Configuring external authentication for AR System integration
Before you can correctly configure BMC Atrium Single Sign-On, you must configure external authentication settings in the BMC Remedy AR System server.
Before you begin
Install the AREA LDAP plug-in used with the AR System server. For more information, see the BMC Remedy AR System 8.0 online documentation.
To configure external authentication for AR System integration
- Use a browser to log on to the AR System server (by using the mid tier).
 For example:
 http://midTier:8080/arsys
- Open the AR System Administration Console.
- Open the Server Information window by selecting System > General > Server Information.
- Click the Configuration tab.
- Clear Allow Guest Users.
- Click the EA tab
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- Set the following information: - Field - Value - External Authentication Server RPC Program Number - 390695 - External Authentication Server Timeout (seconds) RPC - 80 - External Authentication Server Timeout (seconds) Need To Sync - 300 (default) 
- Select Authenticate Unregistered Users.
- Set Authentication Chaining Mode to AREA-ARS.
- Set the Group Mapping.
 For example, you can map the Atrium Single Sign-On group BmcAdmins to the AR group Administrator.
- Click OK.
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