How to manage the SonicWall as an Administrator using an LDAP user

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DESCRIPTION:
How to manage the SonicWall as an Administrator using an LDAP user

RESOLUTION:

This article covers how to setup group permissions in order to manage the SonicWall via an LDAP (Active Directory) user.

Step 1: Ensure that LDAP is properly configured and integrated within the SonicWall.

Step 2: Import in the LDAP group that will be used to manage the SonicWall, navigate to Users | Local Groups. Select Import from LDAP and select the appropriate OU or security group.

NOTE: The following picture depicts the "Import LDAP" groups screen, select as many groups to import into the SonicWall as applied to the situation:

 
Step 3: Next, add the LDAP group to the default SonicWall Administrators group by editing the SonicWall Administrators group and adding the "Full Access" (your LDAP group) to this pre-made group:

Step 4: Lastly, allow user login to the interface that you will be accessing the SonicWall on. For example:

Test: Login to the SonicWall's interface and use the LDAP username. You should now be able to manage the SonicWall using the LDAP username: