Creating LDAP connections

About this task

This use case starts when you want to provide the LDAP server details and ends when you successfully create a connection.

Click the menu options icon from the title bar and click Administration.
Select LDAP and click Create LDAP.
In the ID field, provide a unique ID for the LDAP connection.
Provide the Server Name, URL, Username, and Password of the LDAP server.

Note: If the server you provided here has LDAPS, then you must import the truststore even if it does not enable any other security check.
In the Simultaneous connections field, provide the maximum number of simultaneous connections to the same LDAP server.
Provide the Connection timeout and Read timeout values in milliseconds.
The LDAP connection appears in the Connections tab.
Click the verify icon next to the LDAP connection to verify whether webMethods Developer Portal is able to connect successfully with the LDAP server.
You can import users and user groups from the LDAP connection.

Add a secured LDAP connection. For information on creating a secured LDAP connection, see Creating LDAP connection to a secured LDAP server.
Configure the LDAP connection settings. For information on configuring the connection settings, see Specifying LDAP connection attributes.
Import users or user groups from the LDAP server. For information on importing users, Importing users and user groups from LDAP server.