Set Active Directory

If you have the AD (Active Directory) domain controller which contains the information (e.g., user data, computer information), you can configure the settings to get the related information. In this way, you can add the users that belong to an organization unit (OU) (e.g., a department of your company) to HikCentral Professional conveniently.

1. In the top left corner of Home page, select > Basic Management > System.
2. Select Network > Active Directory on the left.
3. Configure the basic information parameters to connect to the AD domain controller.

   Domain Name

   The domain name of the AD domain controller.

   Note:

   • HikCentral Professional only supports the NetBIOS format, e.g., TEST\user, instead of the DNS Domain name format.

   • To get the NetBIOS domain name, open the CMD window and enter nbtstat – n.

     The NetBIOS domain name is the one in GROUP type.

     Figure 1 How to Get NetBIOS Domain Name

   Host Name

   The DNS server's IP address. You can get it in Network Connection Details.

   Figure 2 How to Get Host Name

   Port No.

   The port No. of the AD domain controller. By default, it is 389.

   Enable SSL (Optional)

   Enable SSL if it is required by the AD domain controller.

   User Name

   The user name of the AD domain controller. The user should be the domain administrator.

   Password

   The password of the AD domain controller.

   Base DN (Distinguished Name)

   Enter the filter condition in the text field if you are familiar with the format. Or you can click Fetch DN to get the filter condition entered automatically.

   Note:

   • Only users found within an OU in the domain can be imported. Click Fetch DN to have the filter condition entered automatically.

   • If you enter the Base DN manually, you need to define the root node as desired. If you click Fetch DN, then the entire structure stored in the AD domain controller will be obtained.

4. Set the time to automatically synchronize the users in the AD domain to the platform.
5. Optional: Link the person information you are concerned about in the domain to the person information in the system.
   1. Switch on Linked Person Information.

      The default and custom additional information items are displayed in the Person Information area by default. You can set the relationship for those or add new person information items as needed.

   2. Optional: Click Add to add a person information item you are concerned about.
      Note:

      • You do not need to add the basic person information items (including ID, First Name, Last Name, Phone, and Remark) manually, which have the default relationship with the information in the domain.

      • The new person information item is also displayed on the Custom Additional Information page, where you can edit or delete the items.

      • The person information item is case-sensitive.

   3. Optional: Click to show the person information items stored in the domain.
   4. Check the checkbox in the domain to link it to the added person information item when importing the domain's persons.
   5. Optional: Hover over the linked person information in the domain and click to remove the relationship. You can also change the relationship between each other by clicking and dragging one item to another.
6. Click Save.

   After the configuration, the organization unit and domain user information will be displayed when you click Import Domain User on the User Management page.

   If the Linked Person Information function is enabled, the corresponding person information in the system will match the linked person information in the domain and cannot be edited.