Install the Exinda Active Directory Connector

The Exinda Active Directory Connector needs to be installed onto a Windows server that can connect to the Active Directory server. Each Exinda Active Directory Connector can talk to up to 20 Exinda appliances. When you first install the Exinda Active Directory Connector, it may take 24 hours or longer to get all user to IP address mappings as users progressively login.

1. Download the installer the Exinda appliance.

   1. Click System > Network, and switch to the Active Directory tab.

   2. Download the Microsoft Installer Executable.
2. Save the Exinda Active Directory Connector install to a location that can be accessed by all Windows servers in the network.

3. On the server where the Exinda Active Directory Connector should be installed, locate and double-click installation file.

4. On the Welcome dialog, click Next.
5. Read the End-User License Agreement. Select the I accept... checkbox and click Next.
6. Specify the directory where the Exinda Active Directory Connector should be installed.

7. Select whether the Active Directory server is on this server or another server.

   If the connector is not installed on the server with Active Directory, type the IP address or hostname of the Active Directory server, and type the username and password of the Administrator account on the Active Directory server.

   Caution	When the Active Directory server is running Windows Server 2003 R2, the Exinda Active Directory Connector must be installed on the Active Directory server and cannot be installed on a remote server.
   Caution	When installing the Exinda AD Connector on a server that is not a domain controller, ensure that the account in charge of running the service is an Active Directory domain admin account. See To ensure the Exinda AD service has the appropriate permissions below.

8. Click Next.

9. (Optional) Type the Exinda appliance IP address or hostname, port number, and administrator password.

   Adding an Exinda appliance can be completed after the Exinda Active Directory Connector is installed.

10. In the Include log entries newer than the specified age field, specify the maximum age of log entries (in seconds) to be analyzed and sent to the Exinda appliance when the Exinda Active Directory Connector service starts.

11. Click Next.

12. On the Check for Required Services dialog, click Next.

    If any warnings are displayed on the page, resolve the issues as specified in the dialog.

13. Click Install.

14. Ensure Launch Exinda Active Directory Connector is selected, and click Finish.

    After the installation is finished, the Exinda Active Directory Connector starts automatically and attempts to communicate with the configured Exinda appliance.

To ensure the Exinda AD service has the appropriate permissions

When installing the Exinda AD Connector on a server that is not a domain controller, ensure that the account in charge of running the service is an Active Directory domain admin account.

1. Run Services.msc as an Administrator.

   

2. Find Exinda AD service and right click on it and select Properties.

3. On the Log On tab, select the Administrative account of the domain with its password.

   

   Note that the domain and slash (\) is required.

4. Press OK or Apply to save the changes.
5. Restart the service.