Using the Web Manager : Configuring Authentication : Configuring an LDAP authentication server

Configuring an LDAP authentication server
When an administrative user selects the Config-Authentication menu option and selects LDAP from the Authentication Type pull-down menu, additional fields appear on the Config-Authentication screen for configuring the LDAP server.
The following two fields and menu display when the LDAP authentication type is selected:
The default distinguished name is dc, as in dc=value,dc=value. For example, if the distinguished name on the LDAP server is o, then replace dc in the base field with o, as in o=value,o=value.
The domain name is specified as shown in the following example. For the LDAP domain name cyclades.com, the correct entry would be: dc=cyclades,dc=com.
You can enter information in the following three fields, but entries are not required:
Configure an authentication server when the OnBoard appliance or any of its connected devices is configured to use the LDAP authentication method or any of its variations (Local/LDAP, LDAP/Local or LDAP Down/Local).
Work with the LDAP server’s administrator to ensure that following types of accounts are set up on the LDAP server and that the administrators of the OnBoard appliance and connected devices know the passwords assigned to the accounts:
See Configuring group authorization for LDAP authentication for how to manually configure group authorizations with LDAP authentication, if desired.
To configure an LDAP authentication server:
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Select the Config-Authentication menu option.
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Select LDAP from the Authentication Type pull-down menu. The LDAP form displays with LDAP Server and LDAP Base fields filled in from the current values in the /etc/ldap.conf file.
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If the LDAP authentication server uses a different distinguished name for the search base than the one displayed in the LDAP Base field, change the definition.
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Click Save and apply changes. The changes are stored in /etc/ldap.conf on the OnBoard appliance.