Specify the connection settings to allow Apex Central to synchronize endpoint and user information from Active Directory servers.
Apex Central supports synchronization with multiple Active Directory forests. Adding an Active Directory domain automatically synchronizes all domains from the same forest.
For more information about forest trusts, contact your Active Directory administrator.
Field |
Description |
---|---|
Server address |
Type the FQDN or IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) of the Active Directory server. |
User name |
Type the domain name and user name required to access the Active Directory server. Example format, domain\user_name |
Password |
Type the password required to access the Active Directory server. |
To add another Active Directory
server, click the add icon ().
To delete an Active
Directory server, click the delete icon ().
Active Directory synchronization times vary based on the size and complexity of the Active Directory database. You may need to wait for more than an hour before synchronization completes.
Domain controllers: Synchronizes all domains from multiple forests with trust relationships
Global catalog: Synchronizes all domains from a single forest
Some information used by Apex Central, such as geographic location and user membership in global groups or domain local groups, cannot be synchronized from a global catalog with default settings. Choose to synchronize from a global catalog only if your network policy restricts Apex Central from connecting to all domain controllers.
SSL
To use an SSL connection, import the Active Directory Certificate to the Apex Central server.
Non-SSL
Testing the connection does not save the Active Directory server settings.
The Active Directory server connection status
icon ( or
) appears in front of the server address.
After configuring and saving Active Directory server connection settings, you can perform the following tasks:
Click Synchronize Now to manually synchronize data with Active Directory servers.
The Active Directory server connection status
icon ( or
) appears in front of the server address.
Click Clear Data to manually clear data for removed Active Directory servers from the Apex Central database.
Clicking Clear Data triggers a scheduled task, which runs every 2 minutes, to purge all data of the removed Active Directory servers from the Apex Central database.