Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
Adding Active Directory groups
Instead of creating your own Cisco TMS groups you can add existing groups from Active Directory.
To start using Active Directory groups:
1.
Go to
Administrative Tools > Configuration > Network Settings
.
2.
In the
Active Directory
section, set Allow AD groups to
Yes.
Import from AD and Update Groups From AD buttons will now be displayed in
Administrative Tools > User
Administration > Groups
.
To add a group from Active Directory:
1.
Click Import from AD.
2.
Type the name (or parts of the name) of the group.
3.
Click Search.
4.
Select the check box next to the group you want to add.
5.
Click Import selected.
6.
The added AD group(s) will be shown as selected after they have been added to Cisco TMS Groups.
When you add an Active Directory group to Cisco TMS it will initially have no members. The membership in these groups
is updated when:
is updated when:
■
a user logs on.
Only AD users who have signed in to Cisco TMS will show up as members of the Active Directory groups. The
Active Directory groups may have members that have not yet used Cisco TMS.
Active Directory groups may have members that have not yet used Cisco TMS.
■
you click Update From AD or Update Users From AD in
Administrative Tools > User Administration > Users
.
■
you click Update Groups From AD on the group page.
This updates AD group memberships for all users in Cisco TMS.
Note that you cannot manage membership in Active Directory groups from within Cisco TMS.
Users
In Cisco TMS:
Administrative Tools > User Administration > Users
On the
Users
page you can manage contact information, user preferences, and the group memberships that control the
user's permission levels.
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Users can be created manually or imported from Active Directory. Cisco TMS will also automatically authenticate
any local user accounts on the Cisco TMS server.
any local user accounts on the Cisco TMS server.
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To enable AD synchronization and/or set up automatic synchronization, go to
Administrative tools > Configuration
> Network Settings > Active Directory
Active Directory Synchronization
The first time a user logs on to Cisco TMS, the Username parameter is retrieved from Active Directory. Cisco TMS will
also retrieve user information such as email address and first and last name. If the information is not available, the user
will be prompted by a popup window to fill in user information and user preferences. You may not change the Username
while logged into Windows.
also retrieve user information such as email address and first and last name. If the information is not available, the user
will be prompted by a popup window to fill in user information and user preferences. You may not change the Username
while logged into Windows.
Synchronization with AD retrieves new users and updated information, and deletes any users in Cisco TMS that have
been removed from AD. If AD lookup is enabled, the following buttons for manual synchronization are available:
been removed from AD. If AD lookup is enabled, the following buttons for manual synchronization are available:
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