The Configurable LDAP directory service provider can connect to any generic Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). This folder includes only a General tab.
Directory Service
Add
To add a Configurable LDAP entry, click on the Add icon, 
, to the right in the pane, and configure the following text boxes:
- Path
- User Name
- Password
- Settings
- Account Name Property Name
- Cache Expiry in Minutes
- Directory Label
- Display Name Property Name
- Distinguished Name Property Name
- E-mail Property Name
- Group Member Property Name
- Group Object Class Value
- ID Property Name
- LDAP Filter
- Service Timeout in Seconds
- User Member of Property Name
- User Object Class Value
To configure the path to the directory service, click on the Get Default icon, 
, to use the default path, or enter a valid path in this text box.
Default value: LDAP://localhost.
To configure the user name used for accessing the directory service, enter the desired credentials in this text box.
To configure the password used for accessing the directory service, enter the desired credentials in this text box.
To configure the Directory Service Provider (DSP) Settings, open the dialog by clicking on the Edit icon, 
, and enter the desired values in the following text boxes:
Map the name of the LDAP property to the corresponding account name.
Default value: sAMAccountName.
Set the time for how long the queries to the directory service should be cached.
Default value: 60 (minutes).
Set the unique name of the directory service instance.
Default value: DSP1.
Map the name of the LDAP property name to the corresponding display name.
Default value: name.
Map the name of the LDAP property name to the corresponding distinguished name.
Default value: distinguishedName.
Map the name of the LDAP property to the corresponding e-mail address.
Default value: mail.
Map the name of the LDAP property to the corresponding group member.
Set the class value of the LDAP group object.
Default value: group.
Map the name of the LDAP property to the corresponding ID.
Default value: sAMAccountName.
Set the LDAP filter to use when searching for user objects.
Default value: (&(!(objectclass=computer))(objectGUID=*)).
Set the timeout for the connection to the directory service.
Default value: 30 (seconds).
Map the name of the LDAP property to the corresponding user member.
Default value: memberof.
Set the class value of the LDAP user object.
Default value: user.
Delete
To entirely remove a configured entry from the list, click on the Delete icon,
.
