Use the LDAP Settings dialog box to configure a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) login. This requires LDAP programming skills.
To display this dialog box:
Click 
(toolbar) or . Select LDAP login.
Server
Use this section to select your LDAP server.
| Server name |
Enter the LDAP server name or IP address. Click Test Settings to test. |
| Port |
Enter the server port used for LDAP. The default is 389. |
Contexts
Choose the contexts to allow access. Users in these contexts are listed in the SOLIDWORKS PDM administration tool.
| Contexts Text Entry Field |
Add at least one context with users that should be available in the administration tool. These must be entered as distinguished names. For example CN=Username,OU=department,O=company.
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| Contexts Display Area |
Displays a list of distinguished names. |
| User prefix |
Enter the user prefix. For example, use "CN="
in CN=Username,OU=department,O=company.
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| Add |
After you enter a distinguished name in the Contexts Text Entry Field add it to the Contexts Display Area. |
| Remove |
Select a distinguished name in the Contexts Display Area and remove it from the list. |
User
Enter a context, and designate a user name and password for each user on the server.
| Context |
Enter a context for a user. For example, use "OU=department,O=company"
in CN=Username,OU=department,O=company.
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| Username |
Enter a user name that exists in the selected user context on the LDAP server. This account is used by the archive server to connect to the LDAP server. |
| Password |
Enter the password for the user. |
Click Test Settings to validate LDAP settings.