active Directory Only. It requires the Windows username and password to be supplied.
  - Basic authentication works with all tested LDAP servers. It requires the fully distinguished user name (e.g. cn=username,o=organization name) and password to be supplied.
- Use TLS - select this option to apply SSL encryption on the connection to the LDAP server. Enable this option if using Directory Synchronization with Azure Active Directory.
- Login DN - enter the Distinguished Name (DN) of the user account which will be used to connect to the LDAP Server.
- Password - enter the password of the user account that will be used to connect to the LDAP server.
- Connection Timeout (s) - the number of seconds to wait before a connection times out.
- Search Timeout (s) - the number of seconds to wait before a search times out.
- Search Page Size - specifies the number of objects that can be returned in a single search. If the number of objects exceeds the page size, Content Manager performs multiple searches.
- Chase Referrals - sometimes, an LDAP server refers to other LDAP servers for details of entries under a particular node. Select to include items from referred LDAP servers in the search.
- Dereference Aliases - in LDAP, an alias entry can contain the Distinguished Name (DN) or Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) of another object to which it is pointing. When the search looks up an object by using the alias, the alias is dereferenced to return the object that is pointed to by the alias. Aliasing is commonly used when names are changed or when organizations are merged to point the old entry to the new one. Select if you want aliases to be dereferenced.
- Test Connection button - tests configuration details for a successful connection to the LDAP server.

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Product: Content Manager 25.2

Topic Title: LDAP Connection tab