Configuring LDAP Servers
LDAP enables information from a distributed, location-independent and hierarchical database in a network to be queried and modified. You can use multiple LDAP servers with API Portal. Any existing LDAP data needs to be deleted manually if you wish not to have the data. You can configure a single or multiple LDAP servers.
You have the Administrator Role to perform this task.
To configure LDAP servers
1. Log on to UMC as an Administrator.
2. Click Configuration.
3. Click the arrow next to LDAP.
This lists various configuration options available.
4. Click General settings.
5. Click 
Edit. 6. Select Activate LDAP.
Select this option if you want to configure just one LDAP server.
7. Select Activate multiple LDAP integration.
Select this option if you want to configure multiple LDAP servers.
8. Click Save.
9. You can add LDAP servers in one of the following ways:
You can add individual LDAP server and repeat the following steps to add multiple LDAP servers.
i. Click Add.
The Add LDAP server dialog opens.
ii. Provide the required information:
ID of LDAP server.
Display name of the LDAP server.
LDAP server URL.
LDAP server fallback URL
User name of the user who has access to the LDAP content.
Password of this user.
Specify whether or not SSL should be used and in which mode.
Specify whether the host names and certificates should be verified.
Specify the connection timeout.
Specify the read timeout.
Click
Save.
You can configure LDAP servers by importing a configuration file. The configuration file can have configuration details for one or more LDAP servers.
i. Click
to import a configuration file.
ii. Click Select file.
iii. Select the required file.
iv. Click Open.
v. Click Upload.
The configuration file is uploaded and the configuration applied.
Note: The uploaded configuration file overwrites the existing LDAP configuration.
10. Click the arrow next to LDAP.
It displays the LDAP servers added below the
General settings option. Click on individual LDAP servers to view the details of the LDAP server and test the connection by clicking
.
You can download the configured LDAP servers information as a configuration file by clicking
the export icon.
When there are multi LDAPs configured, a user has to login with ldap_id\user_id during login.