Although local user account authentication is available, we configured Active Directory (AD) user account authentication in the lab to simplify user management.
AD is a distributed directory service included with several Windows Server operating systems. It identifies resources on a network in order for users or applications to access them. If you wish to add users through the AD service, you must have a server with AD installed that acts as the domain controller on your network. Consult your network administrator regarding the use of AD with your XProtect deployment.
- Ensure that there is a server with AD installed and acting as the domain controller on the network.
- Add all recording servers and management hosts to the available domain controller.
- Add the Isilon cluster to the available domain controller.
- Log in as the Domain user on the host.
- In Windows Services, select Milestone XProtect Corporate Recording Server. Click the Log On tab and update the credentials for the Active Directory user.
- Restart the service.