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Chapter 2Administering Sugar2. To save the settings, click Save.3. To restore the previous settings, click Restore; to exit the System Settings pagewithout saving your changes, click Cancel.LDAP and Active Directory Authentication SupportIf your organization has implemented LDAP or Active Directory authentication, youcan also enable authentication in Sugar. When your users attempt to log into Sugar, theapplication authenticates them against your LDAP directory or Active Directory. Ifauthentication is successful, the user is allowed to log into Sugar. If you are usingLDAP with SOAP, you will need to specify the encryption key for the system andforward the key to your users.If your users are using the Sugar Plug-in for Microsoft Outlook, they will need to enterthis key number in Outlook. The Sugar Plug-in for Microsoft Outlook uses this key toencrypt user passwords before forwarding them to Sugar for authentication. Sugardecrypts the password with the same key and forwards the user names and passwordsto the LDAP server for authentication. If authentication is successful, the users areallowed to access Sugar through the Sugar Plug-in for Microsoft Outlook.To enable authentication1. In the LDAP Authentication Support sub-panel, select the Enable LDAP box andenter the following information:Server. Enter the LDAP server name.Port Number. Enter the server’s port number.Base DN. Enter the base DN name.Bind Attribute. Enter the attribute name that is used to bind the user’s namein LDAP.Login Attribute. Enter the attribute name that is used to search for the user inLDAP.Authenticated User. Enter the user name.Authenticated Password. Enter the user’s password.Auto Create Users. Select this option check the Sugar database for the username and add it if it does not exist in the database.Encryption Key. If you are using LDAP with SOAP, enter the encryption keyto encrypt user passwords in the Sugar Plug-in for Microsoft Outlook.2. To save the settings, click Save.3. To restore the previous settings, click Restore.4. To exit the System Settings page without saving your changes, click Cancel.Proxy SettingsIf you are using a proxy server to connect to the Internet, you will need to enter theinformation here to allow the system to check for Sugar updates.1. Configure the following fields:26 Sugar Community Edition Installation and Administration Guide