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:
these groups is updated when:
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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.
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.
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you click Update From AD or Update Users From AD in
Administrative Tools > User
Administration > Users
.
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you click Update Groups From AD on the group page.
This updates AD group memberships for all users in Cisco TMS.
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.
authenticate 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.
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.
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