Active Directory User Directories

Name	Description
Name	The name of the user directory; this is a free text you can assign.
Type	Machine. When selecting this option, the local user and user group directory of the computer Mail & Deploy is installed on is used for synchronization. Domain. When selecting this option, the active directory of a domain controller will be used for synchronization.
Host	The host name or IP address of the LDAP server. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain.
Port	The port of the LDAP server (default is 389). This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain.
Container	An LDAP query string that defines the root container to which Mail & Deploy shall connect when synchronizing with that active directory. It is strongly recommended to be used, especially if you connect to a large active directory, to reduce the time to synchronize with that active directory. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain.
Use Credentials	When disabled the connection to the LDAP server will the established using the Service Account for authentication; when enabled, you can specify credentials to use for authentication. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain.
Type	Custom. A custom username and password combination will be used to authenticate against the LDAP server. Windows. A windows account will be used to authenticate against the LDAP server. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain and the property Use Credentials is enabled.
Username	The username to use to authenticate against the LDAP server. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain and the property Use Credentials is enabled.
Password	The password to use to authenticate against the LDAP server. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain and the property Use Credentials is enabled.

Name

Description

Name

The name of the user directory; this is a free text you can assign.

Type

Machine. When selecting this option, the local user and user group directory of the computer Mail & Deploy is installed on is used for synchronization.

Domain. When selecting this option, the active directory of a domain controller will be used for synchronization.

Host

The host name or IP address of the LDAP server. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain.

Port

The port of the LDAP server (default is 389). This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain.

Container

An LDAP query string that defines the root container to which Mail & Deploy shall connect when synchronizing with that active directory. It is strongly recommended to be used, especially if you connect to a large active directory, to reduce the time to synchronize with that active directory. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain.

Use Credentials

When disabled the connection to the LDAP server will the established using the Service Account for authentication; when enabled, you can specify credentials to use for authentication. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain.

Type

Custom. A custom username and password combination will be used to authenticate against the LDAP server.

Windows. A windows account will be used to authenticate against the LDAP server.

This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain and the property Use Credentials is enabled.

Username

The username to use to authenticate against the LDAP server. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain and the property Use Credentials is enabled.

Password

The password to use to authenticate against the LDAP server. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain and the property Use Credentials is enabled.

Only active directory user groups for which a user group query exists will be synchronized.

Name	Description
Name	The name of the user group within the active directory or a regular expression matching the names of user groups within the active directory (depending on the Matching Method property).
Matching Method	Exact Match. When selecting this option only the active directory user group whose name exactly matches the Name property will be synchronized. Regular Expression. When selecting this option all active directory user groups whose names match the regular expression contained in the Name property of this query will be synchronized.
Members Type	The user type to assign to Users synchronized with the active directory user group. If a user belongs to multiple queried user groups in the user directory, the user type with the highest permissions will be assigned to that user.
Default Language	The default language to assign to Users synchronized with the active directory user group unless the active directory user has a preferred language set in the active directory.
Time Zone	The time zone to assign to Users synchronized with the active directory user group.
Culture	The culture to assign to Users synchronized with the active directory user group.

Name

Description

Name

The name of the user group within the active directory or a regular expression matching the names of user groups within the active directory (depending on the Matching Method property).

Matching Method

Exact Match. When selecting this option only the active directory user group whose name exactly matches the Name property will be synchronized.

Regular Expression. When selecting this option all active directory user groups whose names match the regular expression contained in the Name property of this query will be synchronized.

Members Type

The user type to assign to Users synchronized with the active directory user group. If a user belongs to multiple queried user groups in the user directory, the user type with the highest permissions will be assigned to that user.

Default Language

The default language to assign to Users synchronized with the active directory user group unless the active directory user has a preferred language set in the active directory.

Time Zone

The time zone to assign to Users synchronized with the active directory user group.

Culture

The culture to assign to Users synchronized with the active directory user group.

Active Directory User Directories

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