Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
Configuring user account login authentication
FindMe (VCS Express) Deployment Guide
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Configuring user account login authentication
When a user logs in to their FindMe account (through the
User Login
screen of the VCS) to configure their
FindMe profile, their password can be authenticated against either a local database stored on the VCS or
against an LDAP accessible database (such as Microsoft Active Directory).
against an LDAP accessible database (such as Microsoft Active Directory).
To configure how user passwords are authenticated:
1. Go to the
Login account authentication configuration
page (
Maintenance > Login accounts >
Configuration
).
2. Select the appropriate User authentication source:
l
Use Local if the VCS is to store passwords locally.
The user's password is initially configured when their account is created by the administrator. Users
can modify their passwords by selecting the Change Password option at the top of the FindMe
Express home page.
The user's password is initially configured when their account is created by the administrator. Users
can modify their passwords by selecting the Change Password option at the top of the FindMe
Express home page.
l
Use Remote if the VCS will authenticate passwords against an external credentials directory via
LDAP. Users will not be able to modify their passwords through the FindMe Express interface.
LDAP. Users will not be able to modify their passwords through the FindMe Express interface.
Note that before a Remote authentication source can be used, the connection details to the LDAP
authentication server must be configured – see Authenticating VCS Accounts using LDAP Deployment
Guide.
authentication server must be configured – see Authenticating VCS Accounts using LDAP Deployment
Guide.