Directory Settings page (Directory Services Connector wizard)

Use this page to configure the directory settings for your synchronization task. You must register the server in order to save your changes and continue.

Directory Settings page
Option Definition
Active Directory Domain Specifies the Active Directory domain for this task. In addition, you can either enter a name or click Browse Site Names to further identify a preferred site, if defined in Active Directory, for the domain you specify. Typically, a site is associated with a location or organization and would be selected for optimal performance when communicating with the domain.
Active Directory Server Name Specifies either the DNS-style domain name (for example, www.example.com) of the domain, or the server name or IP address of the server.
Select an option:
  • Active Directory Domain — Specifies a DNS-style domain name to dynamically select a server within the domain.
  • Active Directory Server Name — Specifies the specific server name or IP address for the server you want to use.
Use SSL Specifies whether this server uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol to communicate.
Username Specifies the user name you use to log on to the server.
Password Specifies and then confirms the password for the account.
Search Base DN Specifies the distinguished name (DN) of the directory that contains all of the users for the Active Directory domain.
Email Attribute Specifies the name of the directory attribute that can be used to identify all the email addresses for each Active Directory user account that should be included in synchronization.

The recommended default value is proxyAddresses.

Search Filter Specifies a customized search filter for finding user accounts in the Active Directory that should be included in synchronization.

The recommended default value is (&(proxyAddresses=smtp:*)(name=*))

DSC Server Authorization Authorizes this instance of Directory Services Connector with the Control Console. This helps to ensure that the same changes in your Active Directory are not synchronized more than once.

When a different DSC server is already authorized, you have the option of overriding it and replacing it with your DSC server.

Note If you reinstall or update Directory Services Connector you also need to re-register your DSC server.
Additional Attributes Select any or all of the following checkboxes if you want to collect the additional data from the Active Directory:
Note This data can be useful if you use the Cloud SSO application and you automatically provision apps that user can access under the Cloud SSO umbrella.
  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Display Name
  • Mobile Phone
  • Title
  • Department
Test Verifies that you have correctly configured the server.
Next Displays the next configuration tab and temporarily saves the changes you just made. You must click Save on one of the tabs that follows to permanently save your changes.
Save Saves your changes and returns you to the Active Directory Domain Synchronization pages.