User’s Manual
WHG Controller / HSG Gateway ENGLISH
4.3.3. LDAP
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an application protocol
for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over
an IP network.
If you wish to deploy LDAP server for user authentication, proceed for a
complete setup.
Configuration Path: Main Menu >> Users >> External Authentication
Server 4 by default is selected to use LDAP database for user credential check.
Click on the Server Name to enter the detailed setup page of LDAP (a
secondary LDAP server can be designated as a backup server). Furthermore,
LDAP configuration page has an Attribute-Group Mapping page which maps
LDAP attributes to different groups on the 4ipnet WHG controller, enabling
different accounts to be incorporated into different Groups.