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Adding an Active Directory Application

In order to integrate with Active Directory, we must first create an application entry in File Access Manager. This entry includes the identification, connection details, and other parameters necessary to create the link.

To add an application, use the New Application Wizard.

  1. Go to Admin > Applications.
  2. Select Add New.
  3. Select Standard Application as the Wizard Type.
  4. Select Next to open the General Details page.

General Details

  • Application Type - Active Directory.
  • Application Name - Logical name of the application.
  • Description - Description of the application.

  • Tags - Select tags for the application from the dropdown menu, and / or type a new name. Select Enter to create a new tag. The dropdown list of tags filters out matching tags as you type and displays up to 50 tags.

    Note

    The tags replace the Logical container field that was used when creating applications in releases before 8.2.

  • Event Manager Server - This option is available if there are more than one event manager servers configured in the system. Select an event manager from the drop down menu.

  • Identity Collector - Select from the Identity Collector dropdown menu.

    • You can create identity collectors in the administrative client. Go to Applications > Configuration > Permissions Management > Identity Collectors. Refer to "OOTB Identity Collection" in the Collector Installation Manager File Access Manager Administrator Guide for further details.
    • If adding a new identity collector, press the Refresh button to update the Identity Collector dropdown list.
    • Select Next to open the Connection Details page.

Connection Details

  • Domain Name - FQDN of the domain.
  • SSL - Must be checked to connect with LDAPS.
  • Domain NetBIOS Name - The short name of the domain.
  • Base DN - Distinguished Name (DN). The level in the AD tree from which to perform a search. This field should remain empty unless needed.
  • Username - The samAccountName of the user defined in the prerequisites, or the UPN if the user is from a different trusted domain.

  • Password - The user’s password.

    Note

    If the user is from a different trusted domain, type the UPN in the User field (username@ fqdn), and type the short name of the domain in the Domain NetBIOS Name.

  • Specific Server Connection - Connection through a specific server instead of selecting a DC dynamically.

  • Pool Size - Number of parallel LDAP connections to DCs (Default is set to 50).
  • Timeout - Timeout for each LDAP query in seconds (Default is set to 15 sec).

Select Next.