{"id":516,"date":"2011-05-31T21:09:58","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T04:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/516\/configuring-ldap-authentication-on-topteam-application-server-using-management-console\/"},"modified":"2020-03-13T05:09:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T12:09:59","slug":"configuring-ldap-authentication-for-topteam-application-server-using-management-console","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/516\/configuring-ldap-authentication-for-topteam-application-server-using-management-console\/","title":{"rendered":"Configuring LDAP authentication for TopTeam Application Server using Management Console"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Start ScreenSteps Content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"LessonContent\">\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Overview <\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>This article describes the procedure to configure <i>TopTeam Application Server<\/i> for LDAP authentication so that it can authenticate<i> User Accounts<\/i> by connecting to the specified <i>Active Directory<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Who should read this? <\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<ul>\n<li>System Administrators<\/li>\n<li>IT Support<\/li>\n<li>TopTeam Administrators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Prerequisites<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<ul>\n<li><i>TopTeam Application Server<\/i> is installed as a Windows Service. If not, please install <i>TopTeam Application Server<\/i> as a Windows Service by referring to the article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/307\/how-to-install-topteam-application-server-as-windows-service\/\" target=\"_blank\">Installing TopTeam Application Server as a Windows Service.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>You need to log in as a Windows Administrator, on the computer on which <i>TopTeam Application Server<\/i> is installed. Windows Administrator privileges are required to start and stop TopTeam Application Server&#8217;s Windows Service. <\/li>\n<li>You should know the LDAP server URL of your organization.<\/li>\n<li>Verify that you are able to connect to <i>LDAP server (<\/i>Active Directory) using ADSI tools such as <a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sysinternals\/bb963907.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">ADExplorer<\/a> from Microsoft, from the computer on which<i> TopTeam Application Server<\/i> is installed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 1. Stop TopTeam Application Server Service<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>Refer to the article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/342\/how-to-start-and-stop-application-server-service-using-management-console-for-topteam-application-server\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to start and stop TopTeam Application Server Service using Management Console.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 2. Enable LDAP Authentication<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding:3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/media_1433928347133-1-1.png\" width=\"792\" height=\"731\" alt=\"media_1433928347133-1-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 3. Specify LDAP Path or server URL<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding:3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/media_1433928571240-1-1.png\" width=\"678\" height=\"399\" alt=\"media_1433928571240-1-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>1. Enter <strong>LDAP Path <\/strong>or<strong> <\/strong>server URL<br \/>\nFor example, let&#8217;s say LDAP server is running on a computer named <i>ldapserver<\/i> in domain <i>companyname.com.<\/i><br \/>\nThe following are the acceptable formats for LDAP server URL:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LDAP:\/\/DC=ldapserver,DC=companyname,DC=lan<\/li>\n<li>LDAP:\/\/ldapserver\/DC=companyname,DC=lan<\/li>\n<li>LDAP:\/\/ ldapserver.companyname.lan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> LDAP must be in uppercase.<\/p>\n<p>2. Check <i><strong>Use SSL<\/strong><\/i><strong>, <\/strong>to make LDAP authentication secure.<\/p>\n<p>3. Enter your LDAP server&#8217;s <i><strong>Domain<\/strong> <\/i>name (optional).<br \/>\nDomain name is required if the computers on which <i>TopTeam Application Server and<\/i> <i>LDAP server<\/i> are running are on different domains.<\/p>\n<p>4. Click <i><strong>Test LDAP Connectivity<\/strong><\/i> to verify the LDAP connection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 4. Verify LDAP Settings<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding:3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/media_1433928998468-1-1.png\" width=\"597\" height=\"384\" alt=\"media_1433928998468-1-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>1. Choose the authentication type.<br \/>\nYou can either choose <i><strong>Use<\/strong> <strong>current Windows credentials<\/strong><\/i> to login or <i><strong>Supply LDAP login credentials<\/strong><\/i><strong> <\/strong>to<strong> <\/strong>explicitly provide LDAP login credentials.<\/p>\n<p>If you choose to explicitly provide LDAP login credentials, edit boxes for <i>Username<\/i> and <i>Password<\/i> will be enabled.<br \/>\nEnter LDAP Username and Password.<\/p>\n<p>2. Click <i><strong>OK<\/strong><\/i> to test the LDAP connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>System will show a message whether the connectivity test was successful.<\/p>\n<p>If the test fails, verify whether <i>LDAP server<\/i> URL and Domain name are correct. Try connecting to the <i>LDAP server<\/i> with the same URL using ADSI tools such as <a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sysinternals\/bb963907.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">ADExplorer<\/a> from Microsoft.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 5. Apply the settings and start TopTeam Application Server Service<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding:3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/media_1433930452255-1-1.png\" width=\"795\" height=\"730\" alt=\"media_1433930452255-1-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 6. TopTeam Application Server has been configured for LDAP authentication<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p><i>TopTeam Application Server<\/i> is now ready to be used for <i>LDAP authentication<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>You have completed the first step of configuring TopTeam for <i>LDAP authentication<\/i>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">See Also<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>You now need to perform the following steps to fully configure LDAP authentication: <br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/6639\/how-to-enable-ldap-authentication-in-topteam-web-version-8-x\/ \" target=\"_blank\">How to enable LDAP Authentication in TopTeam Web<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/14363\/how-to-import-users-from-ldap-server-into-topteam\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to import users from LDAP server into TopTeam<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/14390\/how-to-synchronize-existing-ldap-users-with-topteam\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to synchronize existing LDAP Users with TopTeam<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>Revised: March 13th, 2020<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- End ScreenSteps Content --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This article describes the procedure to configure TopTeam Application Server for LDAP authentication so that it can authenticate User Accounts by connecting to the specified Active Directory. Who should read this? System Administrators IT Support TopTeam Administrators Prerequisites TopTeam Application Server is installed as a Windows Service. If not, please install TopTeam Application Server as a Windows Service by referring to the article Installing TopTeam Application Server as a Windows Service. You need to log in as a Windows Administrator, on the computer on which TopTeam Application Server is installed. 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