Changing the administrator user name
1 In LMC, click the System tab.
2 Select Username & Password from the System list.
3 Type the new user name.
4 Re‑type the new user name to confirm it.
5 Click Apply.
Changing the administrator password
1 Click the System tab.
2 Select Username & Password from the System list.
3 Type the current password.
4 Type the new password, and then re‑type it to confirm.
5 Click Apply.
Enabling LDAP server authentication for LMC
The administrator can set up a connection with an LDAP server to authenticate user names and passwords other than
those for the administrator account.
1 Select LDAP Setup from the System list.
2 Select the Enable LDAP Authentication check box.
3 If your LDAP server requires a secure connection, then select Use Secure Connection (SSL/TLS).
4 Type the LDAP server address and server port.
Note: Port 389 is typically used for non‑secure communication, and Port 636 is typically used for secure
communication.
5 In the User Search Filter field, type the attribute used in the directory to identify a user name, such as cn, sn,
uid, or sAMAccountName.
6 In the User Search Base field, type the relative distinguished name where a subtree search for a user should begin
in the directory, such as ou=Employees.
7 Do the following to filter the search to users in specific groups:
a In the Group Search Filter field, type the attribute used to identify a member of the group, such as member or
uniquemember.
b In the Group Search Base field, type the relative distinguished name where a subtree search should begin in the
directory for groups, such as ou=Groups.
c In the “Member of Group(s)” field, type a comma‑delimited list of group names to search. The user name must
be a member of at least one of the groups listed.
d In the Group Identifier field, type a name for the object class.
Note: The object class name can be used to search for the group base when assigning privileges to groups.
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