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. Click System > Network > Active Directory on the home page.
2. 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 and not 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 required by the AD domain controller.

   User Name

   The user name of the AD domain controller. This needs to be the domain administrator.

   Password

   The password of the AD domain controller.

   Base DN (Distinguished Name)

   Enter the filter condition in the text filed 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 Organizational Unit (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 on the AD domain controller will be obtained.

3. Optional: Link the person information you concerned stored in the domain to the person information in the system.
   1. Set the Link Person Information switch to ON.

      The default and custom additional information items ( see Custom Additional Information) are displayed in the Person Information area by default. You can set the link relationship for those or add new person information items as you desired.

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

      • You needn't add the basic person information items, including ID, First Name, Last Name, Phone, and Remark) manually, which has the default link relationship with the domain.

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

      • 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 items when importing the domain persons.
   5. Optional: Hover over the linked person information in domain and click × to remove the relationship. You can also change the link relationship among each other by clicking and dragging the one item to anther.
4. Click Save.

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

   If the Link 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.