The Active Directory service used by the Metasys system is an LDAP integration. It provides an IT standard integration of the Metasys system into a customer’s existing Active Directory service infrastructure for authentication purposes. This optional component provides the convenience of SSO, a capability that permits users to log in to multiple, secured application UIs without re-entering their usernames and passwords.
The Active Directory service infrastructure includes Microsoft
network operating technologies that enable IT administrators to manage
enterprise-wide information from a central repository. This information
includes data center policy compliance and identity management (user login
accounts), which are used for both Microsoft Windows OS authentication (log
in to the Windows OS) and network resource authentication (log in to
enterprise-wide secured applications such as email and the Metasys system).
The User Principal Name (UPN) authentication support for the Metasys system
is now in compliance with Microsoft Office 365 authentication. For
instructions on enabling the new UPN format, see the Steps to Enable Exact UPN Format section.
Note: The
Metasys system does not require any particular Active Directory
service structure.