Configuring a Secure Access Active Directory or NT Domain Instance (NSM Procedure)
To configure an Active Directory or Windows NT domain server instance:
- In the NSM navigation tree, select Device Manager > Devices.
- Click the Device Tree tab, and then double-click the Secure Access device for which you want to configure an Active Directory or NT domain instance.
- Click the Configuration tab
and select Authentication > Auth Servers. The corresponding workspace appears.
Note: If you want to update an existing server instance, click the appropriate link in the Auth Server Name box, and perform the steps 5 through 8.
- Click the New button. The New dialog box appears.
- In the Auth Server Name list, specify a name to identify the server instance.
- Select AD/NT Server from the Auth Server Type list.
- Configure the server using the settings described in Table 49.
- Click one:
- OK—Saves the changes.
- Cancel—Cancels the modifications.
Table 49: Active Directory or NT Domain Instance Configuration Details
Option | Function | Your Action |
---|---|---|
AD/NT Settings > General tab | ||
Primary Domain Controller or Active Directory | Specifies the name or IP address for the primary domain controller or Active Directory server. | Enter the name or IP address. |
Secondary Domain Controller or Active Directory | Specifies the name or IP address for the backup domain controller or Active Directory server. | Enter the name or IP address. |
Domain | Specifies the domain name of the Active Directory or Windows NT server. | Enter the domain name of the Active Directory or Windows NT domain. Note: For example, if the Active Directory domain name is us.amr.asgqa.net and you want to authenticate users who belong to the US domain, enter US as the domain. |
Allow domain to be specified as part of username | Allows users to sign in by entering a domain name in
the Username box in the format: | Select AD/NT Settings > General > Allow domain to be specified as part of username to enable this feature. |
Allow trusted domains | Allows users to get group information from all trusted domains within a forest. | Select AD/NT Settings > General >Allow trusted domains to enable this feature. |
Domain Controller is a Windows 2008 server | Specifies if the backend domain controller is a Windows 2008 server. Tip: The Windows 2008 server has several enhancements to the Active Directory server, which is now called Active Directory Domain Services. | Select Domain Controller is a Windows 2008 server to enable this feature. |
Admin Username | Specifies an administrator username for the AD or NT server. | Enter an administrator username for the AD or NT server. |
Admin Password | Specifies an administrator password for the AD or NT server. | Enter an administrator password for the AD or NT server. |
Kerberos (most secure) | Allows the Secure Access device to send user credentials to Kerberos. | Select AD/NT Settings > General >Kerberos (most secure) to enable this feature. |
NTLMV2 (moderately secure) | Allows the Secure Access device to send user credentials to NTLMv2. | Select AD/NT Settings > General >NTLMV2 (moderately secure) to enable this feature. |
NTLMV1 (least secure) | Allows the Secure Access device to send user credentials to NTLMv1. | Select AD/NT Settings > General >NTLMV1 (least secure) to enable this feature. |
Use LDAP to get Kerberos realm name | Allows the Secure Access device to retrieve the Kerberos realm name from the Active Directory server using the specified administrator credentials. | Select AD/NT Settings > General >Specify Kerberos realm name to enable this feature. |
Specify Kerberos realm name | Specifies Kerberos realm name. | Enter the name. |
AD/NT Settings > Advanced tab | ||
User may belong to Domain Local Groups across trust boundaries | Specifies that the selected user belongs to the Domain Local Groups who honor trust relationships in the Active Directory. | Select AD/NT Settings > Advanced > User may belong to Domain Local Groups across trust boundaries to enable this feature. |
Container Name | Specifies the name that the Secure Access device uses to join the specified Active Directory domain as a computer. | Enter the computer name. |
Server Catalog > Expressions tab | ||
Name | Specifies a name for the user expression in the Active Directory or NT domain server user directory. | Enter a name. |
Value | Specifies a value for the user expression in the Active Directory or NT Domain server user directory. | Enter a value. |
Server Catalog > Groups tab | ||
Name | Specifies the name of the group | Enter a name. |
Groups | Specifies the admin’s domain local groups information. | Enter a name. |
AD Group | Specifies the group that contains the administrators to enable centralized administration in an Active Directory domain. | Enter a name. |