How to Test LDAP Authentication Settings on NetScaler Gateway Running 11.1 Version

How to Test LDAP Authentication Settings on NetScaler Gateway Running 11.1 Version

book

Article ID: CTX215592

calendar_today

Updated On:

Description

The objective of this article is to show the new option to Test the LDAP connection from NetScaler to backend LDAP server to confirm if:

  1. Port 389/636 is open between NSIP and LDAP server IP.
  2. LDAP IP is reacable.
  3. Bind credentials are correct
In previous build we had "Retrieve attributes" option but that does not use to give information as to what is failing and also the traffic was initiated from client machine and not from NetScaler to backend.

From 11.1 this behavior is changed and now with "Test connection" button it generates the traffic from Netscaler to LDAP server and also gives information about what is success and what has failed.

Instructions

From 11.1 builds there is a new feature to Test the connection between Netscaler and backend LDAP server.

In LDAP server profile we have below button now "Test Connection" which generates the traffic from Netscaler to backend LDAP server and gives the information as shown below about the connection:

To navigate to LDAP Server Profile: NetScaler > Security > AAA - Application Traffic> Policies > Authentication > Basic Policies > LDAP > Servers

User-added image

This is helpful to confirm if there is any issue in connectivity between NetScaler and LDAP server configured.

Issue/Introduction

This article talks about a new "Test Connection" feature introduced in 11.1 builds to test the LDAP connection from NetScaler to backend LDAP server.
Powered by Wolken Software