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External Server Settings

To display: [Utility][Administrator Settings][User Authentication/Account Track][External Server Settings]

When employing external server authentication, register the authentication server. When registering multiple authentication servers, register the one you want to normally use as the default value.

Select a number for registering the server and tap [New].

Settings

Description

[Server Name]

Enter the name of your authentication server (using up to 32 characters).

Assign an easy-to-understand name to the authentication server to be registered.

[Server Type]

Select the type of the authentication server and set required information. The items you are able to configure will vary depending on the selected server type.

[Active Directory]

Register server information when Active Directory is used as the authentication server.

  • [Default Domain Name]: Enter the default domain name of your Active Directory (using up to 64 characters).

  • [Timeout]: Change the timeout interval for communication with Active Directory, if required.
    [60 sec.] is specified by default.

[NTLM v1]

Register server information when NTLM v1 is used as the authentication server.

  • [Default Domain Name]: Enter the default domain name of your authentication server (using up to 64 characters). The default domain name must be uppercase letters.

[NTLM v2]

Register server information when NTLM v2 is used as the authentication server.

  • [Default Domain Name]: Enter the default domain name of your authentication server (using up to 64 characters). The default domain name must be uppercase letters.

[LDAP]

Register server information when LDAP is used as the authentication server.

  • [Server Address]: Enter your LDAP server address.

  • [Search Base 1] to [Search Base 3]: Specify the starting point and range to search a user to be authenticated.
    [Search Base]: Specify the starting point to search for a target (using up to 255 characters).
    Example of entry: "cn=users,dc=example,dc=com"
    [Search Range]: Select a tree search range. [Full Tree] is specified by default. Selecting [Full Tree] makes a search, including the tree structure under the entered starting point. Selecting [Next hierarchy only] searches for only one level directly beneath the entered starting point. In this case, the level at the starting point is not included as a search target.

  • [SSL Setting]: Specify whether to use SSL for communications. [OFF] is specified by default.

  • [Port No.]: If necessary, change the port number. [389] is specified by default.

  • [Timeout]: Change the timeout interval for communication with the LDAP server, if required. [60] sec. is specified by default.

  • [Authentication Type]: Select the authentication method to log in to the LDAP server. Select one appropriate for the authentication method used for your LDAP server. [Simple] is specified by default.

  • [Search Attribute(s)]: Enter the search attribute used in user account search (using up to 64 characters). [uid] is specified by default.

  • [Search Attributes Authentication]: Specify whether to have DN (Distinguished Name) generated automatically that is required for authentication by the LDAP server when [Simple] is selected for [Authentication Type]. Also, enter authentication information used for logging in to the LDAP server in order to search for the user ID. [No Limit] is specified by default.

Tips

  • To change the registered authentication server information, select the registration number and tap [Edit].

  • To delete the registered authentication server, select the registration number and tap [Delete].

  • When registering multiple authentication servers, select the authentication server that is normally used and then tap [Set as Default] to register it as the default.

  • When registering multiple authentication servers, you can set secondary authentication servers. To use the secondary authentication server, tap [Secondary Auth. server setting], select [ON], then specify the timing at which to reconnect to the primary authentication server.

  • When setting the authentication server to the primary or secondary authentication server, select the authentication server, then tap [Primary] or [Secondary].