Configuring Active Directory

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This topic contains instructions that are only applicable to a version that is hosted by MLS. Should you be wanting to integrate Active Directory into a library system that is installed locally within your organisation, see the installation documentation.

This topic explains how to configure the settings for Active Directory through the application. This should be completed only on the computer where the hardware plugin has been installed to.

·To make any configuration for Active Directory, first access the configuration window as described in Accessing the Active Directory Configuration then follow the instructions in this topic.

·Click the New button at the bottom of this box to start entering configuration settings if none are specified already. To change existing settings, highlight the details to change and click Edit. The following box will open.

·Enter the details into the appropriate field. Each field is described below, be mindful that all are mandatory apart from the Path field.

Field	Description

Server/Domain	Entered into the Server/Domain field should be the name of the domain or the FQDN of a domain controller. It is recommended to enter the domain, only so DNS can locate an appropriate DC. An example of the domain entered into this field might be "MYDOMAIN.LOCAL" without quotation marks.
username	Enter a username of a user who has read permission over the OU(s) that are queried. Often an administrative user is used when troubleshooting.
Password	Enter the associated password of the user that is entered in the previous field.
Paths	The Path is the only optional field. This can entered to query a designated OU in the Active Directory in a UNC-type format. This is discussed in more detail in the topic Configuring a Path for Synchronisation.

·Click Save once entered

·Click the Test Connection button to see whether a connection to the Active Directory can be established.

·Click OK on the main window once all settings have been entered.

Once the Active Directory settings have been configured, the task can then be scheduled to run and begin linking borrowers. For details on how to schedule the task, see the topic Scheduling Active Directory Linking. Individual borrowers can also be linked as per the instructions in the topic Manually Linking Borrowers with Active Directory.