The following properties can be modified on the Connection properties pages:
Field | Description |
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Connection name | The name of the connection. In the Connections view the connection is listed with this name. The name must be unique. |
Hostname | The hostname or IP address of the LDAP server. A history of recently used hostnames is available through the drop-down list. |
Port | The port of the LDAP server. The default port for non-encyrpted connections is 389. The default port for ldaps:// connections is 636. A history of recently used ports is available through the drop-down list. |
Encryption method | The encryption to use. Possible values are 'No encrypton', 'ldaps://' and 'StartTLS extension'. Pay attention for the warning: The current version doesn't support certificate validation! |
Check Network Parameter | Use this function if you want to attempt a connection to the host upon completion of the properties to validate that the entered information is correct. |
Field | Description |
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Authentication Method |
Select one of the following options:
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Bind DN or user | The distinguished name or user ID used to bind. Previously entered DNs could be selected from drop-down list. |
Bind Password | The password used to bind. |
SASL Realm | The SASL Relam used to bind, only applicaple if DIGEST-MD5 is choosen. |
Save password | If checked the password will be saved in configuration. If not checked you have to enter the password whenever you connect to the server. Warning: The password is saved as plain text! |
Check Authentication | Use this function if you want to attempt a connection plus a bind to the host upon completion of the properties to validate that the entered information is correct. |
Field | Description |
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Get base DNs from root DSE | If checked the base DNs are fetched from namingContexts attribute of the Root DSE. |
Fetch Base DNs | Use this function to get the namingContext values from the root DSE. The returned values will appear in the 'Base DN' drop-down list. |
Base DN | The base DN to use. You may enter a DN manually or you may select one from the drop-down list. This field is only enabled if the option 'Get base DNs from root DSE' is off. |
Count Limit | Maximum number of entries returned from server when browsing the directory, it is also used as default value when searching the directory. A value of 0 means no count limit. Note that this value is a client-side value, its possible that also a server-side limit is used. |
Time Limit | The maximum time in milliseconds the server searches for results. This is used as default value when browsing or searching the directory. A value of 0 means no limit. Note that this value is a client-side value, its possible that also a server-side limit is used. |
Alias Dereferencing | Specifies whether aliases should be dereferenced while finding the search base entry or when performing the search or both. To manage (create, modify, delete) aliases you have to uncheck both options. |
Referrals Handling | Specifies the referral handling. Follow means that the LDAP Browser will follow referrals returned from server, you are asked which connection to use when following the referral. Ignore means that referrals returned from server are ignored. Select Manage to be able to manage (create, modify, delete) referral entries. In that case the browser sends the Manage DSA IT control in each request. |
Fetch subentries while browsing | If enabled enabled both, normal and subentries according to RFC 3672 are fetched. This causes additional search requests while browsing the directory. |
Paged Search | If enabled the simple paged result control is used while browsing the directory. With the page size you could define how many entries should be retrieved in one request. If Scroll Mode is enabled only one page is fetched from the server at once while browsing, you could 'scroll' through the pages by using the 'next page' and 'top page' items. If disabled all entries are fetched from the server, the paged result control is only used in background to avoid server-side limits. |
Fetch operational attributes while browsing | If enabled enabled both, user attributes and operational attributes are retrieved while browsing. If the server supports the feature 'All Operational Attributes' then a '+' is used to retrieve operational attributes, otherwise all operational attributes defined in the schema are requested. |
The Root DSE properties page provides information about the connected directory server like directory type and version, controls, extensions and features.
The Schema properties page provides some information about the schema. The 'Schema Information' group shows the schema DN an modification timestamp. With the 'Reload Schema' button a schema reload could be forced, the schema is reloaded automatically if the directory's schema is newer than the cached one. The 'Schema Cache' group shows information about the cached schema.