Adding and Editing Active Directory Servers

Prerequisite

Make sure all the requirements as described in “Active Directory Requirements for Successful Connection with Cisco CDA” section on page 2-4 are fulfilled, for a successful connection with Cisco CDA.

To add or edit an Active Directory server, complete the following steps:

 1. Click Add on the Active Directory Servers dashlet, or check the check box next to a server and click Edit to edit it. You can alternatively click Add Active Directory Server link on the Dashboard.

The Active Directory Server Configuration dialog box appears. (Figure 3-5).

Figure 3-5 Active Directory Server Configuration Dialog Box

 

 2. Fill in the following details:

 • General Settings

 – Display Name—Display name of the Active Directory server.

 – Domain FQDN—Domain fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Active Directory server.

 – Host FQDN—Host FQDN of the Active Directory server.

 • Administrator

 – User name—Username that the Cisco CDA will use to communicate with the Active Directory server.

 – Password—Password that the Cisco CDA will use to communicate with the Active Directory server. It should be the password corresponding to the username specified above.

This account must have the necessary privileges as described in the “Active Directory Requirements for Successful Connection with Cisco CDA” section on page 2-4.

 3. Click Save.

The new Active Directory sever is listed in the Active Directory Servers dashlet.

 

If the Group Policy enforced on the Domain Controller is set to “Send NTLMv2 response only. Refuse LM & NTLM”, see Figure 3-6, then you should use NTLMv2 to connect to the Domain Controller. You must check the “Use NTLMv2” check box in Active Directory General Settings, for the CDA to successfully connect to the Domain Controller.

To see what is the Group Policy applied on the Domain Controller:

 1. Go to Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management

 2. Choose Default Domain Controllers Policy, right click and choose Edit.

Group Policy Management Editor appears.

 3. Go to Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options.

The Local Security Settings tab shows the Group Policy.

 

Figure 3-6 Security Setting

Related Topics:

 • Active Directory Requirements for Successful Connection with Cisco CDA, page 2-4

 • Connectivity Requirements, page 2-3

 • Deleting Active Directory Servers

 • Filtering Active Directory Servers

 • Active Directory General Settings