Synchronizing users and groups from Active Directory

BlueCielo user accounts and groups can be created either manually as described in the preceding topics or by synchronizing them from a Microsoft Active Directory as described in this topic. The user and group information can be kept synchronized with the Active Directory to prevent double data entry.

To synchronize users and groups from Active Directory:

1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the System Management group, click USER MANAGEMENT. The Users page appears and lists the existing user accounts.
2. In the menu, click AD SYNC. The Sync User Groups page appears.
3. If the Active Directory server options have not already been configured:
   1. In the ACTIVE DIRECTORY group, click CHANGE. The MICROSOFT DIRECTORY SERVER dialog box appears.
   2. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

3. Click OK.

4. In the app bar, click RUN. A background task is started and you can continue working.

To schedule the synchronization of users and groups from Active Directory:

1. Configure the Active Directory server options as described in the preceding task.
2. In the app bar, click the SCHEDULE. The SCHEDULE dialog box appears. This dialog box requires the same input as the Windows Task Scheduler.
3. Configure the scheduled task to run when you require and then click SCHEDULE.The task is created and the synchronization will run on the configured schedule.