Creating a directory server in Client Management

1. Select Global Settings > Directory Servers in the left window pane.
2. Select Edit > Create Directory Server.
   The Properties window appears, displaying the values for the directory server it has found on the master's domain.

3. Enter the required information in the respective boxes or modify the preselected values to those of another directory server that you want to add.

   Field	Description
   Name	Enter the user-friendly name of the directory server, under which it is known, into this field. This name may be any combination of characters.
   Notes	Free text field that may be edited to display general information about the object and its contents.
   Directory Server Proxy	Specify the device to be defined as the directory server proxy by clicking the Select a Device icon to the right.
   Type	Select from this dropdown list the type of directory server that is to be defined.
   MS Active Directory
   Field	Description
   AD Server Name	Enter the known network name of the directory server in this field. This value may be either the complete (recommended) or short network name, such as scotty.bridge.enterprise.com or scotty, or it may be the IP address of the server in its dotted notation, for example, 175.175.2.1 or 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334.
   Port Number	Enter the number of the port in this field at which the directory server database may be accessed (389 by default).
   Alias	This field is empty by default. If you enter a value it is used as the user domain for the object types Administrator and User instead of the domain name that was recovered via the base DN. For example, a user who is registered under europe.world.enterprise.com could be indicated via his OU called Americas.
   IBM Domino
   Field	Description
   Domino Server Name	Enter the known network name of the directory server in this field. This value may be either the complete (recommended) or short network name, such as scotty.bridge.enterprise.com or scotty, or it may be the IP address of the server in its dotted notation, for example, 175.175.2.1 or 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334.
   Port Number	Enter the number of the port in this field at which the directory server database may be accessed (389 by default).
   Organizational Unit	The name of the Domino organizational unit to which the user belongs, similar entity to the alias and OU of Directory Server, for example, a Domino directory of which the organization name is World and which includes the organizational units Americas, Europe and Asia.
   LDAP Server
   Field	Description
   LDAP Server Name	Enter the known network name of the directory server in this field. This value may be either the complete (recommended) or short network name, such as scotty.bridge.enterprise.com or scotty, or it may be the IP address of the server in its dotted notation, for example, 175.175.2.1 or 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334.
   Port Number	Enter the number of the port in this field at which the directory server database may be accessed (389 by default).
   Base DN	Enter the unique name of the base DN to which you want to connect. The base DN is the entry point to the directory organization and different from all others. You can enter this value either in LDAP or UNC format. For example: the entry world.entreprise.com of Active Directory can be entered in LDAP notation as dc=world, dc=enterprise, dc=com or as world.enterprise.com in UNC notation.
   Domain Alias	This field is empty by default. If you enter a value it is used as the user domain for the object types Administrator and User instead of the domain name that was recovered via the base DN. For example, a user who is registered under europe.world.enterprise.com could be indicated via his OU called Americas.
   Novell eDirectory
   Field	Description
   eDirectory Server Name	Enter the known network name of the directory server in this field. This value may be either the complete (recommended) or short network name, such as scotty.bridge.enterprise.com or scotty, or it may be the IP address of the server in its dotted notation, for example, 175.175.2.1 or 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334.
   Port Number	Enter the number of the port in this field at which the directory server database may be accessed (389 by default).
   Context	The name of the context that is to be referred in eDirectory. It corresponds to the client field of the same name provided by Novell in the Advanced settings and is the same as a complete domaine name in Active Directory. A context called world.enterprise.com that redirects to the directory part referencing the desired user.
   Tree	The name of the eDirectory tree to which you want to connect. It corresponds to the client field of the same name provided by Novell in the Advanced settings; it is the same as an Active Directory Alias and may be required in certain cases. A user of context europe.world.enterprise.com may for example be part of a tree called Americas in which exists a unit USA.
   Credentials
   Field	Description
   Anonymous Access	Check this radio button if you want to log on to the directory server with an anonymous login. Depending on the ACL lists of the server you may or may not be allowed to connect and/or synchronize. For security reasons it is recommended to not use this option. Checking this option is the same as using an authenticated access without specifying a user and password.
   Authenticated Access	Check this radio button to log on to the directory server with a specific user login. The two fields below becomes accessible and need to be filled in.
   User	Defines the name uniquely identifying the user: sAMAccountName notation, example DOMAINUser, this is the recommended syntax LDAP notation, for example, cn=username, cn=usergroup where username is the user you wish to connect as, and usergroup is the folder that contains username in LDAP/Active Directory Users and Computers as the simple user name, for example, administrator (may be used if it is a login of the local AD domain and the server is entered as an IP address or short network name. If the AD is entered as a long network name if the login is a user in the specified domain). UPN notation, for example, user@domain.com (for users in other than the AD domain).<br>
   Password	Enter the password for the directory server into this field through which the above defined user may access it. Be sure to enter the correct password, otherwise the directory server cannot be accessed from the Console. For security reasons the password is displayed in the form of asterisks (*).

4. Check that the entered values are correct by clicking the Test Login button.
5. Click OK to confirm.

A new directory server with the specified data is created.