Enabling External Authentication of Administrative Users

Step 1

[New Web Interface Only] On the Security Management appliance, click to load the legacy web interface.

Step 2

Choose Management Appliance > System Administration > Users page.

Step 3

Click Enable.

Step 4

Select the Enable External Authentication check box.

Step 5

Select LDAP for the authentication type.

Step 6

Select the LDAP external authentication query that authenticates users.

Step 7

Enter the number of seconds that the appliance waits for a response from the server before timing out.

Step 8

Enter the name of a group from the LDAP directory that you want the appliance to authenticate, and select the role for the users in the group.

Step 9

Optionally, click Add Row to add another directory group. Repeat steps 7 and 8 for each directory group that the appliance authenticates.

Step 10

Submit and commit your changes.