The LDAP server of the NAS allows the administrator to create users to access multiple NAS servers with the same username and password. Follow the instructions below to configure the LDAP server.

Enable LDAP Server

Login the NAS as “admin”. Go to “Applications” > “LDAP Server” and enable LDAP server. Enter the full LDAP domain name and the password for the LDAP server, then click “Apply”.

Create LDAP Users

Under the “Users” tab, click “Create a User” or “Create Multiple Users” or “Batch Import Users”. Follow the instructions of the wizard to create the LDAP users.

Once you have created the LDAP users, the NAS can be joined to the domain. You can set the permissions of the LDAP users and allow them to be authenticated by the NAS.

Join a NAS to LDAP Domain

To allow the LDAP users to connect to the NAS, join the NAS to the LDAP domain. Go to “Access Right Management” > “Domain Security”. Select “LDAP authentication” and choose “LDAP server of local NAS” as the server type. Then click “Apply”.

The NAS is now a client of the LDAP server. To view the domain users or groups, go to “Access Right Management” > “Users” or “User Groups”, then select “Domain Users” or “Domain Groups”. You can also set the folder permission for the domain users or groups.

Join a Second NAS to LDAP Domain

You can join multiple NAS servers to the same LDAP domain and allow the LDAP users to connect to the NAS servers using the same login credentials.

To join another NAS to the LDAP domain, login the NAS and go to “Access Right Management” > “Domain Security”. Select “LDAP authentication” and then “LDAP server of a remote NAS” as the server type.

Enter the DNS name or IP address of the remote NAS, the name of the LDAP domain that you created previously, and enter the LDAP server password. Click “Apply”.

Back up/Restore LDAP Database

To back up the LDAP database on the NAS, select “Back up Database” and specify the backup frequency, destination folder on the NAS and other options. To restore an LDAP database, browse to select the *.exp file and click “Import”. Click “Apply” to apply the settings.

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