Set up synchronization with Active Directory
Follow these instructions to set up synchronization with Active Directory.
Introduction
Before you can set up synchronization, you need .NET Framework 4.5.2 on the computer where you'll run Active Directory Synchronization Setup.
You need to use Sophos API credentials to synchronize with Active Directory. You need to set these up before you can set up synchronization with Active Directory or change your existing configuration, or sync with Active Directory, see API credentials.
To set up synchronization with Active Directory, you need to do as follows:
- Download Active Directory Synchronization Setup and validate your credentials.
- Enter your Active Directory configuration.
- Set up your synchronization options.
- Synchronize Active Directory.
Validate your credentials
You need to download Active Directory Synchronization Setup and validate your API credentials before setting up Active Directory synchronization. You also need to validate your proxy server settings if you're using a proxy.
To validate your credentials, do as follows:
Enter your Active Directory configuration
To enter your configuration, do as follows:
Set up your synchronization options
To set up the options for your synchronization, do as follows:
Synchronize Active Directory
We recommend you manually sync with Active Directory when you set up synchronization or make changes to your settings. This means you can check the changes that will be made during the synchronization.
To synchronize, do as follows: