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Table 34, LDAP Server Configuration Parameters

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Table 34: LDAP Server Configuration Parameters Parameter Description Name Enter a name for the server. IP address Enter the IP address of the LDAP server. Auth port Enter the authorization port number of the LDAP server. The default port number is 389. Admin-DN Enter a distinguished name for the admin user with read/search privileges across all the entries in the LDAP database (the user need not have write privileges, but the user must be able to search the database, and read attributes of other users in the database). Admin password Enter a password for administrator. Base-DN Enter a distinguished name for the node that contains the entire user database. Filter Specify the filter to apply when searching for a user in the LDAP database. The default filter string is (objectclass=*). Key Attribute Specify the attribute to use as a key while searching for the LDAP server. For Active Directory, the value is sAMAccountName Timeout Enter a value between 1 and 30 seconds. The default value is 5. Retry count Enter a value between 1 and 5. The default value is 3. Dead Time Specify a dead time for the authentication server in minutes within the range of 1-1440 minutes. The default dead time interval is 5 minutes. When two or more authentication servers are configured on the W-IAP and a server is unavailable, the dead time configuration determines the duration for which the authentication server would be available if the server is marked as unavailable. l TACACS-To configure TACACS server, select the TACACS option and configure the following parameters: Table 35: TACACS Configuration Parameters Parameter Description Name Enter a name for the server. IP address Enter the IP address of the TACACS server. Auth Port Enter a TCPIP port used by the server. The default port number is 49. Shared Key Enter a secret key of your choice to authenticate communication between the TACACS+ client and the server. Retype Key Re-enter the shared key. Timeout Enter a number between 1 and 30 seconds to indicate the timeout period for TACACS+ requests. The default value is 20 seconds. 154 | Authentication and User Management Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 | User Guide

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Parameter
Description
Name
Enter a name for the server.
IP address
Enter the IP address of the LDAP server.
Auth port
Enter the authorization port number of the LDAP server. The default port number is 389.
Admin-DN
Enter a distinguished name for the admin user with read/search privileges across all the entries in
the LDAP database (the user need not have write privileges, but the user must be able to search the
database, and read attributes of other users in the database).
Admin
password
Enter a password for administrator.
Base-DN
Enter a distinguished name for the node that contains the entire user database.
Filter
Specify the filter to apply when searching for a user in the LDAP database. The default filter string is
(objectclass=*)
.
Key
Attribute
Specify the attribute to use as a key while searching for the LDAP server. For Active Directory, the
value is
sAMAccountName
Timeout
Enter a value between 1 and 30 seconds. The default value is 5.
Retry count
Enter a value between 1 and 5. The default value is 3.
Dead Time
Specify a dead time for the authentication server in minutes within the range of 1–1440 minutes.
The default dead time interval is 5 minutes.
When two or more authentication servers are configured on the W-IAP and a server is unavailable,
the dead time configuration determines the duration for which the authentication server would be
available if the server is marked as unavailable.
Table 34:
LDAP Server Configuration Parameters
l
TACACS
—To configure TACACS server, select the
TACACS
option and configure the following parameters:
Parameter
Description
Name
Enter a name for the server.
IP address
Enter the IP address of the TACACS server.
Auth Port
Enter a TCPIP port used by the server. The default port number is 49.
Shared Key
Enter a secret key of your choice to authenticate communication between the TACACS+ client and
the server.
Retype Key
Re-enter the shared key.
Timeout
Enter a number between 1 and 30 seconds to indicate the timeout period for TACACS+ requests.
The default value is 20 seconds.
Table 35:
TACACS Configuration Parameters