Adding an AD server

You can manually import endpoints from an Active Directory (AD) server. You can import and synchronize information about computer accounts with an LDAP or LDAPS service. You can add endpoints by identifying endpoints that are part of an AD domain server.

The LDAP connection is read-only.

You can add the entire domain or an organization unit from the domain.

EMS does not support importing subdomains if you have already imported the parent domain in to EMS.

To add endpoints using an AD domain server:

1. Go to Administration > Authentication Servers.
2. Configure the following options:

   IP address/Hostname	Enter the domain server IP address or hostname.
   Port	Enter the port number.
   Username	Available when Bind type is set to Regular. Enter the username.
   Password	Available when Bind type is set to Regular. Enter the user password.
   Show Password	Available when Bind type is set to Regular. Turn on and off to show or hide the password.
   LDAPS connection	Enable a secure connection protocol when Bind Type is set to Regular.
   Certificate	Browse to and upload a certificate authority or server certificate in PEM or DER format to secure the LDAPS connection. This option is only available if LDAPS connection is enabled.
   Alias	Enter the alias (optional).
   Comment	If desired, enter a comment about the server (optional).
   Use Connector	If desired, enable this option to configure an AD connector to act as a proxy between EMS and the AD server. See AD connector.
   Connector	From the dropdown list, select the desired AD connector.

3. Click Test to test the domain settings connection.
4. If the test succeeds, click Save to save the new domain. If not, correct the information as required, then test the settings again.

After importing endpoints from an AD server, you can move them to custom created groups. These groups are not seen in AD and EMS does not have the ability to modify the AD server in any way. See Managing groups.