How To Connect to Active Directory

If your organization uses Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to manage the users on your network, you can connect to your Active Directory (AD) server and import those users into ER Cloud's user list.

Importing a user list from your AD server copies your Active Directory user list into ER Cloud. Changes made to ER Cloud's user list does not affect the list imported from Active Directory.

Once the Active Directory user list is imported, ER Cloud will authenticate users with the Active Directory server.

Import A User List from AD DS

1. Log in to the ER Cloud Web Console.
2. Go to Users > Active Directory.
3. On the Active Directory page, click +Add.
4. In the Add New Active Directory window, fill in the following fields:
   

   Field	Description
   Domain	Enter your AD domain name. Example: example.com
   LDAP Server	Enter the LDAP server's host name or IP address. Example: myLDAPServer
   Enable SSL (optional)	Select to connect to the AD server over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
   CA Certificate File (optional)	Only required if Enable SSL is selected and client authentication to the LDAP server is enabled. Click Browse to upload your CA Certificate.
   Base DN	Enter your AD server's base DN. Example: If you have an organizational unit called "Engineering" within the domain "example.com", set the base DN as OU=Engineering,DC=example,DC=com.
   Users Filter	Enter a search filter to retrieve a specific set of users. Example: To retrieve users who are members of the group "ER Users" and organizational unit "Engineering" within the domain "example.com", enter (memberOf=CN=ER Users,OU=Engineering,DC=example,DC=com).
   Computers Filter	Enter a search filter to retrieve a specific set of computers.
   User name	Enter your AD administrator user name.
   Password	Enter your AD administrator password.

5. Click Test. If ER Cloud can connect to the Target, the button changes to a Commit button.
6. Click Commit to add the Target.