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

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

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:

 
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: