You can configure an external LDAP server for user authentication. To set up an external LDAP authentication server on the Windows operating system, you must perform the following procedures:

No.	Task	Reference
1	Create an AE Services group.	See Creating an AE Services group
2	Configure UNIX user attributes.	See Configuring UNIX user attributes
3	Set up user roles.	See Setting up user roles
4	Configure an enterprise directory.	See Configuring an enterprise directory
5	Enable external LDAP.	See Enabling external LDAP