Remote Authentication

Command Center supports configuring connections to external user directory services.

After defining a connection to an external directory service, users in that directory service can be imported into Command Center and assigned relevant roles governing their access privileges. See Importing users from an external directory and Roles.

Viewing directory service connections

1. At the top right of the Command Center window, click the gear icon.

2. In the dropdown menu that displays, select Remote Authentication.

   The Remote Authentication screen displays the directory service connections.

   Parameter	Description
   Type	Directory type (currently AD LDAP is supported)
   Domain	FQDN for the Domain
   Alias	Short name for the domain
   Port	LDAP service port
   Base DN	DN for user search (format: CN=x,DN=y)
   DNS	IP of the Domain DNS server
   SSL	Whether to use SSL encrypted communication to the DC

Defining a directory service connection

1. At the top right of the Command Center window, click the gear icon.

2. In the dropdown menu that displays, select Remote Authentication.

3. In the Remote Authentication screen, click Add Authentication Server.

4. Configure the new directory service connection:

   Parameter	Description
   Type	Directory type (currently AD LDAP is supported)
   Domain	FQDN for the Domain
   Alias	Short name for the domain
   Port	LDAP service port
   Base DN	DN for user search (format: CN=x,DN=y)
   DNS IP #1	IP of the Domain DNS server
   DNS IP #2	Alternate DNS IP
   SSL	Whether to use SSL encrypted communication to the DC

5. Click Save.

Important

Command Center uses the LDAP or LDAPS protocol to integrate with Microsoft Active Directory.

• LDAP connectivity occurs via port 389/TCP.

• LDAPS connectivity occurs via port 636/TCP.