Chapter 3: DSView Software Servers 63
2. From the side navigation bar, click Connection. The Authentication Service Connection
Settings - LDAP window will open.
3. Type a name in the Service Name field to change the name of the service that appears in the
Name column of the User Authentication Services window.
4. Type the address of the LDAP host, in dot notation format (xx.xx.xx.xx) in the Host
Address field.
5. Type the number of the port you with to use for connecting to the LDAP host in the Port
Number field.
6. Specify a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Encryption mode:
•Click Do Not Use SSL to have authentication performed using unencrypted clear text
instead of SSL encryption. This method is the least secure and automatically sets the Port
Number field to a default port number of 389.
•Click Use SSL in Trust All Mode to use SSL encryption for data transmission. All server
certificates will be trusted and automatically accepted by the DSView management
software for transmitting data. This SSL method provides medium security and
automatically sets the Port Number field to a default port number of 636.
This encryption mode is not recommended for wide area networks (WANs).
•Click Use SSL in Certificate-based Trust Mode to use SSL encryption for data
transmission. The DSView management software will approve the server and then the
certificate before transmitting data. This SSL method provides maximum security and
automatically sets the Port Number field to a default port number of 636.
7. Click Save to save your changes.
If you selected Use SSL in Certificate-based Trust Mode, the Certificates heading will appear
in the side navigation bar. Continue to step 8.
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If you selected Do Not Use SSL or Use SSL in Trust All Mode, go to step 15.
8. Click Certificates. The Authentication Service Certificate Management - LDAP window will
open and list all servers that belong to the domain.
9. To register certificates, click the checkbox to the left of the server IP address(es).
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Click the checkbox to the left of the IP Address heading to select all server IP addresses listed
in the window.
10. Click the Register button to register the certificates. The Accept SSL Certificate window
will appear.
11. Click Save to store the certificate values to the DSView software database on the host.
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Click Close if you do not wish to save the certificate values.
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