Configure an Active directory synchronizer entry in Remote Desktop Manager

Every field from the Active Directory Synchronizer entry is described below.

The entry can be found under New Entry – Synchronizer:

• Name: Entry name in Remote Desktop Manager
• Folder: Which Remote Desktop Manager folder the entry will be in
• Credentials: Read more on Credentials options
• Synchronize automatically: The Remote Desktop Manager entry will synchronize automatically with Active Directory

General tab

• Mode
  • Custom: Choose which Domain machines and OU/Containers to get the information from
  • LDAP: To extract Active Directory computer information using LDAP query
    • Path: Read more about this option by clicking the Help button
  • My domain: Use the current domain
  • Ping domain before synchronization: Verifies if the domain is up before synchronization
• Domain machine: Set the domain machine by clicking on the ellipsis button
• OU/Container DN: Select the OUs or Containers by clicking on the ellipsis button
• Test Connection: Test the connection
• Preview: List of imported machines
• Use LDAP over SSL If enabled, uses the secure LDAP protocol
  • Default: Default LDAPS port 636; click on Default to set a different port
  • Port generator: Generate a port

Settings

• Destination folder: Click the ellipsis button to set the folder path in the Remote Desktop Manager tree view (which can only be in the same vault).
• Template: Entry template created within Remote Desktop Manager
• Create folders from OU/containers
  • Level: From 0 to 100, 0 being the top container in Active Directory
  • Folder template: Folder template created in Remote Desktop Manager that will apply to new folders
• Session name: The name for the session
  • Common name: The name that represents an object, used to perform searches (if empty, uses OU)
  • DNS host name (FQDN): The Domain Name System
  • Host and description: Host name and description
• Session name prefix: A prefix for the session
• Session name suffix: A suffix for the session
• Host: How the host properties will be written in the field
  • Same as session name: Host and entry names will be the same
  • Common name: The name that represents an object, used to perform searches (if empty, uses OU)
  • DNS host name (FQDN): The Domain Name System
  • Same as template host: Same name as the applied template
  • Host and description: Host name and description
• Import description: Import the description of the machine from the Active Directive

Login

• Username: Username for the domain
• Domain: Domain for the Active Directory
• Password: Password for the domain
• Merge username and domain: Merges username and domain

Filters

• Type: LDAP syntax filters can be used in many situations in Active Directory
  • All: Default filter
  • Server: Adds a filter to only include Windows Server
• Other filter: Read more about this option by clicking the Help button
• Preview: Preview of the applied filters

Search

• Search scope
  • Subtree: Searches the root
  • One-Level: Searches on the folder level only
• Duplicate check will not import entries with the same type and host
  • Root: Check for duplicates within the whole data source
  • Destination folder: Check for duplicates only within the Remote Desktop Manager destination folder or subfolder

Advanced

• Silent mode: This option disables error dialogs (useful when the synchronizer runs automatically at set intervals)
• Verify folder on mismatch: During synchronization, if enabled, verifies each connection and compares to already existing ones; Verify on folder mismatch will also check the path
• Action on entry mismatch
  • None: Do nothing
  • Update non-critical fields on mismatch: Updates the Active Directory description in Remote Desktop Manager, the Import description option needs to be enabled in the Settings tab (not available with None option)
  • Delete: Delete that entry
  • Move to: Move to selected Destination folder
  • Make expired: Mark that entry as expired (expiration message can be set up)

Schedule

• Enabled: Schedule being on/off
  • Every (Days): Interval between when the synchronizer runs
  • At: Specific time to synchronize