To authenticate Asset Information Manager logins by linking to Active Directory, you must specify the necessary settings in Directory server usage in the Server Setup dialog box. For details about the settings in the Server Setup dialog box, see 5.3.6 Setting Link with Directory Server.

Be sure to gather in advance the information necessary for the settings in the Server Setup dialog box.

Reference note

To gather the necessary information in advance:

1. Use administrator permissions to log on to the computer on which Active Directory is running.
2. Execute the LDIFDE command of Active Directory and output the DN information of users who are permitted to log on.
   The following is the command to be executed:
   ldifde -u -p Subtree -r "objectclass=user" -l dn -f out1.txt
   The following information is output to out1.txt:
   

   dn: CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=Sample,DC=co,DC=jp changetype: add dn: CN=Guest,CN=Users,CN=Users,DC=Sample,DC=co,DC=jp changetype: add :

   Based on the output information, set the user DN to be used for connecting to Asset Information Manager in Access user in the Server Setup dialog box.
   
3. Execute the LDIFDE command of Active Directory and output the DN information of the organization from which to search for users during Asset Information Manager login authentication.
   The following is the command to be executed:
   ldifde -u -p SUBTree -r "(objectclass=organizationalUnit)" -l dn -f out2.txt
   The following information is output to out2.txt:
   

   dn: OU=Domain Controllers, DC=Sample,DC=co,DC=jp changetype: add dn: OU=people, DC=Sample,DC=co,DC=jp changetype: add dn: OU=hitachi,OU=people, DC=Sample,DC=co,DC=jp changetype: add :

   Based on the output information, set the DN of the organization from which to search for users during Asset Information Manager login authentication in User information DN in the Server Setup dialog box.
   
4. Output the attribute information of the user information to be used during Asset Information Manager login authentication.
   The following is the command to be executed:
   ldifde -u -p Subtree -r "cn=Administrator" -f out3.txt
   The following information is output to out3.txt:
   

   dn: CN=user1,OU=Design3,OU=hitachi,OU=people, DC=Sample,DC=co,DC=jp changetype: add objectClass: top objectClass: person objectClass: organizationalPerson objectClass: user cn: user1 sn: customerA telephoneNumber: 030303 givenName: user1 distinguishedName: CN=user1,OU=Design3,OU=hitachi,OU=people, DC=Sample,DC=co,DC=jp instanceType: 4 : displayName: customerAuser1 uSNCreated: 376915 uSNChanged: 487476 name: user1 uid: user1 mail: a-user1@sample.co.jp :

   Based on the output information, set the attribute name to be used as the user ID during Asset Information Manager login authentication in User ID attribute name in the Server Setup dialog box. Additionally, specify the attribute name to be recognized as a user name by Asset Information Manager in User name attribute name in the Server Setup dialog box.