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*Click ''Add'' and fill in the following information: | *Click ''Add'' and fill in the following information: | ||
**Name: Whatever you'd like to call this address book. For this example, I'll use '''foo.com directory'''. | **Name: Whatever you'd like to call this address book. For this example, I'll use '''foo.com directory'''. | ||
**Hostname: This is FQDN of the LDAP server. In the Windows world, this will be a domain controller. In this example, the | **Hostname: This is the FQDN of the LDAP server. In the Windows world, this will be a domain controller. In this example, the domain controller's name is "server1" so we set it for '''server1.foo.com'''. | ||
**Base DN: This setting depends on how your directory is laid out. Point this to the | **Base DN: This setting depends on how your directory is laid out. Point this to the level of the directory at which you want to start searching for users. For this example, we'll assume you are using a the default in Windows and have all your users under the "Users" container so the setting is '''cn=users,dc=foo,dc=com'''. | ||
**Port number: The default is '''389'''. This will default | **Port number: The default is '''389'''. This will change to the default SSL port, 636, if you check the box for "Use secure connection (SSL)." | ||
**Bind DN: This is a username that has | **Bind DN: This is a username that has access to search the LDAP directory. For this example, we assume there is a ''limited access'' user setup just for making LDAP queries -- '''ldapuser@foo.com'''. | ||
**Use secure connection (SSL): For most Windows servers you do not need this checked. | **Use secure connection (SSL): For most Windows servers you do not need this checked. | ||
*Click ''OK'' on the Directory Server Properties window to save your new directory. | *Click ''OK'' on the Directory Server Properties window to save your new directory. | ||