Configuring an Active Directory server on the client side

Each device client must be individually configured to use Active Directory servers. You can configure a maximum of five Active Directory servers on a device for AAA service.

The parameters in the following table are associated with an Active Directory server that is configured on the device.

Table 1. Active Directory parameters

Parameter

Description

host

IPv4 or Fully Qualified Domain Name of the AD server. IPv6 is supported for Windows 2008 AD server only. The maximum supported length for the host name is 40 characters.

port

TCP port used to connect the AD server for authentication. The valid port range is 1024 through 65535. The default port is 389.

timeout

Time to wait for a server to respond. The range is 1 through 60 seconds. The default value is 5 seconds.

retries

Number of unsuccessful attempts to be made to connect to an AD server before quitting. The valid range is 1 through 100. The default value is 5.

domain

Base domain name.