Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
8 Click OK. WhatsUp Gold saves the LDAP credentials and the LDAP Credentials dialog
closes.
Note: After you have entered the LDAP credentials you can create user accounts for those
users that you want to allow access by authenticating using the username and passwords
that are available on the LDAP server with which you have configured WhatsUp Gold to
communicate.
Test LDAP credentials
Use the Test LDAP Credentials dialog to test the LDAP or Active Directory credentials you
have entered in the LDAP Credentials dialog.
To Test LDAP or Active Directory credentials:
1 Navigate to the LDAP Credentials dialog (Admin > LDAP Credentials).
2 Type the LDAP Credentials you want to test using the LDAP Credentials dialog.
3 Click Test. The Test LDAP Credentials dialog appears.
4 Type a valid user name that has access to the LDAP or Active Directory server in User
name.
5 Type the password associated with the user name in Password.
6 Click Test. WhatsUp Gold attempts to connect using the credentials and returns a test
success or failure message.
7 Click OK. The test message closes.
8 Click Close. The Test LDAP Credentials dialog closes.
Browse Active Directory
Use the Browse Active Directory dialog to select the Active Directory (AD) groups from which
you want to allow users to log in to WhatsUp Gold.
To select groups from the Browse Active Directory dialog:
1 Navigate to the LDAP Credentials dialog (Admin > LDAP Credentials).
2 Ensure the correct Active Directory server is configured (Domain Controller, port and
server type). For more information see Setting LDAP Credentials (on page 848).
3 Click Browse. The Browse Active Directory dialog appears.
4 Type a valid user name that has access to the LDAP or Active Directory server in User
name.
5 Type the password associated with the user name in Password.
6 Press Tab. The list of the most used AD groups appears.
Tip: You can see all of the groups available on the AD server by selecting Show all groups.
7 Select the AD groups you want to map to WhatsUp Gold groups.
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