Configure the LDAP/Active Directory authentication service. Watchguard Firebox X4500, Firebox X Edge e-Series

User and Group Management

Configure the LDAP/Active Directory authentication service

When you enable LDAP authentication, you define one authentication server and its properties. To enable

LDAP authentication:

1. To connect to the System Status page, type https:// in the browser address bar, and the IP address of the Firebox X Edge trusted interface.

The default URL is: https://192.168.111.1

2. From the navigation bar, select Firebox Users > Settings .

The Firebox Users Settings page appears.

User Guide

3. Click the LDAP tab.

4. Select the Enable LDAP authentication check box. If user authentication is not enabled in the top section of this configuration page, the LDAP Authentication Service section is not active.

5. In the Domain Name text box, type the name of the LDAP domain. Do not include the toplevel domain.

6. From the LDAP server type drop-down list, select the type of LDAP implementation you use in your organization: Active Directory or Standard LDAP .

7. In LDAP Server Address text box, type the IP address of the LDAP server the Firebox X Edge will use for authentication requests. The LDAP server can be located on any Edge interface or available through a VPN tunnel.

8. In the LDAP Server Port text box, type the port number the Firebox X Edge will use for connections to the LDAP server. The default LDAP server port number is 389. Usually you do not have to change this number.

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