While not necessary, LDAP authentication does provide a more seamless user experience and can allow users to use their active directory passwords when logging into the administration or user interfaces.
This recipe assumes LDAP synchronization is already enabled, configured, and end users have been imported.
To configure LDAP authentication perform the following:
First, navigate to the LDAP authentication page (System | LDAP | LDAP Authentication).
Check Use LDAP Authentication for End Users.
Specify the LDAP Manager Distinguished Name.
Specify the LDAP Password for the user.
Specify the LDAP User Search Base.
Under LDAP Server Information configure the LDAP Servers to authenticate against.
Specify the Host Name or IP Address for Server.
Specify the LDAP Port.
Check Use SSL if...