Setting up the Directory Synchronization Client

The instructions in this section describe how to set up a single synchronization type in the Directory Synchronization Client for either generic LDAP or an input file.

For full details of setting up a configuration profile, refer to Creating and Modifying Configuration Profiles.

Installing the client

Follow the instructions in Installing the Directory Synchronization Client to download the Directory Synchronization Client from the cloud portal.

By default, the Directory Synchronization Client is not set up to use generic LDAP. You need the following additional files, available from Forcepoint:

datasources.xml provides the required options in the Directory Synchronization Client

attributes.xml overrides the default Name attribute, allowing this field to be blank in the Configuration Wizard if this is required

Place these files in the following folder on the same machine where you installed the Directory Synchronization Client:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\DirSyncClient\Application\Settings

Configuring generic LDAP

Run the Directory Synchronization Client.

To start the Configuration Wizard, click New (to the right of the Configuration drop-down list).

Enter a name for the configuration profile and select a synchronization type from the drop-down list, then click Next.

From the Source Type drop-down list, select Generic LDAP, then click Next.

Set up your LDAP server as follows:

In the Host name field, enter the host name of your LDAP server.

Unless you know otherwise, leave the Port number field as the default value 389, which is the number used for communicating with an LDAP server in plain text mode.

Select an authentication type, and if required enter a user name and password.

Click Next.

On the LDAP search configuration page, click Advanced.

Enter search attributes that match the format described in Generic LDAP format then click Next.

The mail synchronization type should appear as follows:

The groups synchronization type should look like this:

The users synchronization type should be as follows:

Work through the rest of the wizard, setting up your data repository and any filters, limits, and notifications.

Configuring a file input

Create your input file, using the format described in File format.

Save the file as a .csv or .txt file.

Run the Directory Synchronization Client, then click New to start the Configuration Wizard.

Enter a name for the configuration profile and select the required synchronization type from the drop-down list, then click Next.

From the Source Type drop-down list, select File, then click Next.

Click the Browse button, navigate to your input file, and click Select.

Click Next.

Work through the rest of the wizard, setting up your data repository and any filters, limits, and notifications.